diff --git a/redhat/autofs.sysconfig.in b/redhat/autofs.sysconfig.in
index 8299b55..85f4e34 100644
--- a/redhat/autofs.sysconfig.in
+++ b/redhat/autofs.sysconfig.in
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ BROWSE_MODE="no"
 #
 #LOGGING="none"
 #
-# Define the default LDAP schema to use for lookups
+# Define the LDAP schema to used for lookups
 #
-# System default
+# If no schema is set autofs will check each of the schemas
+# below in the order given to try and locate an appropriate
+# basdn for lookups. If you want to minimize the number of
+# queries to the server set the values here.
 #
 #MAP_OBJECT_CLASS="nisMap"
 #ENTRY_OBJECT_CLASS="nisObject"
diff --git a/samples/autofs.conf.default.in b/samples/autofs.conf.default.in
index 8299b55..85f4e34 100644
--- a/samples/autofs.conf.default.in
+++ b/samples/autofs.conf.default.in
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ BROWSE_MODE="no"
 #
 #LOGGING="none"
 #
-# Define the default LDAP schema to use for lookups
+# Define the LDAP schema to used for lookups
 #
-# System default
+# If no schema is set autofs will check each of the schemas
+# below in the order given to try and locate an appropriate
+# basdn for lookups. If you want to minimize the number of
+# queries to the server set the values here.
 #
 #MAP_OBJECT_CLASS="nisMap"
 #ENTRY_OBJECT_CLASS="nisObject"