inityp2l(1M)

NAME

     inityp2l - create NIS (YP) to LDAP configuration files

SYNOPSIS

     /usr/lib/netsvc/yp/inityp2l   [-m   mapping_file_name]   [-c
     config_file_name]

DESCRIPTION

     The inityp2l utility assists with creation of  the  NISLDAP-
     mapping  and  ypserv  files.  See  NISLDAPmapping(4)  andyp-
     serv(4). inityp2l examines the NIS maps  on  a  system.  and
     through  a  dialogue  with the user, determines which NIS to
     (and from) LDAP mappings are required. A NISLDAPmapping file
     is  then created based on this information. The utility asks
     users about their LDAP server  configuration  and  a  ypserv
     file is created based on this information.

     The inityp2l utility handles mappings for standard NIS  maps
     and  the  auto.*  series  of  maps. If requested, it creates
     default mappings  for  custom  maps,  with  each  map  entry
     represented as a single DIT string. inityp2l does not handle
     full custom mapping, but if requested, inityp2l will  insert
     comments  into  the  NISLDAPmapping file that indicate where
     these should be added.

     To write to the NISLDAPmapping or  ypserv  files  is  poten-
     tially  dangerous. inityp2l warns the user and asks for con-
     firmation before:

     1. it overwrites either file

     2. it writes to the default NISLDAPmapping file location, if
        this  file  did  not  previously exist. This is important
        because the existence of a file in this  location  causes
        NIS  components to work NIS to LDAP (N2L)  mode when next
        restarted, rather than to traditional NIS mode.

     inityp2l assists with rapid creation of a simple N2L  confi-
     guration  files.  It  is  not  a  general  purpose  tool for
     themanagement of these files. An  advanced  user  who  would
     like  to  maintain  the  files or use custom mappings should
     examine the output of inityp2l and customize it by  using  a
     standard text editor.

OPTIONS

     inityp2l supports the following options:

     -c    Specify the name of the  generated  ypserv  file.  The
           default location is  described in FILES.

     -m    Specify the name of the generated NISLDAPmapping file.
           The default is described in FILES.

FILES

     /var/yp
           The directory to be  searched  for  candidate  domains
           (/var/yp/*) and NIS maps (/var/yp/*/*)

     /var/yp/NISLDAPmapping
           The default location for the generated  NISLDAPmapping
           file

     /etc/default/ypserv
           The default location for the generated ypserv file

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWypu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Obsolete                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     NISLDAPmapping(4), ypserv(4), attributes(5)