Hi, yes, ldap_open() is deprecated, but the final success/failure message is currently wrong. Attached is a trivial patch against current CVS that fixes this. Cheers, Michael -- Michael Adam <ma(a)sernet.de&gt; <obnox(a)samba.org&gt; SerNet GmbH, Bahnhofsallee 1b, 37081 Göttingen phone: +49-551-370000-0, fax: +49-551-370000-9 AG Göttingen, HRB 2816, GF: Dr. Johannes Loxen http://www.SerNet.DE, mailto: Info @ SerNet.DE