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