NAME
/var/yp/nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps
DESCRIPTION
nicknames contains a list of aliases and the corresponding NIS maps. There is one entry per line. The default nicknames table looks like:
- passwd
-
passwd.byname
- group
-
group.byname
- networks
-
networks.byaddr
- hosts
-
hosts.byname
- protocols
-
protocols.bynumber
- services
-
services.byname
- aliases
-
mail.aliases
- ethers
-
ethers.byname
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
The yp-tools package was written by Thorsten Kukuk <[email protected]>.