Overview #
There are several methodologies for Migration From NIS
Directory-Based Information Services (
DBIS, pronounced "dee-biss") is a new replacement for the Network Information Service (
NIS) and RFC2307.
PAM_LDAP and NSS_LDAP #
LDAP Server Preparation #
We will assume you know LDAP and have a running LDAP server.
Some information and tools to help
Transitioning NIS Maps To LDAP
How we used
Novell's IDM Product to replace
NIS.
NIS Gateways might be your answer.
The
Default Directory Information Tree (DIT) Locations for NIS.
Some examples of
LDIF Examples of NIS Migrated Entries
What we learned about
LDAP schema used by autofs
Worried about
NIS Performance vs. LDAP?
A reference to
NIS Maps And LDAP Attributes
LDAP Schemas For NIS entries In LDAP
NIS Limitations and if they will be present when you are using LDAP.
What we use for
LDAP Server Indexes when using NIS objects.
If you are using
EDirectory you will want to know about
Migrating Passwords To UniversalPassword
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: