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.