---
name: "ldapfinger"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ldapscripts"
version: "2.0.8-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ldapfinger"
---

# ldapfinger(1)

displays a user/machine/group POSIX account's details.

## NAME

ldapfinger - displays a user/machine/group POSIX account's details.

## SYNOPSIS

**ldapfinger** \[-u**\|**-g**\|**-m\]**\[username**\|**machinename**\|**groupname**\|**uid**\|**gid\]**

## OPTIONS

- **\[username \| machinename \| groupname \| uid \| gid\]**

  The name or id of the user, machine (with an ending $) or group you want to display. You may use a wildcard here to look for substrings. e.g. 'marty\*' or '\*mart\*'. Acts on current user if nothing is specified.

- **\[-u\]**

  Look for users only (by default, search the whole directory).

- **\[-g\]**

  Look for groups only (by default, search the whole directory).

- **\[-m\]**

  Look for machines only (by default, search the whole directory).

## SEE ALSO

[lsldap(1)](/lsldap/1.md), [ldapid(1)](/ldapid/1.md), [ldapgid(1)](/ldapgid/1.md), [ldapscripts(5)](/ldapscripts/5.md).

## AVAILABILITY

The ldapscripts are provided under the GNU General Public License v2 (see COPYING for more details). The latest version of the ldapscripts is available on : **http://contribs.martymac.org**

## BUGS

No bug known.