Following http://www.mail-archive.com/fedora-directory- users@xxxxxxxxxx/msg09799.html As of now, no solution but give to proxy user write access on entries.. if you succeeded in another way you're welcome to post. I looked+gdb the code of modify.c: when I try to change userPassword another flow is done. modify.c: ... if (has_password_mod): PasswordFlow return StandardFlow return in PasswordFlow, the function op_shared_allow_pw_change() change the password ignoring controls and evaluating proxy user access permissions as a local user in StandardFlow, all the controls are evaluated and the proxy_dn is set To make a specific request using only the interesting controls, avoiding evaluation of unneeded ones (), I used the following options to ldapmodify| passwd * -g -R -J 2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.18 Peace, R. -- Roberto Polli Babel S.r.l. - http://www.babel.it Tel. +39.06.91801075 - fax +39.06.91612446 Tel. cel +39.340.6522736 P.zza S.Benedetto da Norcia, 33 - 00040 Pomezia (Roma) "Il seguente messaggio contiene informazioni riservate. Qualora questo messaggio fosse da Voi ricevuto per errore, Vogliate cortesemente darcene notizia a mezzo e-mail. Vi sollecitiamo altresì a distruggere il messaggio erroneamente ricevuto. Quanto precede Vi viene chiesto ai fini del rispetto della legge in materia di protezione dei dati personali." -- 389 users mailing list 389-users@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-directory-users