---
name: "ctlportslave"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "portslave"
version: "2010.04.19.1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ctlportslave"
---

# ctlportslave(1)

terminal server control and monitor program.

## NAME

ctlportslave - terminal server control and monitor program.

## SYNOPSIS

**ctlportslave** *\[-f \[-p password\] \[-r password\]\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **ctlportslave**, program.

This program is a management program for the **portslave** program.

## OPTIONS

- **-f**

  act as finger daemon.

- **-p password**

  specify the finger password.

- **-r password**

  specify the password to reset a port through the finger daemon.

## FINGER OPERATION

This program can be run as a finger daemon.  Just set it up in your inetd configuration to be listening on the finger port.  Then run **finger help@nas** to get more information.

## AUTHOR

This man page was written by Russell Coker \<russell@coker.com.au\>.  May be freely used and distributed without restriction.

## SEE ALSO

[**pslave.conf**(5)](/pslave.conf/5.md), [**pppd**(8)](/pppd/8.md), [**portslave**(8)](/portslave/8.md) **http://doc.coker.com.au/projects/portslave/**