Bug#550991: gnome-nettool: finger utility does not work (sends no packets)

[brian m. carlson]

Package: gnome-nettool
Version: 2.28.0-1
Severity: normal

gnome-nettool's finger functionality does not work.  If I try to finger
bmc at crustytoothpaste.ath.cx or amu at monk.mit.edu (or anyone else, for
that matter), it sends no packets, and produces only the output:

  Login    Name                 TTY      Idle   When             Where

For local fingering, such as simply "bmc", it doesn't print the output
that the finger output would, but only a list of logged-in sessions.  I
mention this not to conflate two separate issues, but because I think
they might be related.  In fact, AFAICT, the username box is completely
ignored.

At the console, gnome-nettool prints the following:

  lakeview ok % gnome-nettool
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid cast from `GtkToggleAction' to `GtkWidget'
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed
  
  (gnome-nettool:28775): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_entry_set_text: assertion `text != NULL' failed

gnome-nettool should properly print the same output as finger(1), at
least when querying remote machines.  If you need more information,
please let me know.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.31-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-nettool depends on:
ii  dnsutils               1:9.6.1.dfsg.P1-3 Clients provided with BIND
ii  iputils-ping [ping]    3:20071127-2      Tools to test the reachability of 
ii  libc6                  2.9-27            GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libgconf2-4            2.28.0-1          GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0           2.22.2-2          The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgtk2.0-0            2.18.2-1          The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libgtop2-7             2.28.0-1          gtop system monitoring library (sh
ii  libpango1.0-0          1.26.0-1          Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  net-tools              1.60-23           The NET-3 networking toolkit
ii  traceroute             2.0.12-3          Traces the route taken by packets 
ii  whois                  4.7.36            an intelligent whois client

gnome-nettool recommends no packages.

Versions of packages gnome-nettool suggests:
ii  gnome-system-tools            2.28.0-1   Cross-platform configuration utili

-- no debconf information

-- 
brian m. carlson / brian with sandals: Houston, Texas, US
+1 713 440 7475 | http://crustytoothpaste.ath.cx/~bmc | My opinion only
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