How to install finger server on CentOS 6.8
To install finger server on CentOS 6.8
Finger server, also known as Finger user information protocol provides user’ s information like login name, mails or plan related information , full name , last login time , login terminal , phone number , and more to client who is inside or outside of a network on a remote host . The finger server daemon' s functionality is based on TCP port 79. Finger server is a hacking tool which can be used to retrieve a company' s information such as e-mail address , contact number , and information of all the involved employees.
Installing finger server
Trigger the installation of Finger Server by executing the following command in your terminal.
[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# yum install finger* -y
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Setting up Install Process
Determining fastest mirrors
* base: mirror.nbrc.ac.in
* extras: mirror.dhakacom.com
* updates: mirror.dhakacom.com
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package finger.x86_64 0:0.17-52.el7 will be installed
---> Package finger-server.x86_64 0:0.17-52.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
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Installed:
finger.x86_64 0:0.17-52.el7 finger-server.x86_64 0:0.17-52.el7
Complete!
Now that the finger server is installed, it is essential to make some changes to its configuration file. Run the following command to open the file.
[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# vim /etc/xinetd.d/finger
Once the file is opened, change the option for Disable from yes to no and then save and exit from file.
After that, restart the xinet service as follows.
[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# service xinetd restart
Stopping xinetd: [ OK ]
Starting xinetd: [ OK ]
Now you can use the finger server to view the local user information by just typing finger in the terminal.
[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# finger
Login Name Tty Idle Login Time Office Office Phone
root root pts/0 Aug 2 00:16 (:1.0)
root root tty7 19 Aug 2 00:15 (:1)
user1 user1 tty1 19 Aug 2 00:11 (:0)
You can also view information of a specific user, for that you need to specify the ip of that particular user as follows.
[root@linuxhelp Desktop]# finger [email protected]
Login: root Name: root
Directory: /root Shell: /bin/bash
On since Wed Aug 2 00:16 (IST) on pts/0 from :1.0
On since Wed Aug 2 00:15 (IST) on tty7 from :1
20 minutes 45 seconds idle
No mail.
No Plan.
Like this, you can check and retrieve various information with the help of finger server.
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