/var/yp/nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps

The yp-tools package was written by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@linux-nis.org>. YP Tools 4.2.3 April 2010 nicknames(5)

nicknames contains a list of aliases and the corresponding NIS maps. There is one entry per line. The default nicknames table looks like: passwdpasswd.bynamegroupgroup.bynamenetworksnetworks.byaddrhostshosts.bynameprotocolsprotocols.bynumberservicesservices.bynamealiasesmail.aliasesethersethers.byname

/var/yp/nicknames - nickname translation table for NIS maps

ypcat(1), ypmatch(1), ypserv(8), ypwhich(1)