I am having a strange problem here, which at least I can't make any sense from. Here's the situation: I add an entry to my OpenLDAP directory I successfully authenticate using ldapdb and the sample-server|client tools: [root@netinstall ~]# sasl2-sample-client -s rcmd -p 1234 -m PLAIN localhost receiving capability list... recv: {41} PLAIN LOGIN CRAM-MD5 ANONYMOUS DIGEST-MD5 PLAIN LOGIN CRAM-MD5 ANONYMOUS DIGEST-MD5 please enter an authentication id: test@xxxxxxxxxxx please enter an authorization id: test@xxxxxxxxxxx Password: send: {5} PLAIN send: {1} Y send: {38} test@xxxxxxxxxxx[0]test@example.com[0]test successful authentication closing connection Now I add another entry to my OpenLDAP directory I successfully authenticate that new entry BUT (!) the first entry suddenly doesn't authenticate anymore: [root@netinstall ~]# sasl2-sample-client -s rcmd -p 1234 -m PLAIN localhost receiving capability list... recv: {41} PLAIN LOGIN CRAM-MD5 ANONYMOUS DIGEST-MD5 PLAIN LOGIN CRAM-MD5 ANONYMOUS DIGEST-MD5 please enter an authentication id: doe@xxxxxxxxxxx please enter an authorization id: doe@xxxxxxxxxxx Password: send: {5} PLAIN send: {1} Y send: {35} doe@xxxxxxxxxxx[0]doe@example.com[0]doe successful authentication closing connection [root@netinstall ~]# sasl2-sample-client -s rcmd -p 1234 -m PLAIN localhost receiving capability list... recv: {41} PLAIN LOGIN CRAM-MD5 ANONYMOUS DIGEST-MD5 PLAIN LOGIN CRAM-MD5 ANONYMOUS DIGEST-MD5 please enter an authentication id: test@xxxxxxxxxxx please enter an authorization id: test@xxxxxxxxxxx Password: send: {5} PLAIN send: {1} Y send: {38} test@xxxxxxxxxxx[0]test@example.com[0]test authentication failed closing connection System is: CentOS 5 Software used is: cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-4 openldap-servers-2.3.27-5 I've put up a log (ACL filter config) of the test-transactions at <http://www.state-of-mind.de/slapd.log.txt> Thanks, p@rick -- state of mind Agentur für Kommunikation, Design und Softwareentwicklung Patrick Koetter Tel: 089 45227227 Echinger Strasse 3 Fax: 089 45227226 85386 Eching Web: http://www.state-of-mind.de Amtsgericht München Partnerschaftsregister PR 563