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How do I find out which users are currently logged in to a remote computer without myself logging in.
I dont know how can that be done using finger.
Suppose I try
$finger remote_machine
No such user
$If i try finger @remote_machine
cannot creater socket.
Did you try to finger username@remote_machine? (no pun intended)
If the service is running and accessible it will show you the info you need about that user. However, exposing the finger service to remote access over an insecure network is frowned up as it is inherently insecure so unless your on a secured LAN or VPN it is strongly recommended to disable/firewall the finger service.
On the other hand, you can schedule a cron job to priodically email you a list of currently logged on users ($users $w and $who all work).
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