[Bug 461354] Re: finger doesn't support utf8 characters

[林博仁(Henry Lin)]

system_admin at Vdragon-PC1:~/下載/lplinux$ getent passwd Vdragon 
Vdragon:x:1001:1001:林博仁,,,:/home/Vdragon:/bin/bash

system_admin at Vdragon-PC1:~/下載/lplinux$ finger Vdragon
Login: Vdragon        			Name: �M-^^M-^W�M-^MM-^Z��M-^A
Directory: /home/Vdragon            	Shell: /bin/bash
Never logged in.
No mail.
No Plan.

on ubuntu 13.04 daily build
Sorry for a "+1, me too!" kind of comment

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Title:
  finger doesn't support utf8 characters

Status in “bsd-finger” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I don't know if anyone will ever find the time to update finger to support utf8, but I think a bug should be filed nonetheless..
  Ubuntu version: Karmic RC.

  alkisg at alkis:~$ getent passwd alkisg
  alkisg:x:1010:1010:Άλκης Γεωργόπουλος,,,:/home/alkisg:/bin/bash

  alkisg at alkis:~$ finger
  Login    Name                    Tty      Idle  Login Time   Office     Office Phone
  alkisg   �M-^Fλκη�M-^B �M-^Sε�M-^I�M-^Aγ�  tty7     2:14  Oct 26 16:45 (:0)

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