On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> Can someone tell me the purpose of System.map and map files? I can only
> find a few references to them in the howtos and kernel mail list
> archive.
>
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>
> I'm afraid there will be more problems with W2K than there were with
> Y2K...
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According to "Linux, The Complete Reference by Richard Petersen", .map files are
database files used and maintained by NIS servers. They contain NIS configuraton
information.
Best
M. Peck Dickens
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