Transitioning From NIS to LDAP Task Map
The following table identifies the procedures needed to install and manage the N2L service with standard and custom N2L mappings.
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                              | Complete all prerequisites. | Be sure that you have properly configured your NIS server
                                        and OUD (LDAP server). |  |  
                              | Set up the N2L service. | Uses the inityp2l command on the NIS
                                        master server to set up either standard mappings or custom
                                        or nonstandard mappings. |  |  
                              | Customize a map. | Displays examples of custom maps for the N2L
                                        transition. |  |  
                              | Configure OUD with N2L. | Configures OUD as
                                        your LDAP server for the N2L transition. |  |  
                              | Troubleshoot the system. | Identifies and resolves common N2L issues. |  |  
                        | Revert to NIS. | Revert to NIS using the appropriate map: Maps based on NIS source files Maps based on the DIT |   |  |