Transitioning From NIS to LDAP (Task
Map)
The following table identifies the procedures needed to install
and manage the N2L service with standard and with custom NIS-to-LDAP
mappings.
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Complete all prerequisites.
| Be sure that you have properly configured your NIS server and Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition (LDAP
server).
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Set up the N2L service.
| Run inityp2l on the NIS master server to
set up one of these mappings:
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| Standard mappings
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| Custom or nonstandard mappings
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Customize a map.
| View examples of how to create custom maps for the N2L transition.
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Configure Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition with N2L.
| Configure and tune Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition as your LDAP server for the N2L
transition.
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Troubleshoot the system.
| Identify and resolve common N2L issues.
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Revert to NIS.
| Revert to NIS using the appropriate map:
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| Maps based on old NIS source files
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| Maps based on the current DIT
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