nicknames - Man Page
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 <kukuk@linux-nis.org>.
Referenced By
ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypwhich(1).
April 2010 YP Tools 4.2.3