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Part I About Naming and Directory Services

1. Naming and Directory Services (Overview)

2. Name Service Switch (Overview)

3. Managing DNS (Tasks)

4. Setting Up Oracle Solaris Active Directory Clients (Tasks)

Part II NIS Setup and Administration

5. Network Information Service (Overview)

6. Setting Up and Configuring NIS (Tasks)

7. Administering NIS (Tasks)

8. NIS Troubleshooting

Part III LDAP Naming Services

9. Introduction to LDAP Naming Services (Overview)

10. Planning Requirements for LDAP Naming Services (Tasks)

11. Setting Up Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition With LDAP Clients (Tasks)

12. Setting Up LDAP Clients (Tasks)

13. LDAP Troubleshooting (Reference)

14. LDAP Naming Service (Reference)

15. Transitioning From NIS to LDAP (Tasks)

NIS-to-LDAP Service Overview

NIS-to-LDAP Tools and the Service Management Facility

NIS-to-LDAP Audience Assumptions

When Not to Use the NIS-to-LDAP Service

Effects of the NIS-to-LDAP Service on Users

NIS-to-LDAP Transition Terminology

NIS-to-LDAP Commands, Files, and Maps

Supported Standard Mappings

Transitioning From NIS to LDAP (Task Map)

Prerequisites for the NIS-to-LDAP Transition

Setting Up the NIS-to-LDAP Service

How to Set Up the N2L Service With Standard Mappings

How to Set Up the N2L Service With Custom or Nonstandard Mappings

Examples of Custom Maps

NIS-to-LDAP Best Practices With Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition

Creating Virtual List View Indexes With Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition

VLVs for Standard Maps

VLVs for Custom and Nonstandard Maps

Avoiding Server Timeouts With Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition

Avoiding Buffer Overruns With Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition

NIS-to-LDAP Restrictions

NIS-to-LDAP Troubleshooting

Common LDAP Error Messages

NIS-to-LDAP Issues

Debugging the NISLDAPmapping File

N2L Server Timeout Issue

N2L Lock File Issue

N2L Deadlock Issue

Reverting to NIS

How to Revert to Maps Based on Old Source Files

How to Revert to Maps Based on Current DIT Contents

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.

Task	Description	For Instructions
Complete all prerequisites.	Be sure that you have properly configured your NIS server and Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition (LDAP server).	Prerequisites for the NIS-to-LDAP Transition
Set up the N2L service.	Run `inityp2l` on the NIS master server to set up one of these mappings:
	Standard mappings	How to Set Up the N2L Service With Standard Mappings
	Custom or nonstandard mappings	How to Set Up the N2L Service With Custom or Nonstandard Mappings
Customize a map.	View examples of how to create custom maps for the N2L transition.	Examples of Custom Maps
Configure Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition with N2L.	Configure and tune Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition as your LDAP server for the N2L transition.	NIS-to-LDAP Best Practices With Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition
Troubleshoot the system.	Identify and resolve common N2L issues.	NIS-to-LDAP Troubleshooting
Revert to NIS.	Revert to NIS using the appropriate map:
	Maps based on old NIS source files	How to Revert to Maps Based on Old Source Files
	Maps based on the current DIT	How to Revert to Maps Based on Current DIT Contents

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