Displays the following information about users on a host:
o Brief listings of all users on a host
o Detailed listings about specific users
o Listing of users on a cluster
Specifying the FINGER command without a user or host
specification displays information about users logged in on your
local system.
Format
FINGER [/ALL | /CLUSTER | /FULL] [username][@hostname]
1 – Parameters
username
Optional. Required for detailed information about a user.
Specify the user login name. For information about a user
on your local system, do not include the @hostname. For
information about a user on a remote system, include the host
name (username@hostname).
@hostname
Optional. Required for information about users on a remote
system.
For information about a specific user on a remote host, include
the user name with the host name (username@hostname). For
information about all users on the remote host, specify the host
name only (@hostname). Omit the host name to display information
about users on your local host.
2 – Qualifiers
2.1 /ALL
Optional. Use when specifying a local user name. The /ALL
qualifier immediately follows the FINGER command.
Displays a brief listing of all users in addition to detailed
information about any specified users. Use this qualifier
primarily for displaying information about users on the local
host. The /ALL qualifier is ignored by most remote FINGER servers
when you specify a remote host name in the command line. To
display brief information about all users on a remote host in
addition to detailed information about specific users, specify
the user@hostname format for each user, along with @hostname
(to list brief information about all users). Separate each
user@hostname and @hostname specification with a space.
2.2 /CLUSTER
Optional. The /CLUSTER qualifier must immediately follow the
FINGER command. Do not specify a remote host name with this
qualifier.
Displays information about all users logged in to the local
OpenVMS Cluster system.
2.3 /FULL
Optional. The /FULL qualifier must immediately follow the FINGER
command.
Displays detailed information, such as the user's real name and
all the user's logins. (Without /FULL, the display includes the
last login only.) Use this qualifier primarily for displaying
information about users on the local host.
3 – Examples
1.$ FINGER FRANKEL@KCRA
Username Program Login Term/Location
FRANKEL $ Mon 15:10 KCRA::FRANKEL
Login name: frankel In real Life: Sam Frankel
Account: CC_Y9M Directory: WORK1$:[FRANKEL]
Last login: Mon 30-MAR-1998 13:10:22
No unread mail
No plan
Displays detailed information about user FRANKEL at host KCRA.
2.$ FINGER @OXYGEN
[oxygen.gp.org]
Username Program Login Term/Location
BARD $ Mon 17:00
CASON LSEDIT Thu 14:57
CORR $ Tue 13:30 24151::CORR
DUDLEY $ Mon 15:02 24646::DUDLEY
GRAND $ Thu 07:50 NITROGEN::GRAND
KURT $ Mon 16:57 22556::KURT
KYLIE MAIL Thu 14:12 ELEMENT::KYLIE
MYRA $ Wed 16:04 BIGVAX::MYRA
NASON $ Tue 09:23 24200::NASON
PHILLIPS $ Tue 02:42 BIGALP::PHILLIPS
RAWLINGS $ Mon 18:50 24042::RAWLINGS
Displays brief information about users logged in to host
OXYGEN.
3.$ FINGER/FULL
Username Real Name Program Login Term/Location
BAIRD Randall Baird $ Mon 17:00
CARR Rich Carr LSEDIT Thu 14:57
SHWCLSTR Mon 17:01
CORTEZ Julia Cortez $ Tue 13:30 23441::CORTEZ
DANBOY Dan Keller $ Thu 16:12 ogrady.ucsb.edu
GANDHI T.J. Gandhi TPU Mon 16:57 12556::GANDHI
TPU Tue 15:27 12556::GANDHI
LIMO Michael Limorley MAIL Thu 14:12 TOPDAY::LIMO
LSEDIT Thu 19:03 TOPDAY::LIMO
MENNING Mark Menning $ Wed 16:04 TOPDAY::MENNING
$ Mon 18:58 HAPDAY::MENNING
NELSON Anne Nelson $ Tue 09:23 22200::NELSON
ROBERTS Michael Roberts $ Mon 18:50 22042::ROBERTS
$ Mon 18:34 HAPDAY::ROBERTS
Displays the real name and all logins for each user.
4.$ FINGER/CLUSTER
Username Node Program Login Term/Location
SMITH MOUNTB TPU Fri 09:47 MOUNTB::SMITH
JONES MOUNTC $ Tue 18:02
BROWN MOUNTC $ Mon 17:04
TAYLOR MOUNTB EDT Thu 15:59
CROSBY MOUNTC RTPAD Thu 14:59
CARPENTER MOUNTB $ Wed 17:23 MOUNTB::SYSTEM
BLACK MOUNTC $ Tue 10:42 MOUNTC::BLACK
Displays information about all users on all members of the
cluster.