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:
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passwd |
passwd.byname |
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group |
group.byname |
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networks |
networks.byaddr |
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hosts |
hosts.byname |
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protocols |
protocols.bynumber |
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services |
services.byname |
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aliases |
mail.aliases |
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ethers |
ethers.byname |
SEE ALSO
ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), ypwhich(1)
AUTHOR
The yp-tools package was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk [AT] linux-nis.org>.