We are [LDAP] people and so it is often difficult for us to determine how a the data within [NisMap] (or from files) translates into [LDAP] [AttributeTypes] and [ObjectClasses]. 

We try to provide some explanations on the translations.

||Map||Nickname||Source file||Objectclass||Default DIT Location
|passwd.byname passwd.byuid|[passwd]|/etc/passwd|[posixAccount|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#passwd]|ou=People
|group.byname group.bygid|[group|groupFileFormat]|/etc/group|[posixGroup|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#group]|ou=Group
|hosts.byaddr hosts.byname|hosts|/etc/hosts|[ipHost device|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Hosts]|ou=Hosts
|ethers.byaddr ethers.byname|ether|/etc/ethers|[ieee802Device device|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Ethers]|ou=Ethers
|networks.byaddr networks.byname|networks|/etc/networks|[ipNetwork|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Networks]|ou=Networks
|rpc.bynumber|[rpc|RPC]|/etc/rpc|[oncRpc|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Rpc]|ou=Rpc
|services.byname|service|/etc/service|[ipService|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Services]|ou=Services
|protocols.byname protocols.bynumber|protocols|/etc/protocols|[ipProtocol|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Protocols]|ou=Protocols
|[Netgroup] netgroup.byhost netgroup.byuser|netgroup|/etc/netgroups|[NisNetgroup]|ou=Netgroup
|bootparams|bootparams|/etc/bootparams|[bootableDevice|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Ethers]|ou=Ethers
|mail.aliases mail.byaddr|[aliases|aliasesFileFormat]|/etc/aliases|[mailGroup|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Aliases]|ou=Aliases
|publickey.byname|publickey|/etc/publickey|[NisKeyObject device ipHost|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Publickey] |ou=Hosts
|netid.byname| |/etc/passwd , /etc/groups /etc/hosts /etc/netid| |
|netmasks.byaddr| |/etc/netmasks|[ipNetwork|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Netmasks]|ou=Networks
|auto_*|automount|/etc/auto_* |see [LDAP schema used by autofs]|baseDN
|ypservers| |N/A|[device|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Ypservers] |ou=ypservers
|project| | |[SolarisProject|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Project]|ou=project
|printers| | |[printerService printerAbstract sunPrinter|LDIF Examples Of NIS Migrated Entries#Printers]|ou=printers

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