diff --git a/files/nslcd.conf.jinja b/files/nslcd.conf.jinja
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+{% set nslcd_conf = salt['pillar']['get']('nslcd') -%}
+
+#
+## This file is being managed by Salt. 
+## Any manual modifications will be overwritten the next time Salt runs.
+#
+
+{% for key,value in nslcd_conf.items() -%}
+	{{ key }} = {{ value }}
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/nslcd/defaults.yaml b/nslcd/defaults.yaml
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+nslcd:
+  package_name: nslcd
+
+  conf_path: /etc/nslcd.conf
+  conf_user: root
+  conf_group: root
+  conf_mode: 640
+
+  service_name: nslcd
+  service_enable: True
diff --git a/nslcd/init.sls b/nslcd/init.sls
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+{% from "nslcd/map.jinja" import nslcd_settings as nslcd with context %}
+
+nslcd_package:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - name: {{ nslcd.package_name }}
+
+nslcd_conf:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: {{ nslcd.conf_path }}
+    - user: {{ nslcd.conf_user }}
+    - group: {{ nslcd.conf_group }}
+    - mode: {{ nslcd.conf_mode }}
+    - template: jinja
+    - source: salt://nslcd/files/nslcd.conf.jinja
+    - require:
+      - pkg: nslcd_package
+
+nslcd_service:
+  service.running:
+    - name: {{ nslcd.service_name }}
+    - watch:
+      - pkg: nslcd_package
+      - file: nslcd_conf
diff --git a/nslcd/map.jinja b/nslcd/map.jinja
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ft=jinja
+
+{## Start with  defaults from defaults.sls ##}
+{% import_yaml 'nslcd/defaults.yaml' as default_settings %}
+
+{##
+Setup variable using grains['os_family'] based logic, only add key:values here
+that differ from whats in defaults.yaml
+##}
+{% set flavor_map = salt['grains.filter_by'](
+  {
+    'RedHat': {
+      'package_name': 'nss-pam-ldapd'
+    }
+  },
+  grain='os_family',
+  merge=salt['pillar.get']('nslcd:lookup')
+) %}
+
+{## Merge the flavor_map over the default settings ##}
+{% do default_settings.nslcd.update(flavor_map) %}
+
+{## Merge in changes from the nslcd:lookup pillar ##}
+{% set nslcd_settings = salt['pillar.get'](
+  'nslcd',
+  default=default_settings.nslcd,
+  merge=True
+) %}