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Dd August 28, 2003
Dt NICKNAMES 5
Os
Sh NAME
Nm nicknames
Nd map nickname translation file for NIS (YP)
Sh DESCRIPTION
The
Xr ypcat 1 ,
Xr ypmatch 1 ,
and
Xr 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
Nm
file, kept in
Dq /var/yp/nicknames.
Pp
The format of the file is
Pp
Dl nickname map
Pp
one pair per line.
The default installed nickname map is as follows:
Pp
Bl -tag -width protocols -offset indent -compact
It passwd
passwd.byname
It group
group.byname
It networks
networks.byaddr
It hosts
hosts.byname
It protocols
protocols.bynumber
It services
services.byname
It aliases
aliases.byname
It ethers
ethers.byname
It master.passwd
master.passwd.byname
El
Pp
A blank or incomplete
Nm
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.
Sh SEE ALSO
Xr ypcat 1 ,
Xr ypmatch 1 ,
Xr ypwhich 1
Sh HISTORY
The
Nm
file first appeared in Solaris 2.4.

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