---
name: "AliasDB"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "arla"
version: "0.36.2-11"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/AliasDB"
---

# AliasDB(5)

add alias for cell in DynRoot

## NAME

**AliasDB** – add alias for cell in DynRoot

## DESCRIPTION

The file **AliasDB** add alias for cellname in dynroot, useful to add readwrite mountpoint in dynroot.

Each line in the file contain at least two elements with an optional third. The first element is the cell name to make the alias for. The second element is the alias. The optional third element is describing the property of the mountpoint.

The default property of a mountpoint is that is a readonly mountpoint.

Each line that starts with a ‘#’ is a comment

## EXAMPLE

```
# This is a comment
# cell		alias		[property]
su.se		.su.se		readwrite
e.kth.se	.e.kth.se	rw
cs.cmu.edu	cs		readonly
andrew.cmu.edu	andrew  #andrew is a readonly alias
```

## FILES

*AliasDB*

## SEE ALSO

[CellServDB(5)](/CellServDB/5.md), [DynRootDB(5)](/DynRootDB/5.md), [arlad(8)](/arlad/8.md)