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
ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), ypwhich(1)
AUTHOR
The yp-tools package was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>.