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  From: Andrew Galdes <AGaldes@elders.com.au>
  To  : nickm@internode.com.au <nickm@internode.com.au>
  Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:57:02 +0930

RE: finger help (BACK ON TRACK)

Is the order for checking access host.deny first and then host.allow?

in any case, its cool that host.allow/deny can be so specific. 

cheers,

> 
> 
> It was Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 09:27:12AM +0930.  Andrew Galdes spake:
> > Howdy all,
> > 
> > i read a man page on finger and found it to be rather short. so i am
> > asking you lot. 
> > 
> > is there a way to allow only 192.168.0 to finger a system? 
> 
> /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny, I believe.
> 
> Add in /etc/hosts.allow:
> 
> in.fingerd:  192.168.0.
> 
> and in /etc/hosts.deny:
> 
> ALL: ALL
> 
> 
> These files are used by tcp-wrappers - anything inetd loads
> (/etc/inetd.conf) can have its access controlled here.
> 
> 
> Unless you're using xinetd - in which case I think you edit 
> the relevant
> file in /etc/xinetd.d/ to read the correct settings.
> 
> 
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> Nick Morrison <nickm@internode.com.au>
> Internode Professional Access
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