Incorrect finger -s output formatting for users logged in from remote location or X terminal
Issue
- Incorrect finger -s output formatting for users logged in from remote location or X terminal
- finger does not print information in a very correct format when it is invoked with -s on a user that has either logged in via ssh or through xterm.
- It replaces the gecos information with host from which the user has logged in.
- In case of X, it replaces the gecos information with the display number.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- finger
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