---
name: "in.ldapfingerd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "ldap-gateways"
version: "2.0.23-6.3"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/in.ldapfingerd"
---

# in.ldapfingerd(8)

Finger to LDAP/X.500 gateway daemon

## NAME

in.xfingerd - Finger to LDAP/X.500 gateway daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/sbin/in.xfingerd \[-f filterfile\] \[-i\]** **\[-l\] \[-t templatefile\] \[-c rdncount\] \[-x hostname\]** **\[-b searchbase\] \[-p port\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**in.xfingerd** is the LDAP/X.500 finger daemon.  It runs from [**inetd**(8)](/inetd/8.md) and translates finger queries into LDAP queries or X.500 queries via LDAP. It also understands UFN-style names, so fingering something like "tim howes,umich,us@hostname" will do a UFN search.

To arrange to have in.xfingerd started from inetd add a line like this to your **/etc/inetd.conf**(5) file, or the equivalent:

```
    finger stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/sbin/in.xfingerd in.xfingerd
```

For these changes to take effect with inetd, you will probably have to send it it a HUP signal.  See [**inetd**(8)](/inetd/8.md) for more details.

## OPTIONS

- **-f** *filterfile*

  Specify an alternate filter configuration file for use with the [**ldap\_getfilter**(3)](/ldap_getfilter/3.md) facility, used by **in.xfingerd**.

- **-i**

  Run in interactive mode.  With this flag in.xfingerd can be run from a terminal in "one shot" mode, reading the finger request from standard input.  This is useful for debugging.

- **-l**

  Disable logging of various status and errors to the LOG\_LOCAL4 facility via **syslog**(8). Note that this flag turns OFF logging.  The default is on.

- **-t** *templatefile*

  Specify an alternate template configuration file for use with the [**ldap\_init\_templates**(3)](/ldap_init_templates/3.md) facility, used by BR in.xfingerd .

- **-c** *rdncount*

  Specify the number of DN components to show for the names and DN attributes within entries matching the search.

- **-x** *hostname*

  Specify an alternate host on which the ldap server is running.

- **-p** *port*

  Specify an alternate port on which the ldap server is listening.

- **-b** *searchbase*

  Specify an alternate search base for queries.

## NOTES

The default values for most of the things you can specify with options are configured at compile time in the **include/ldapconfig.h.edit** include file.  Also included there are various messages displayed by the finger daemon when finding no matches, encountering errors, etc. You should configure **ldapconfig.h.edit** for your site.

## SEE ALSO

[**finger**(1)](/finger/1.md) [**ldap**(3)](/ldap/3.md), [**ldap\_getfilter**(3)](/ldap_getfilter/3.md), [**inetd**(8)](/inetd/8.md),

## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

**OpenLDAP** is developed and maintained by The OpenLDAP Project (http://www.openldap.org/). **OpenLDAP** is derived from University of Michigan LDAP 3.3 Release.