Adding upstream version 2.5.13+dfsg.upstream/2.5.13+dfsgupstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

1 files changed, 1042 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
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+/* search.c - ldap backend search function */
+/* $OpenLDAP$ */
+/* This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
+ *
+ * Copyright 1999-2022 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
+ * Portions Copyright 1999-2003 Howard Chu.
+ * Portions Copyright 2000-2003 Pierangelo Masarati.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted only as authorized by the OpenLDAP
+ * Public License.
+ *
+ * A copy of this license is available in the file LICENSE in the
+ * top-level directory of the distribution or, alternatively, at
+ * <http://www.OpenLDAP.org/license.html>.
+ */
+/* ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
+ * This work was initially developed by the Howard Chu for inclusion
+ * in OpenLDAP Software and subsequently enhanced by Pierangelo
+ * Masarati.
+ */
+
+#include "portable.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <ac/socket.h>
+#include <ac/string.h>
+#include <ac/time.h>
+
+#include "slap.h"
+#include "back-ldap.h"
+#include "../../../libraries/liblber/lber-int.h"
+
+#include "lutil.h"
+
+static int
+ldap_build_entry( Operation *op, LDAPMessage *e, Entry *ent,
+	 struct berval *bdn, int remove_unknown_schema );
+
+
+static ObjectClass *
+oc_bvfind_undef_ex( struct berval *ocname, int flag )
+{
+	ObjectClass	*oc	= oc_bvfind( ocname );
+
+	if ( oc || flag ) {
+		/* oc defined or remove-unknown-schema flag set */
+		return oc;
+	}
+
+	return oc_bvfind_undef( ocname );
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * replaces (&) with (objectClass=*) and (|) with (!(objectClass=*))
+ * as the best replacement for RFC 4526 absolute true/absolute false
+ * filters; the only difference (AFAIK) is that they require search
+ * access to objectClass.
+ *
+ * filter->bv_val may be alloc'd on the thread's slab, if equal to
+ * op->ors_filterstr.bv_val, or realloc'd on the thread's slab otherwise.
+ */
+static int
+ldap_back_munge_filter(
+	Operation	*op,
+	struct berval	*filter )
+{
+	char *ptr;
+	int gotit = 0;
+
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "=> ldap_back_munge_filter \"%s\"\n",
+			filter->bv_val );
+
+	for ( ptr = strchr( filter->bv_val, '(' ); 
+			ptr;
+			ptr = strchr( ptr, '(' ) )
+	{
+		static struct berval
+			bv_t = BER_BVC( "(&)" ),
+			bv_f = BER_BVC( "(|)" ),
+			bv_T = BER_BVC( "(objectClass=*)" ),
+			bv_F = BER_BVC( "(!(objectClass=*))" );
+		struct berval *oldbv = NULL,
+			*newbv = NULL,
+			oldfilter = BER_BVNULL;
+
+		if ( ptr[2] != ')' ) {
+			ptr++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		switch ( ptr[1] ) {
+		case '&':
+			oldbv = &bv_t;
+			newbv = &bv_T;
+			break;
+
+		case '|':
+			oldbv = &bv_f;
+			newbv = &bv_F;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			/* should be an error */
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		oldfilter = *filter;
+		filter->bv_len += newbv->bv_len - oldbv->bv_len;
+		if ( filter->bv_val == op->ors_filterstr.bv_val ) {
+			filter->bv_val = op->o_tmpalloc( filter->bv_len + 1,
+					op->o_tmpmemctx );
+
+			AC_MEMCPY( filter->bv_val, op->ors_filterstr.bv_val,
+					ptr - oldfilter.bv_val );
+
+		} else {
+			filter->bv_val = op->o_tmprealloc( filter->bv_val,
+					filter->bv_len + 1, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+		}
+
+		ptr = filter->bv_val + ( ptr - oldfilter.bv_val );
+
+		AC_MEMCPY( &ptr[ newbv->bv_len ],
+				&ptr[ oldbv->bv_len ], 
+				oldfilter.bv_len - ( ptr - filter->bv_val ) - oldbv->bv_len + 1 );
+		AC_MEMCPY( ptr, newbv->bv_val, newbv->bv_len );
+
+		ptr += newbv->bv_len;
+
+		gotit++;
+	}
+
+	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ARGS, "<= ldap_back_munge_filter \"%s\" (%d)\n",
+			filter->bv_val, gotit );
+
+	return gotit;
+}
+
+int
+ldap_back_search(
+		Operation	*op,
+		SlapReply	*rs )
+{
+	ldapinfo_t	*li = (ldapinfo_t *) op->o_bd->be_private;
+
+	ldapconn_t	*lc = NULL;
+	struct timeval	tv;
+	time_t		stoptime = (time_t)(-1);
+	LDAPMessage	*res,
+			*e;
+	int		rc = 0,
+			msgid; 
+	struct berval	match = BER_BVNULL,
+			filter = BER_BVNULL;
+	int		i, x;
+	char		**attrs = NULL;
+	int		freetext = 0, filter_undef = 0;
+	int		do_retry = 1, dont_retry = 0;
+	LDAPControl	**ctrls = NULL;
+	char		**references = NULL;
+	int		remove_unknown_schema =
+				 LDAP_BACK_OMIT_UNKNOWN_SCHEMA (li);
+
+	rs_assert_ready( rs );
+	rs->sr_flags &= ~REP_ENTRY_MASK; /* paranoia, we can set rs = non-entry */
+
+	if ( !ldap_back_dobind( &lc, op, rs, LDAP_BACK_SENDERR ) ) {
+		return rs->sr_err;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: in case of values return filter, we might want
+	 * to map attrs and maybe rewrite value
+	 */
+
+	if ( op->ors_tlimit != SLAP_NO_LIMIT ) {
+		tv.tv_sec = op->ors_tlimit;
+		tv.tv_usec = 0;
+		stoptime = op->o_time + op->ors_tlimit;
+
+	} else {
+		LDAP_BACK_TV_SET( &tv );
+	}
+
+	i = 0;
+	if ( op->ors_attrs ) {
+		for ( ; !BER_BVISNULL( &op->ors_attrs[i].an_name ); i++ )
+			/* just count attrs */ ;
+	}
+
+	x = 0;
+	if ( op->o_bd->be_extra_anlist ) {
+		for ( ; !BER_BVISNULL( &op->o_bd->be_extra_anlist[x].an_name ); x++ )
+			/* just count attrs */ ;
+	}
+
+	if ( i > 0 || x > 0 ) {
+		int j = 0;
+
+		attrs = op->o_tmpalloc( ( i + x + 1 )*sizeof( char * ),
+			op->o_tmpmemctx );
+		if ( attrs == NULL ) {
+			rs->sr_err = LDAP_NO_MEMORY;
+			rc = -1;
+			goto finish;
+		}
+
+		if ( i > 0 ) {	
+			for ( i = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &op->ors_attrs[i].an_name ); i++, j++ ) {
+				attrs[ j ] = op->ors_attrs[i].an_name.bv_val;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if ( x > 0 ) {
+			for ( x = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &op->o_bd->be_extra_anlist[x].an_name ); x++, j++ ) {
+				if ( op->o_bd->be_extra_anlist[x].an_desc &&
+					ad_inlist( op->o_bd->be_extra_anlist[x].an_desc, op->ors_attrs ) )
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				attrs[ j ] = op->o_bd->be_extra_anlist[x].an_name.bv_val;
+			}
+		}
+
+		attrs[ j ] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	ctrls = op->o_ctrls;
+	rc = ldap_back_controls_add( op, rs, lc, &ctrls );
+	if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+		goto finish;
+	}
+
+	/* deal with <draft-zeilenga-ldap-t-f> filters */
+	filter = op->ors_filterstr;
+retry:
+	/* this goes after retry because ldap_back_munge_filter()
+	 * optionally replaces RFC 4526 T-F filters (&) (|)
+	 * if already computed, they will be re-installed
+	 * by filter2bv_undef_x() later */
+	if ( !LDAP_BACK_T_F( li ) ) {
+		ldap_back_munge_filter( op, &filter );
+	}
+
+	rs->sr_err = ldap_pvt_search( lc->lc_ld, op->o_req_dn.bv_val,
+			op->ors_scope, filter.bv_val,
+			attrs, op->ors_attrsonly, ctrls, NULL,
+			tv.tv_sec ? &tv : NULL,
+			op->ors_slimit, op->ors_deref, &msgid );
+
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &li->li_counter_mutex );
+	ldap_pvt_mp_add( li->li_ops_completed[ SLAP_OP_SEARCH ], 1 );
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &li->li_counter_mutex );
+
+	if ( rs->sr_err != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+		switch ( rs->sr_err ) {
+		case LDAP_SERVER_DOWN:
+			if ( do_retry ) {
+				do_retry = 0;
+				if ( ldap_back_retry( &lc, op, rs, LDAP_BACK_DONTSEND ) ) {
+					goto retry;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if ( lc == NULL ) {
+				/* reset by ldap_back_retry ... */
+				rs->sr_err = slap_map_api2result( rs );
+
+			} else {
+				rc = ldap_back_op_result( lc, op, rs, msgid, 0, LDAP_BACK_DONTSEND );
+			}
+				
+			goto finish;
+
+		case LDAP_FILTER_ERROR:
+			/* first try? */
+			if ( !filter_undef &&
+				strstr( filter.bv_val, "(?" ) &&
+				!LDAP_BACK_NOUNDEFFILTER( li ) )
+			{
+				BER_BVZERO( &filter );
+				filter2bv_undef_x( op, op->ors_filter, 1, &filter );
+				filter_undef = 1;
+				goto retry;
+			}
+
+			/* invalid filters return success with no data */
+			rs->sr_err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
+			rs->sr_text = NULL;
+			goto finish;
+		
+		default:
+			rs->sr_err = slap_map_api2result( rs );
+			rs->sr_text = NULL;
+			goto finish;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* if needed, initialize timeout */
+	if ( li->li_timeout[ SLAP_OP_SEARCH ] ) {
+		if ( tv.tv_sec == 0 || tv.tv_sec > li->li_timeout[ SLAP_OP_SEARCH ] ) {
+			tv.tv_sec = li->li_timeout[ SLAP_OP_SEARCH ];
+			tv.tv_usec = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* We pull apart the ber result, stuff it into a slapd entry, and
+	 * let send_search_entry stuff it back into ber format. Slow & ugly,
+	 * but this is necessary for version matching, and for ACL processing.
+	 */
+
+	for ( rc = -2; rc != -1; rc = ldap_result( lc->lc_ld, msgid, LDAP_MSG_ONE, &tv, &res ) )
+	{
+		/* check for abandon */
+		if ( op->o_abandon || LDAP_BACK_CONN_ABANDON( lc ) ) {
+			if ( rc > 0 ) {
+				ldap_msgfree( res );
+			}
+			(void)ldap_back_cancel( lc, op, rs, msgid, LDAP_BACK_DONTSEND );
+			rc = SLAPD_ABANDON;
+			goto finish;
+		}
+
+		if ( rc == 0 || rc == -2 ) {
+			ldap_pvt_thread_yield();
+
+			/* check timeout */
+			if ( li->li_timeout[ SLAP_OP_SEARCH ] ) {
+				if ( rc == 0 ) {
+					(void)ldap_back_cancel( lc, op, rs, msgid, LDAP_BACK_DONTSEND );
+					rs->sr_text = "Operation timed out";
+					rc = rs->sr_err = op->o_protocol >= LDAP_VERSION3 ?
+						LDAP_ADMINLIMIT_EXCEEDED : LDAP_OTHER;
+					goto finish;
+				}
+
+			} else {
+				LDAP_BACK_TV_SET( &tv );
+			}
+
+			/* check time limit */
+			if ( op->ors_tlimit != SLAP_NO_LIMIT
+					&& slap_get_time() > stoptime )
+			{
+				(void)ldap_back_cancel( lc, op, rs, msgid, LDAP_BACK_DONTSEND );
+				rc = rs->sr_err = LDAP_TIMELIMIT_EXCEEDED;
+				goto finish;
+			}
+			continue;
+
+		} else {
+			/* only touch when activity actually took place... */
+			if ( li->li_idle_timeout ) {
+				lc->lc_time = op->o_time;
+			}
+
+			/* don't retry any more */
+			dont_retry = 1;
+		}
+
+
+		if ( rc == LDAP_RES_SEARCH_ENTRY ) {
+			Entry		ent = { 0 };
+			struct berval	bdn = BER_BVNULL;
+
+			do_retry = 0;
+
+			e = ldap_first_entry( lc->lc_ld, res );
+			rc = ldap_build_entry( op, e, &ent, &bdn,
+						remove_unknown_schema);
+			if ( rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+				ldap_get_entry_controls( lc->lc_ld, res, &rs->sr_ctrls );
+				rs->sr_entry = &ent;
+				rs->sr_attrs = op->ors_attrs;
+				rs->sr_operational_attrs = NULL;
+				rs->sr_flags = 0;
+				rs->sr_err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
+				rc = rs->sr_err = send_search_entry( op, rs );
+				if ( rs->sr_ctrls ) {
+					ldap_controls_free( rs->sr_ctrls );
+					rs->sr_ctrls = NULL;
+				}
+				rs->sr_entry = NULL;
+				rs->sr_flags = 0;
+				if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &ent.e_name ) ) {
+					assert( ent.e_name.bv_val != bdn.bv_val );
+					op->o_tmpfree( ent.e_name.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+					BER_BVZERO( &ent.e_name );
+				}
+				if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &ent.e_nname ) ) {
+					op->o_tmpfree( ent.e_nname.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+					BER_BVZERO( &ent.e_nname );
+				}
+				entry_clean( &ent );
+			}
+			ldap_msgfree( res );
+			switch ( rc ) {
+			case LDAP_SUCCESS:
+			case LDAP_INSUFFICIENT_ACCESS:
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				if ( rc == LDAP_UNAVAILABLE ) {
+					rc = rs->sr_err = LDAP_OTHER;
+				} else {
+					(void)ldap_back_cancel( lc, op, rs, msgid, LDAP_BACK_DONTSEND );
+				}
+				goto finish;
+			}
+
+		} else if ( rc == LDAP_RES_SEARCH_REFERENCE ) {
+			if ( LDAP_BACK_NOREFS( li ) ) {
+				ldap_msgfree( res );
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			do_retry = 0;
+			rc = ldap_parse_reference( lc->lc_ld, res,
+					&references, &rs->sr_ctrls, 1 );
+
+			if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			/* FIXME: there MUST be at least one */
+			if ( references && references[ 0 ] && references[ 0 ][ 0 ] ) {
+				int		cnt;
+
+				for ( cnt = 0; references[ cnt ]; cnt++ )
+					/* NO OP */ ;
+
+				/* FIXME: there MUST be at least one */
+				rs->sr_ref = op->o_tmpalloc( ( cnt + 1 ) * sizeof( struct berval ),
+					op->o_tmpmemctx );
+
+				for ( cnt = 0; references[ cnt ]; cnt++ ) {
+					ber_str2bv( references[ cnt ], 0, 0, &rs->sr_ref[ cnt ] );
+				}
+				BER_BVZERO( &rs->sr_ref[ cnt ] );
+
+				/* ignore return value by now */
+				RS_ASSERT( !(rs->sr_flags & REP_ENTRY_MASK) );
+				rs->sr_entry = NULL;
+				( void )send_search_reference( op, rs );
+
+			} else {
+				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+					"%s ldap_back_search: "
+					"got SEARCH_REFERENCE "
+					"with no referrals\n",
+					op->o_log_prefix );
+			}
+
+			/* cleanup */
+			if ( references ) {
+				ber_memvfree( (void **)references );
+				op->o_tmpfree( rs->sr_ref, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+				rs->sr_ref = NULL;
+				references = NULL;
+			}
+
+			if ( rs->sr_ctrls ) {
+				ldap_controls_free( rs->sr_ctrls );
+				rs->sr_ctrls = NULL;
+			}
+
+		} else if ( rc == LDAP_RES_INTERMEDIATE ) {
+			/* FIXME: response controls
+			 * are passed without checks */
+			rc = ldap_parse_intermediate( lc->lc_ld,
+				res,
+				(char **)&rs->sr_rspoid,
+				&rs->sr_rspdata,
+				&rs->sr_ctrls,
+				0 );
+			if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			slap_send_ldap_intermediate( op, rs );
+
+			if ( rs->sr_rspoid != NULL ) {
+				ber_memfree( (char *)rs->sr_rspoid );
+				rs->sr_rspoid = NULL;
+			}
+
+			if ( rs->sr_rspdata != NULL ) {
+				ber_bvfree( rs->sr_rspdata );
+				rs->sr_rspdata = NULL;
+			}
+
+			if ( rs->sr_ctrls != NULL ) {
+				ldap_controls_free( rs->sr_ctrls );
+				rs->sr_ctrls = NULL;
+			}
+
+		} else {
+			char		*err = NULL;
+
+			rc = ldap_parse_result( lc->lc_ld, res, &rs->sr_err,
+					&match.bv_val, &err,
+					&references, &rs->sr_ctrls, 1 );
+			if ( rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+				if ( err ) {
+					rs->sr_text = err;
+					freetext = 1;
+				}
+			} else {
+				rs->sr_err = rc;
+			}
+			rs->sr_err = slap_map_api2result( rs );
+
+			/* RFC 4511: referrals can only appear
+			 * if result code is LDAP_REFERRAL */
+			if ( references 
+				&& references[ 0 ]
+				&& references[ 0 ][ 0 ] )
+			{
+				if ( rs->sr_err != LDAP_REFERRAL ) {
+					Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+						"%s ldap_back_search: "
+						"got referrals with err=%d\n",
+						op->o_log_prefix,
+						rs->sr_err );
+
+				} else {
+					int	cnt;
+
+					for ( cnt = 0; references[ cnt ]; cnt++ )
+						/* NO OP */ ;
+				
+					rs->sr_ref = op->o_tmpalloc( ( cnt + 1 ) * sizeof( struct berval ),
+						op->o_tmpmemctx );
+
+					for ( cnt = 0; references[ cnt ]; cnt++ ) {
+						/* duplicating ...*/
+						ber_str2bv( references[ cnt ], 0, 0, &rs->sr_ref[ cnt ] );
+					}
+					BER_BVZERO( &rs->sr_ref[ cnt ] );
+				}
+
+			} else if ( rs->sr_err == LDAP_REFERRAL ) {
+				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+					"%s ldap_back_search: "
+					"got err=%d with null "
+					"or empty referrals\n",
+					op->o_log_prefix,
+					rs->sr_err );
+
+				rs->sr_err = LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT;
+			}
+
+			if ( match.bv_val != NULL ) {
+				match.bv_len = strlen( match.bv_val );
+			}
+
+			rc = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* if needed, restore timeout */
+		if ( li->li_timeout[ SLAP_OP_SEARCH ] ) {
+			if ( tv.tv_sec == 0 || tv.tv_sec > li->li_timeout[ SLAP_OP_SEARCH ] ) {
+				tv.tv_sec = li->li_timeout[ SLAP_OP_SEARCH ];
+				tv.tv_usec = 0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+ 	if ( rc == -1 ) {
+		if ( dont_retry == 0 ) {
+			if ( do_retry ) {
+				do_retry = 0;
+				if ( ldap_back_retry( &lc, op, rs, LDAP_BACK_DONTSEND ) ) {
+					goto retry;
+				}
+			}
+
+			rs->sr_err = LDAP_SERVER_DOWN;
+			rs->sr_err = slap_map_api2result( rs );
+			goto finish;
+
+		} else if ( LDAP_BACK_ONERR_STOP( li ) ) {
+			/* if onerr == STOP */
+			rs->sr_err = LDAP_SERVER_DOWN;
+			rs->sr_err = slap_map_api2result( rs );
+			goto finish;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Rewrite the matched portion of the search base, if required
+	 */
+	if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &match ) && !BER_BVISEMPTY( &match ) ) {
+		struct berval	pmatch;
+
+		if ( dnPretty( NULL, &match, &pmatch, op->o_tmpmemctx ) != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+			pmatch.bv_val = match.bv_val;
+			match.bv_val = NULL;
+		}
+		rs->sr_matched = pmatch.bv_val;
+		rs->sr_flags |= REP_MATCHED_MUSTBEFREED;
+	}
+
+finish:;
+	if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &match ) ) {
+		ber_memfree( match.bv_val );
+	}
+
+	if ( rs->sr_v2ref ) {
+		rs->sr_err = LDAP_REFERRAL;
+	}
+
+	if ( LDAP_BACK_QUARANTINE( li ) ) {
+		ldap_back_quarantine( op, rs );
+	}
+
+	if ( filter.bv_val != op->ors_filterstr.bv_val ) {
+		op->o_tmpfree( filter.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+	}
+
+#if 0
+	/* let send_ldap_result play cleanup handlers (ITS#4645) */
+	if ( rc != SLAPD_ABANDON )
+#endif
+	{
+		send_ldap_result( op, rs );
+	}
+
+	(void)ldap_back_controls_free( op, rs, &ctrls );
+
+	if ( rs->sr_ctrls ) {
+		ldap_controls_free( rs->sr_ctrls );
+		rs->sr_ctrls = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if ( rs->sr_text ) {
+		if ( freetext ) {
+			ber_memfree( (char *)rs->sr_text );
+		}
+		rs->sr_text = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if ( rs->sr_ref ) {
+		op->o_tmpfree( rs->sr_ref, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+		rs->sr_ref = NULL;
+	}
+
+	if ( references ) {
+		ber_memvfree( (void **)references );
+	}
+
+	if ( attrs ) {
+		op->o_tmpfree( attrs, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+	}
+
+	if ( lc != NULL ) {
+		ldap_back_release_conn( li, lc );
+	}
+
+	if ( rs->sr_err == LDAP_UNAVAILABLE &&
+		/* if we originally bound and wanted rebind-as-user, must drop
+		 * the connection now because we just discarded the credentials.
+		 * ITS#7464, #8142
+		 */
+		LDAP_BACK_SAVECRED( li ) && SLAP_IS_AUTHZ_BACKEND( op ) )
+		rs->sr_err = SLAPD_DISCONNECT;
+	return rs->sr_err;
+}
+
+static int
+ldap_build_entry(
+		Operation	*op,
+		LDAPMessage	*e,
+		Entry		*ent,
+		struct berval	*bdn,
+		int remove_unknown_schema)
+{
+	struct berval	a;
+	BerElement	ber = *ldap_get_message_ber( e );
+	Attribute	*attr, **attrp;
+	const char	*text;
+	int		last;
+	char *lastb;
+	ber_len_t len;
+
+	/* safe assumptions ... */
+	assert( ent != NULL );
+	BER_BVZERO( &ent->e_bv );
+
+	if ( ber_scanf( &ber, "{m", bdn ) == LBER_ERROR ) {
+		return LDAP_DECODING_ERROR;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Note: this may fail if the target host(s) schema differs
+	 * from the one known to the meta, and a DN with unknown
+	 * attributes is returned.
+	 * 
+	 * FIXME: should we log anything, or delegate to dnNormalize?
+	 */
+	/* Note: if the distinguished values or the naming attributes
+	 * change, should we massage them as well?
+	 */
+	if ( dnPrettyNormal( NULL, bdn, &ent->e_name, &ent->e_nname,
+		op->o_tmpmemctx ) != LDAP_SUCCESS )
+	{
+		return LDAP_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX;
+	}
+
+	ent->e_attrs = NULL;
+	if ( ber_first_element( &ber, &len, &lastb ) != LBER_SEQUENCE ) {
+		return LDAP_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	attrp = &ent->e_attrs;
+	while ( ber_next_element( &ber, &len, lastb ) == LBER_SEQUENCE &&
+		ber_scanf( &ber, "{m", &a ) != LBER_ERROR ) {
+		int				i;
+		slap_syntax_validate_func	*validate;
+		slap_syntax_transform_func	*pretty;
+
+		attr = attr_alloc( NULL );
+		if ( attr == NULL ) {
+			return LDAP_OTHER;
+		}
+		if ( slap_bv2ad( &a, &attr->a_desc, &text ) 
+				!= LDAP_SUCCESS )
+		{
+			if ( slap_bv2undef_ad( &a, &attr->a_desc, &text,
+				 (remove_unknown_schema ? SLAP_AD_NOINSERT : SLAP_AD_PROXIED )) != LDAP_SUCCESS )
+			{
+				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, 
+					"%s ldap_build_entry: "
+					"slap_bv2undef_ad(%s): %s\n",
+					op->o_log_prefix, a.bv_val, text );
+
+				( void )ber_scanf( &ber, "x" /* [W] */ );
+				attr_free( attr );
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* no subschemaSubentry */
+		if ( attr->a_desc == slap_schema.si_ad_subschemaSubentry
+			|| attr->a_desc == slap_schema.si_ad_entryDN )
+		{
+
+			/* 
+			 * We eat target's subschemaSubentry because
+			 * a search for this value is likely not
+			 * to resolve to the appropriate backend;
+			 * later, the local subschemaSubentry is
+			 * added.
+			 *
+			 * We also eat entryDN because the frontend
+			 * will reattach it without checking if already
+			 * present...
+			 */
+			( void )ber_scanf( &ber, "x" /* [W] */ );
+			attr_free( attr );
+			continue;
+		}
+		
+		if ( ber_scanf( &ber, "[W]", &attr->a_vals ) == LBER_ERROR
+				|| attr->a_vals == NULL )
+		{
+			/*
+			 * Note: attr->a_vals can be null when using
+			 * values result filter
+			 */
+			attr->a_vals = (struct berval *)&slap_dummy_bv;
+		}
+
+		validate = attr->a_desc->ad_type->sat_syntax->ssyn_validate;
+		pretty = attr->a_desc->ad_type->sat_syntax->ssyn_pretty;
+
+		if ( !validate && !pretty ) {
+			attr->a_nvals = NULL;
+			attr_free( attr );
+			goto next_attr;
+		}
+
+		for ( i = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &attr->a_vals[i] ); i++ ) ;
+		last = i;
+
+		/*
+		 * check that each value is valid per syntax
+		 * and pretty if appropriate
+		 */
+		for ( i = 0; i<last; i++ ) {
+			struct berval	pval;
+			int		rc;
+
+			if ( pretty ) {
+				rc = ordered_value_pretty( attr->a_desc,
+					&attr->a_vals[i], &pval, NULL );
+
+			} else {
+				rc = ordered_value_validate( attr->a_desc,
+					&attr->a_vals[i], 0 );
+			}
+
+			if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+				ObjectClass *oc;
+
+				/* check if, by chance, it's an undefined objectClass */
+				if ( attr->a_desc == slap_schema.si_ad_objectClass &&
+						( oc = oc_bvfind_undef_ex( &attr->a_vals[i],
+								remove_unknown_schema ) ) != NULL )
+				{
+					ber_dupbv( &pval, &oc->soc_cname );
+					rc = LDAP_SUCCESS;
+
+				} else {
+					ber_memfree( attr->a_vals[i].bv_val );
+					if ( --last == i ) {
+						BER_BVZERO( &attr->a_vals[i] );
+						break;
+					}
+					attr->a_vals[i] = attr->a_vals[last];
+					BER_BVZERO( &attr->a_vals[last] );
+					i--;
+				}
+			}
+
+			if ( rc == LDAP_SUCCESS && pretty ) {
+				ber_memfree( attr->a_vals[i].bv_val );
+				attr->a_vals[i] = pval;
+			}
+		}
+		attr->a_numvals = last = i;
+		if ( last == 0 && attr->a_vals != &slap_dummy_bv ) {
+			attr->a_nvals = NULL;
+			attr_free( attr );
+			goto next_attr;
+		}
+
+		if ( last && attr->a_desc->ad_type->sat_equality &&
+				attr->a_desc->ad_type->sat_equality->smr_normalize )
+		{
+			attr->a_nvals = ch_malloc( ( last + 1 )*sizeof( struct berval ) );
+			for ( i = 0; i < last; i++ ) {
+				int		rc;
+
+				rc = ordered_value_normalize(
+					SLAP_MR_VALUE_OF_ATTRIBUTE_SYNTAX,
+					attr->a_desc,
+					attr->a_desc->ad_type->sat_equality,
+					&attr->a_vals[i], &attr->a_nvals[i],
+					NULL );
+
+				if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+					ber_memfree( attr->a_vals[i].bv_val );
+					if ( --last == i ) {
+						BER_BVZERO( &attr->a_vals[i] );
+						break;
+					}
+					attr->a_vals[i] = attr->a_vals[last];
+					BER_BVZERO( &attr->a_vals[last] );
+					i--;
+				}
+			}
+			BER_BVZERO( &attr->a_nvals[i] );
+			if ( last == 0 ) {
+				attr_free( attr );
+				goto next_attr;
+			}
+
+		} else {
+			attr->a_nvals = attr->a_vals;
+		}
+
+		attr->a_numvals = last;
+
+		/* Handle sorted vals, strip dups but keep the attr */
+		if ( attr->a_desc->ad_type->sat_flags & SLAP_AT_SORTED_VAL ) {
+			while ( attr->a_numvals > 1 ) {
+				int rc = slap_sort_vals( (Modifications *)attr, &text, &i, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+				if ( rc != LDAP_TYPE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS )
+					break;
+
+				/* Strip duplicate values */
+				if ( attr->a_nvals != attr->a_vals )
+					ber_memfree( attr->a_nvals[i].bv_val );
+				ber_memfree( attr->a_vals[i].bv_val );
+				attr->a_numvals--;
+
+				assert( i >= 0 );
+				if ( (unsigned)i < attr->a_numvals ) {
+					attr->a_vals[i] = attr->a_vals[attr->a_numvals];
+					if ( attr->a_nvals != attr->a_vals )
+						attr->a_nvals[i] = attr->a_nvals[attr->a_numvals];
+				}
+				BER_BVZERO(&attr->a_vals[attr->a_numvals]);
+				if ( attr->a_nvals != attr->a_vals )
+					BER_BVZERO(&attr->a_nvals[attr->a_numvals]);
+			}
+			attr->a_flags |= SLAP_ATTR_SORTED_VALS;
+		}
+
+		*attrp = attr;
+		attrp = &attr->a_next;
+
+next_attr:;
+	}
+
+	return LDAP_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/* return 0 IFF we can retrieve the entry with ndn
+ */
+int
+ldap_back_entry_get(
+		Operation		*op,
+		struct berval		*ndn,
+		ObjectClass		*oc,
+		AttributeDescription	*at,
+		int			rw,
+		Entry			**ent )
+{
+	ldapinfo_t	*li = (ldapinfo_t *) op->o_bd->be_private;
+
+	ldapconn_t	*lc = NULL;
+	int		rc;
+	struct berval	bdn;
+	LDAPMessage	*result = NULL,
+			*e = NULL;
+	char		*attr[3], **attrp = NULL;
+	char		*filter = NULL;
+	SlapReply	rs;
+	int		do_retry = 1;
+	LDAPControl	**ctrls = NULL;
+	Operation op2 = *op;
+
+	int		remove_unknown_schema =
+				LDAP_BACK_OMIT_UNKNOWN_SCHEMA (li);
+	*ent = NULL;
+
+	/* Tell getconn this is a privileged op */
+	op2.o_do_not_cache = 1;
+	/* use rootdn to be doubly explicit this is privileged */
+	op2.o_dn = op->o_bd->be_rootdn;
+	op2.o_ndn = op->o_bd->be_rootndn;
+	/* ldap_back_entry_get() is an entry lookup, so it does not need
+	 * to know what the entry is being looked up for */
+	op2.o_tag = LDAP_REQ_SEARCH;
+	op2.o_ctrls = NULL;
+	rc = ldap_back_dobind( &lc, &op2, &rs, LDAP_BACK_DONTSEND );
+	if ( !rc ) {
+		return rs.sr_err;
+	}
+
+	if ( at ) {
+		attrp = attr;
+		if ( oc && at != slap_schema.si_ad_objectClass ) {
+			attr[0] = slap_schema.si_ad_objectClass->ad_cname.bv_val;
+			attr[1] = at->ad_cname.bv_val;
+			attr[2] = NULL;
+
+		} else {
+			attr[0] = at->ad_cname.bv_val;
+			attr[1] = NULL;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ( oc ) {
+		char	*ptr;
+
+		filter = op->o_tmpalloc( STRLENOF( "(objectClass=" ")" ) 
+				+ oc->soc_cname.bv_len + 1, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+		ptr = lutil_strcopy( filter, "(objectClass=" );
+		ptr = lutil_strcopy( ptr, oc->soc_cname.bv_val );
+		*ptr++ = ')';
+		*ptr++ = '\0';
+	}
+
+retry:
+	ctrls = NULL;
+	rc = ldap_back_controls_add( &op2, &rs, lc, &ctrls );
+	if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* TODO: timeout? */
+	rc = ldap_pvt_search_s( lc->lc_ld, ndn->bv_val, LDAP_SCOPE_BASE, filter,
+				attrp, LDAP_DEREF_NEVER, ctrls, NULL,
+				NULL, LDAP_NO_LIMIT, 0, &result );
+	if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+		if ( rc == LDAP_SERVER_DOWN && do_retry ) {
+			do_retry = 0;
+			if ( ldap_back_retry( &lc, &op2, &rs, LDAP_BACK_DONTSEND ) ) {
+				/* if the identity changed, there might be need to re-authz */
+				(void)ldap_back_controls_free( &op2, &rs, &ctrls );
+				goto retry;
+			}
+		}
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	e = ldap_first_entry( lc->lc_ld, result );
+	if ( e == NULL ) {
+		/* the entry exists, but it doesn't match the filter? */
+		rc = LDAP_NO_RESULTS_RETURNED;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	*ent = entry_alloc();
+	if ( *ent == NULL ) {
+		rc = LDAP_NO_MEMORY;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	rc = ldap_build_entry( op, e, *ent, &bdn, remove_unknown_schema );
+
+	if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+		entry_free( *ent );
+		*ent = NULL;
+	}
+
+cleanup:
+	(void)ldap_back_controls_free( &op2, &rs, &ctrls );
+
+	if ( result ) {
+		ldap_msgfree( result );
+	}
+
+	if ( filter ) {
+		op->o_tmpfree( filter, op->o_tmpmemctx );
+	}
+
+	if ( lc != NULL ) {
+		ldap_back_release_conn( li, lc );
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}