NAME
nicknames —
map nickname translation
file for NIS (YP)
DESCRIPTION
The
ypcat(1),
ypmatch(1), and
ypwhich(1) commands reference
NIS (YP) maps as specified by the user. Occasionally it is desirable to use a
shorthand reference for a longer map name, hence the
nicknames file, kept in “/var/yp/nicknames.”
The format of the file is
nickname map
one pair per line. The default installed nickname map is as follows:
- passwd
- passwd.byname
- group
- group.byname
- networks
- networks.byaddr
- hosts
- hosts.byname
- protocols
- protocols.bynumber
- services
- services.byname
- aliases
- aliases.byname
- ethers
- ethers.byname
- master.passwd
- master.passwd.byname
A blank or incomplete
nicknames file will affect any scripts
which use nicknames for map lookup, whereas if the file is simply missing, the
default compiled-in list will be used.
SEE ALSO
ypcat(1),
ypmatch(1),
ypwhich(1)
HISTORY
The
nicknames file first appeared in Solaris 2.4.