VMS Help TCPIP Services, Finger  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    For displaying information about users on remote systems and your
    local system, the DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS product
    includes the Finger utility. For example, you can use the utility
    to determine which users are logged on to a system or to refresh
    your memory about the correct login name to use before using FTP
    or another service to connect to an account on a remote host.

    The Finger listing may include such information as:

    o  User name

    o  Account name

    o  Program the user is running

    o  User's home directory

    o  User's plans, activities, and other information

    o  User's project

    The Finger software must be enabled (see your system manager).
    If the Finger software is not enabled on your local OpenVMS host,
    when you attempt to display information about users on that host,
    an error message is returned. For example, the following error
    message indicates the Finger image was not installed with the
    privileges required. See your system manager.

    %SYSTEM-S-NOTALLPRIV, not all requested privileges authorized

    The Finger utility must be enabled on any remote host for which
    you want information. If the software does not exist or is
    disabled on the remote host, an error message is returned, such
    as the following:

    FINGER-I-CONNREF, Connection refused

  Additional Information (explode) :

• User Requirements
• Examples