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Finger CGI
The UNIX Finger service can be used to
provide a form of user directory service. After you have installed the finger service, remote
users will have the ability to query user profiles on your Virtual Private Server. User profiles
include information such as full name, login name, home directory, as well as the contents of the
.plan, .project, or .forward files. The .plan, .project, and
.forward files (if they exist) must be located in each of your users home directories.
Installation
To install the finger CGI on your Virtual Private
Server you will need to do the following:
Download the Finger Form
You will need to download the
Finger Remote User on Remote
Host form HTML source and store it somewhere in your ~/www/htdocs directory structure.
Feel free to customize the form, add graphics, etc. But be sure that the variable name
for each input field is not altered. Install the CGI
Connect to your Virtual Private Server via Telnet or
SSH and run this command:
% tar xvf /usr/local/contrib/finger.tar
This will install the lookup.pl and util.pl files into your
www/cgi-bin/library/finger directory. Customize the Appearance of the CGI
Two subroutines in the util.pl file are used to print out header and footer information.
These functions are print_header_info and print_footer_info. Feel free to modify
these functions such that the CGI outputs pages that are in synch with the motifs of the rest of
your site.
Example
Once you have completed the installation successfully, you will have a working finger form like
the one shown below (go ahead and test it).
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