N2L configuration files

The /var/yp/NISLDAPmapping and /var/yp/ypserv files that the ypserv daemon uses to start the master server in N2L mode. See the NISLDAPmapping(4) and ypserv(4) man pages for details.

map

In the context of the N2L service, the term "map" is used in two ways:

mapping

The process of converting NIS entries to or from LDAP DIT entries.

mapping file

The NISLDAPmapping file that establishes how to map entries between NIS and LDAP files.

standard maps

Commonly used NIS maps that are supported by the N2L service without requiring manual modification to the mapping file. A list of supported standard maps is provided in Supported Standard Mappings.

nonstandard maps

Standard NIS maps that are customized to use mappings between NIS and the LDAP DIT other than the mappings identified in RFC 2307 or its successor.

custom map

Any map that is not a standard map and therefore requires manual modifications to the mapping file when transitioning from NIS to LDAP.

LDAP client

Any traditional LDAP client that reads and writes to any LDAP server. A traditional LDAP client is a system that reads and writes to any LDAP server. An LDAP naming service client handles a customized subset of naming information.

LDAP naming service client

An LDAP client that handles a customized subset of naming information.

N2L server

An NIS master server that has been reconfigured as an N2L server by using the N2L service. Reconfiguration includes replacing NIS daemons and adding new configuration files.