Command finger strange report

[uadm26]

Hi,
There’s something wrong when I run finger command, the reports it's not the usually, for example:
-->One user:
# finger jam
Login name: jam (messages off) In real life: Joel Azevedo
Directory: /home/jam Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
On since Jan 5 11:43:25 on pts/3 from terra.fmunix.com
No unread mail
No Plan.

------------------------------------
-->Another one reports two users:
# finger m201628
Login name: m201628 In real life: Gabriela Horta
Directory: /home/m201628 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

Login name: f082601 In real life: FERNANDO MANUEL SEQUEIRA O M DUARTE
Directory: /home/f082601 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.
---------------------------------------------

-->When I've done this:
root@dwinfexp:/# finger m2
Login name: M201738 In real life: Sonia Ventuzelos
Directory: /home/M201738 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

Login name: M201755 In real life: Maria Joao Carvalho
Directory: /home/M201755 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

Login name: m200493 In real life: Maria Teresa
Directory: /home/m200493 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

Login name: m200686 In real life: Mario Raimundo
Directory: /home/m200686 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

Login name: m200782 In real life: Jose Neres
Directory: /home/m200782 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

Login name: m201072 In real life: PAULO COELHO
Directory: /home/m201072 Shell: /bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

Login name: m201102 In real life: Paulo Coelho
Directory: /home/m201102 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

Login name: m201113 In real life: Leonardo Rodrigues
Directory: /home/m201113 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

Login name: m201217 In real life: Maria Joao
Directory: /home/m201217 Shell: /usr/bin/ksh
Never logged in.
No unread mail
No Plan.

There’s something wrong or am I worrying to much?

[Pete Randall]

Joel,

I think you're worrying too much. Your second example seems a little bit odd but I've often seen results like your other examples. I think this is normal behaviour.


Pete

[Robert-Jan Goossens · Accepted solution]

Hi Joel,

Could you try the same using the -m option?

-m Match arguments only on user name.

Robert-Jan

[Tvs]

Hi.

the finger m2 will show all the user information starting from m2

regards

tvs

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

I'm running a well-patched 11.11 and have had reports of anomolies from my users when running:

# finger name

Consistent, expected behavior is obtained when they do:

# finger -m name

Regards!

...JRF...