A directory's simple name is simply the name of the directory object. If you set up an unusual hierarchy in which several layers of directories do not form a domain, be sure to include the names of the intermediate directories. The simple name is normally used from within the same domain, and the fully qualified name is normally used from a remote domain. Tables and Group Names Fully qualified table and group names are formed by starting with the object name and appending the directory name, followed by the fully qualified domain name. This type of name is called an indexed name.
Value is the actual value of that column.
Table-name is the fully qualified name of the table object. You can use as few column-value pairs inside the brackets as required to uniquely identify the table entry. For details, see the nistbladm , nismatch , and nisgrep commands. Host Names Host names may contain up to 24 characters. The first character of a host name must be a letter of the alphabet.