PEP8: fix E303: too many blank lines (2)
[nivanova/samba-autobuild/.git] / source4 / dsdb / tests / python / ldap.py
index b47db94579ce3f70bf7a04f9b4190879ceddb11f..5c243af100cad7b3b999bd0053f41c2c858649fa 100755 (executable)
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # This is a port of the original in testprogs/ejs/ldap.js
 
+# Copyright (C) Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org> 2008-2011
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
 import optparse
 import sys
 import time
@@ -10,9 +26,7 @@ import os
 
 sys.path.insert(0, "bin/python")
 import samba
-samba.ensure_external_module("testtools", "testtools")
-samba.ensure_external_module("subunit", "subunit/python")
-
+from samba.tests.subunitrun import SubunitOptions, TestProgram
 import samba.getopt as options
 
 from samba.auth import system_session
@@ -29,14 +43,11 @@ from ldb import timestring
 from samba import Ldb
 from samba.samdb import SamDB
 from samba.dsdb import (UF_NORMAL_ACCOUNT,
-    UF_WORKSTATION_TRUST_ACCOUNT,
-    UF_PASSWD_NOTREQD, UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE, ATYPE_NORMAL_ACCOUNT,
-    ATYPE_WORKSTATION_TRUST, SYSTEM_FLAG_DOMAIN_DISALLOW_MOVE,
-    SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_RENAME, SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_MOVE,
-    SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_LIMITED_MOVE)
-
-from subunit.run import SubunitTestRunner
-import unittest
+                        UF_WORKSTATION_TRUST_ACCOUNT,
+                        UF_PASSWD_NOTREQD, UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE, ATYPE_NORMAL_ACCOUNT,
+                        ATYPE_WORKSTATION_TRUST, SYSTEM_FLAG_DOMAIN_DISALLOW_MOVE,
+                        SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_RENAME, SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_MOVE,
+                        SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_LIMITED_MOVE)
 
 from samba.ndr import ndr_pack, ndr_unpack
 from samba.dcerpc import security, lsa
@@ -49,6 +60,8 @@ parser.add_option_group(options.VersionOptions(parser))
 # use command line creds if available
 credopts = options.CredentialsOptions(parser)
 parser.add_option_group(credopts)
+subunitopts = SubunitOptions(parser)
+parser.add_option_group(subunitopts)
 opts, args = parser.parse_args()
 
 if len(args) < 1:
@@ -60,7 +73,8 @@ host = args[0]
 lp = sambaopts.get_loadparm()
 creds = credopts.get_credentials(lp)
 
-class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+class BasicTests(samba.tests.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(BasicTests, self).setUp()
@@ -71,8 +85,6 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.schema_dn = ldb.get_schema_basedn().get_linearized()
         self.domain_sid = security.dom_sid(ldb.get_domain_sid())
 
-        print "baseDN: %s\n" % self.base_dn
-
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=posixuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
@@ -96,36 +108,28 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         delete_force(self.ldb, "description=xyz,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         delete_force(self.ldb, "ou=testou,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=Test Secret,cn=system," + self.base_dn)
+        delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=testtimevaluesuser1,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
     def test_objectclasses(self):
         """Test objectClass behaviour"""
-        print "Test objectClass behaviour"""
-
-        # We cannot create LSA-specific objects (oc "secret" or "trustedDomain")
-        try:
-            self.ldb.add({
-                "dn": "cn=Test Secret,cn=system," + self.base_dn,
-                "objectClass": "secret" })
-            self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
-            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
-
         # Invalid objectclass specified
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                "objectClass": [] })
+                "objectClass": []})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e1:
+            (num, _) = e1.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         # Invalid objectclass specified
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                "objectClass": "X" })
+                "objectClass": "X"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e2:
+            (num, _) = e2.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE)
 
         # Invalid objectCategory specified
@@ -133,9 +137,10 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectClass": "person",
-                "objectCategory": self.base_dn })
+                "objectCategory": self.base_dn})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e3:
+            (num, _) = e3.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # Multi-valued "systemFlags"
@@ -143,9 +148,10 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectClass": "person",
-                "systemFlags": ["0", str(SYSTEM_FLAG_DOMAIN_DISALLOW_MOVE)] })
+                "systemFlags": ["0", str(SYSTEM_FLAG_DOMAIN_DISALLOW_MOVE)]})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e4:
+            (num, _) = e4.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         # We cannot instanciate from an abstract object class ("connectionPoint"
@@ -157,23 +163,25 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                "objectClass": "connectionPoint" })
+                "objectClass": "connectionPoint"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e5:
+            (num, _) = e5.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                "objectClass": ["person", "leaf"] })
+                "objectClass": ["person", "leaf"]})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e6:
+            (num, _) = e6.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # Objects instanciated using "satisfied" abstract classes (concrete
         # subclasses) are allowed
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectClass": ["top", "leaf", "connectionPoint", "serviceConnectionPoint"] })
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectClass": ["top", "leaf", "connectionPoint", "serviceConnectionPoint"]})
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
@@ -181,16 +189,17 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                "objectClass": ["person", "container"] })
+                "objectClass": ["person", "container"]})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e7:
+            (num, _) = e7.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # Test allowed system flags
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectClass": "person",
-             "systemFlags": str(~(SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_RENAME | SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_MOVE | SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_LIMITED_MOVE)) })
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectClass": "person",
+            "systemFlags": str(~(SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_RENAME | SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_MOVE | SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_LIMITED_MOVE))})
 
         res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                          scope=SCOPE_BASE, attrs=["systemFlags"])
@@ -200,15 +209,15 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectClass": "person" })
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectClass": "person"})
 
         # We can remove derivation classes of the structural objectclass
         # but they're going to be readded afterwards
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("top", FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
@@ -221,33 +230,36 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("person", FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e8:
+            (num, _) = e8.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # We cannot delete classes which weren't specified
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("computer", FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e9:
+            (num, _) = e9.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE)
 
         # An invalid class cannot be added
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("X", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e10:
+            (num, _) = e10.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE)
 
         # We cannot add a the new top-most structural class "user" here since
@@ -256,29 +268,31 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("user", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e11:
+            (num, _) = e11.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # An already specified objectclass cannot be added another time
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("person", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e12:
+            (num, _) = e12.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_ATTRIBUTE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS)
 
         # Auxiliary classes can always be added
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("bootableDevice", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         # This does not work since object class "leaf" is not auxiliary nor it
@@ -286,24 +300,25 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("leaf", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e13:
+            (num, _) = e13.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # Objectclass replace operations can be performed as well
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement(["top", "person", "bootableDevice"],
-          FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "objectClass")
+                                          FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement(["person", "bootableDevice"],
-          FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "objectClass")
+                                          FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         # This does not work since object class "leaf" is not auxiliary nor it
@@ -311,11 +326,12 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement(["top", "person", "bootableDevice",
-          "leaf"], FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "objectClass")
+                                           "leaf"], FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e14:
+            (num, _) = e14.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # More than one change operation is allowed
@@ -332,24 +348,26 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e15:
+            (num, _) = e15.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement(["top", "computer"], FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e16:
+            (num, _) = e16.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # Classes can be removed unless attributes of them are used.
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("bootableDevice", FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
@@ -360,14 +378,14 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("bootableDevice", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         # Add an attribute specific to the "bootableDevice" class
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["bootParameter"] = MessageElement("test", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "bootParameter")
+                                            "bootParameter")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         # Classes can be removed unless attributes of them are used. Now there
@@ -375,43 +393,45 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("bootableDevice", FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e17:
+            (num, _) = e17.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # Remove the previously specified attribute
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["bootParameter"] = MessageElement("test", FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "bootParameter")
+                                            "bootParameter")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         # Classes can be removed unless attributes of them are used.
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("bootableDevice", FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectClass": "user" })
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectClass": "user"})
 
         # Add a new top-most structural class "container". This does not work
         # since it stands in no direct relation to the current one.
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("container", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e18:
+            (num, _) = e18.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # Add a new top-most structural class "inetOrgPerson" and remove it
@@ -419,13 +439,13 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("inetOrgPerson", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("inetOrgPerson", FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         # Replace top-most structural class to "inetOrgPerson" and reset it
@@ -433,27 +453,41 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("inetOrgPerson", FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("user", FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "objectClass")
+                                          "objectClass")
+        ldb.modify(m)
+
+        # Add a new auxiliary object class "posixAccount" to "ldaptestuser"
+        m = Message()
+        m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
+        m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("posixAccount", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
+                                          "objectClass")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
+        # Be sure that "top" is the first and the (most) structural object class
+        # the last value of the "objectClass" attribute - MS-ADTS 3.1.1.1.4
+        res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+                         scope=SCOPE_BASE, attrs=["objectClass"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][0], "top")
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][len(res[0]["objectClass"]) - 1], "user")
+
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
     def test_system_only(self):
         """Test systemOnly objects"""
-        print "Test systemOnly objects"""
-
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestobject," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "configuration"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e19:
+            (num, _) = e19.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         try:
@@ -461,7 +495,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "dn": "cn=Test Secret,cn=system," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "secret"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e20:
+            (num, _) = e20.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestobject," + self.base_dn)
@@ -483,11 +518,12 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=Test Secret,cn=system," + self.base_dn)
         m["description"] = MessageElement("desc", FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "description")
+                                          "description")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e21:
+            (num, _) = e21.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=Test Secret,cn=system," + self.base_dn)
@@ -498,7 +534,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "objectclass": "container",
                 "isCriticalSystemObject": "TRUE"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e22:
+            (num, _) = e22.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         self.ldb.add({
@@ -508,11 +545,12 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn)
         m["isCriticalSystemObject"] = MessageElement("TRUE", FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "isCriticalSystemObject")
+                                                     "isCriticalSystemObject")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e23:
+            (num, _) = e23.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn)
@@ -533,34 +571,32 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_invalid_parent(self):
         """Test adding an object with invalid parent"""
-        print "Test adding an object with invalid parent"""
-
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=thisdoesnotexist123,"
-                   + self.base_dn,
+                + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "group"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e24:
+            (num, _) = e24.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=thisdoesnotexist123,"
-          + self.base_dn)
+                     + self.base_dn)
 
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "ou=testou,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "organizationalUnit"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e25:
+            (num, _) = e25.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NAMING_VIOLATION)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "ou=testou,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
     def test_invalid_attribute(self):
         """Test invalid attributes on schema/objectclasses"""
-        print "Test invalid attributes on schema/objectclasses"""
-
         # attributes not in schema test
 
         # add operation
@@ -571,25 +607,36 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "objectclass": "group",
                 "thisdoesnotexist": "x"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e26:
+            (num, _) = e26.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE)
 
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectclass": "group"})
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectclass": "group"})
 
         # modify operation
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["thisdoesnotexist"] = MessageElement("x", FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "thisdoesnotexist")
+                                               "thisdoesnotexist")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e27:
+            (num, _) = e27.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE)
 
+        #
+        # When searching the unknown attribute should be ignored
+        expr = "(|(cn=ldaptestgroup)(thisdoesnotexist=x))"
+        res = ldb.search(base=self.base_dn,
+                         expression=expr,
+                         scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE)
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1,
+                        "Search including unknown attribute failed")
+
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
         # attributes not in objectclasses and mandatory attributes missing test
@@ -604,7 +651,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestobject," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "ipProtocol"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e28:
+            (num, _) = e28.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # inadequate but schema-valid attribute specified
@@ -613,9 +661,10 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestobject," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "ipProtocol",
                 "ipProtocolNumber": "1",
-                "uid" : "0"})
+                "uid": "0"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e29:
+            (num, _) = e29.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         self.ldb.add({
@@ -632,90 +681,232 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e30:
+            (num, _) = e30.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # mandatory attribute delete trial
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestobject," + self.base_dn)
         m["ipProtocolNumber"] = MessageElement([], FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "ipProtocolNumber")
+                                               "ipProtocolNumber")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e31:
+            (num, _) = e31.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         # mandatory attribute delete trial
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestobject," + self.base_dn)
         m["ipProtocolNumber"] = MessageElement([], FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "ipProtocolNumber")
+                                               "ipProtocolNumber")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e32:
+            (num, _) = e32.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestobject," + self.base_dn)
 
     def test_single_valued_attributes(self):
         """Test single-valued attributes"""
-        print "Test single-valued attributes"""
-
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "group",
                 "sAMAccountName": ["nam1", "nam2"]})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e33:
+            (num, _) = e33.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectclass": "group"})
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectclass": "group"})
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
-        m["sAMAccountName"] = MessageElement(["nam1","nam2"], FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "sAMAccountName")
+        m["sAMAccountName"] = MessageElement(["nam1", "nam2"], FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+                                             "sAMAccountName")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e34:
+            (num, _) = e34.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_ATTRIBUTE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["sAMAccountName"] = MessageElement("testgroupXX", FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "sAMAccountName")
+                                             "sAMAccountName")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["sAMAccountName"] = MessageElement("testgroupXX2", FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "sAMAccountName")
+                                             "sAMAccountName")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e35:
+            (num, _) = e35.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_ATTRIBUTE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
+    def test_single_valued_linked_attributes(self):
+        """Test managedBy, a single-valued linked attribute.
+
+        (The single-valuedness of this is enforced differently, in
+        repl_meta_data.c)
+        """
+        ou = 'OU=svla,%s' % (self.base_dn)
+
+        delete_force(self.ldb, ou, controls=['tree_delete:1'])
+
+        self.ldb.add({'objectclass': 'organizationalUnit',
+                      'dn': ou})
+
+        managers = []
+        for x in range(3):
+            m = "cn=manager%d,%s" % (x, ou)
+            self.ldb.add({
+                "dn": m,
+                "objectclass": "user"})
+            managers.append(m)
+
+        try:
+            self.ldb.add({
+                "dn": "cn=group1," + ou,
+                "objectclass": "group",
+                "managedBy": managers
+            })
+            self.fail("failed to fail to add multiple managedBy attributes")
+        except LdbError as e36:
+            (num, _) = e36.args
+            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
+
+        managee = "cn=group2," + ou
+        self.ldb.add({
+            "dn": managee,
+            "objectclass": "group",
+            "managedBy": [managers[0]]})
+
+        m = Message()
+        m.dn = Dn(ldb, managee)
+        m["managedBy"] = MessageElement(managers, FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+                                        "managedBy")
+        try:
+            ldb.modify(m)
+            self.fail()
+        except LdbError as e37:
+            (num, _) = e37.args
+            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
+
+        m = Message()
+        m.dn = Dn(ldb, managee)
+        m["managedBy"] = MessageElement(managers[1], FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+                                        "managedBy")
+        ldb.modify(m)
+
+        m = Message()
+        m.dn = Dn(ldb, managee)
+        m["managedBy"] = MessageElement(managers[2], FLAG_MOD_ADD,
+                                        "managedBy")
+        try:
+            ldb.modify(m)
+            self.fail()
+        except LdbError as e38:
+            (num, _) = e38.args
+            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_ATTRIBUTE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS)
+
+        self.ldb.delete(ou, ['tree_delete:1'])
+
+    def test_multivalued_attributes(self):
+        """Test multi-valued attributes"""
+        ou = 'OU=mvattr,%s' % (self.base_dn)
+        delete_force(self.ldb, ou, controls=['tree_delete:1'])
+        self.ldb.add({'objectclass': 'organizationalUnit',
+                      'dn': ou})
+
+        # beyond 1210, Win2012r2 gives LDAP_ADMIN_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
+        ranges = (3, 30, 300, 1210)
+
+        for n in ranges:
+            self.ldb.add({
+                "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser%d,%s" % (n, ou),
+                "objectclass": "user",
+                "carLicense": ["car%d" % x for x in range(n)]})
+
+        # add some more
+        for n in ranges:
+            m = Message()
+            m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser%d,%s" % (n, ou))
+            m["carLicense"] = MessageElement(["another"],
+                                             FLAG_MOD_ADD,
+                                             "carLicense")
+            ldb.modify(m)
+
+            m = Message()
+            m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser%d,%s" % (n, ou))
+            m["carLicense"] = MessageElement(["foo%d" % x for x in range(4)],
+                                             FLAG_MOD_ADD,
+                                             "carLicense")
+            ldb.modify(m)
+
+            m = Message()
+            m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser%d,%s" % (n, ou))
+            m["carLicense"] = MessageElement(["bar%d" % x for x in range(40)],
+                                             FLAG_MOD_ADD,
+                                             "carLicense")
+            ldb.modify(m)
+
+        for n in ranges:
+            m = Message()
+            dn = "cn=ldaptestuser%d,%s" % (n, ou)
+            m.dn = Dn(ldb, dn)
+            m["carLicense"] = MessageElement(["replacement"],
+                                             FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+                                             "carLicense")
+            ldb.modify(m)
+
+            m = Message()
+            m.dn = Dn(ldb, dn)
+            m["carLicense"] = MessageElement(["replacement%d" % x for x in range(n)],
+                                             FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+                                             "carLicense")
+            ldb.modify(m)
+
+            m = Message()
+            m.dn = Dn(ldb, dn)
+            m["carLicense"] = MessageElement(["again%d" % x for x in range(n)],
+                                             FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+                                             "carLicense")
+            ldb.modify(m)
+
+            m = Message()
+            m.dn = Dn(ldb, dn)
+            m["carLicense"] = MessageElement(["andagain%d" % x for x in range(n)],
+                                             FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+                                             "carLicense")
+            ldb.modify(m)
+
+        self.ldb.delete(ou, ['tree_delete:1'])
+
     def test_attribute_ranges(self):
         """Test attribute ranges"""
-        print "Test attribute ranges"""
-
         # Too short (min. 1)
         try:
             ldb.add({
-               "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-               "objectClass": "person",
-               "sn": "" })
+                "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+                "objectClass": "person",
+                "sn": ""})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e39:
+            (num, _) = e39.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_SYNTAX)
 
         # Too long (max. 64)
@@ -729,8 +920,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
 #            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         ldb.add({
-           "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-           "objectClass": "person" })
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectClass": "person"})
 
         # Too short (min. 1)
         m = Message()
@@ -739,7 +930,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e40:
+            (num, _) = e40.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_SYNTAX)
 
         # Too long (max. 64)
@@ -761,29 +953,27 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_empty_messages(self):
         """Test empty messages"""
-        print "Test empty messages"""
-
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
         try:
             ldb.add(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e41:
+            (num, _) = e41.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION)
 
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e42:
+            (num, _) = e42.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
     def test_empty_attributes(self):
         """Test empty attributes"""
-        print "Test empty attributes"""
-
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("group", FLAG_MOD_ADD, "objectClass")
@@ -792,7 +982,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             ldb.add(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e43:
+            (num, _) = e43.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         self.ldb.add({
@@ -806,7 +997,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e44:
+            (num, _) = e44.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         m = Message()
@@ -820,15 +1012,14 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e45:
+            (num, _) = e45.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
     def test_instanceType(self):
         """Tests the 'instanceType' attribute"""
-        print "Tests the 'instanceType' attribute"""
-
         # The instance type is single-valued
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
@@ -836,7 +1027,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "objectclass": "group",
                 "instanceType": ["0", "1"]})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e46:
+            (num, _) = e46.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         # The head NC flag cannot be set without the write flag
@@ -844,9 +1036,10 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "group",
-                "instanceType": "1" })
+                "instanceType": "1"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e47:
+            (num, _) = e47.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         # We cannot manipulate NCs without the head NC flag
@@ -854,33 +1047,36 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.ldb.add({
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "group",
-                "instanceType": "32" })
+                "instanceType": "32"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e48:
+            (num, _) = e48.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectclass": "group"})
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectclass": "group"})
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["instanceType"] = MessageElement("0", FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "instanceType")
+                                           "instanceType")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e49:
+            (num, _) = e49.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["instanceType"] = MessageElement([], FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "instanceType")
+                                           "instanceType")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e50:
+            (num, _) = e50.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         m = Message()
@@ -889,32 +1085,44 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e51:
+            (num, _) = e51.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
+        # only write is allowed with NC_HEAD for originating updates
+        try:
+            self.ldb.add({
+                "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+                "objectclass": "user",
+                "instanceType": "3"})
+            self.fail()
+        except LdbError as e52:
+            (num, _) = e52.args
+            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
+        delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
+
     def test_distinguished_name(self):
         """Tests the 'distinguishedName' attribute"""
-        print "Tests the 'distinguishedName' attribute"""
-
         # The "dn" shortcut isn't supported
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["objectClass"] = MessageElement("group", 0, "objectClass")
         m["dn"] = MessageElement("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn, 0,
-          "dn")
+                                 "dn")
         try:
             ldb.add(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e53:
+            (num, _) = e53.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE)
 
         # a wrong "distinguishedName" attribute is obviously tolerated
         self.ldb.add({
-              "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-              "objectclass": "group",
-              "distinguishedName": "cn=ldaptest,cn=users," + self.base_dn})
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectclass": "group",
+            "distinguishedName": "cn=ldaptest,cn=users," + self.base_dn})
 
         # proof if the DN has been set correctly
         res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
@@ -922,82 +1130,87 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
         self.assertTrue("distinguishedName" in res[0])
         self.assertTrue(Dn(ldb, res[0]["distinguishedName"][0])
-           == Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup, cn=users," + self.base_dn))
+                        == Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup, cn=users," + self.base_dn))
 
         # The "dn" shortcut isn't supported
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["dn"] = MessageElement(
-          "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn, FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "dn")
+            "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn, FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+            "dn")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e54:
+            (num, _) = e54.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["distinguishedName"] = MessageElement(
-          "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn, FLAG_MOD_ADD,
-          "distinguishedName")
+            "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn, FLAG_MOD_ADD,
+            "distinguishedName")
 
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
-            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
+        except LdbError as e55:
+            (num, _) = e55.args
+            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["distinguishedName"] = MessageElement(
-          "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn, FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "distinguishedName")
+            "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn, FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+            "distinguishedName")
 
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e56:
+            (num, _) = e56.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["distinguishedName"] = MessageElement(
-          "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn, FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
-          "distinguishedName")
+            "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn, FLAG_MOD_DELETE,
+            "distinguishedName")
 
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
-            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
+        except LdbError as e57:
+            (num, _) = e57.args
+            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
     def test_rdn_name(self):
         """Tests the RDN"""
-        print "Tests the RDN"""
-
         # Search
 
         # empty RDN
         try:
             self.ldb.search("=,cn=users," + self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e58:
+            (num, _) = e58.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # empty RDN name
         try:
             self.ldb.search("cn=,cn=users," + self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e59:
+            (num, _) = e59.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         try:
             self.ldb.search("=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e60:
+            (num, _) = e60.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # Add
@@ -1005,46 +1218,50 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         # empty RDN
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
-                 "dn": "=,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                 "objectclass": "group"})
+                "dn": "=,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+                "objectclass": "group"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e61:
+            (num, _) = e61.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # empty RDN name
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
-                 "dn": "=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                 "objectclass": "group"})
+                "dn": "=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+                "objectclass": "group"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e62:
+            (num, _) = e62.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # empty RDN value
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
-                 "dn": "cn=,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                 "objectclass": "group"})
+                "dn": "cn=,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+                "objectclass": "group"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e63:
+            (num, _) = e63.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # a wrong RDN candidate
         try:
             self.ldb.add({
-                 "dn": "description=xyz,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                 "objectclass": "group"})
+                "dn": "description=xyz,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+                "objectclass": "group"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e64:
+            (num, _) = e64.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NAMING_VIOLATION)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "description=xyz,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
         # a wrong "name" attribute is obviously tolerated
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectclass": "group",
-             "name": "ldaptestgroupx"})
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectclass": "group",
+            "name": "ldaptestgroupx"})
 
         # proof if the name has been set correctly
         res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
@@ -1062,7 +1279,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             self.ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e65:
+            (num, _) = e65.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # Delete
@@ -1071,7 +1289,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         try:
             self.ldb.delete("cn=,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e66:
+            (num, _) = e66.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # Rename
@@ -1081,7 +1300,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                             "=,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e67:
+            (num, _) = e67.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # new empty RDN name
@@ -1089,7 +1309,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                             "=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e68:
+            (num, _) = e68.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # new empty RDN value
@@ -1097,7 +1318,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                             "cn=,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e69:
+            (num, _) = e69.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NAMING_VIOLATION)
 
         # new wrong RDN candidate
@@ -1105,7 +1327,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                             "description=xyz,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e70:
+            (num, _) = e70.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "description=xyz,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
@@ -1115,7 +1338,8 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
             self.ldb.rename("cn=,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                             "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e71:
+            (num, _) = e71.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         # names
@@ -1123,73 +1347,76 @@ class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["name"] = MessageElement("cn=ldaptestuser", FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
-          "name")
+                                   "name")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e72:
+            (num, _) = e72.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_RDN)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["cn"] = MessageElement("ldaptestuser",
-          FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "cn")
+                                 FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "cn")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e73:
+            (num, _) = e73.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_RDN)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
-
         # this test needs to be disabled until we really understand
         # what the rDN length constraints are
+
     def DISABLED_test_largeRDN(self):
         """Testing large rDN (limit 64 characters)"""
-        rdn = "CN=a012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012";
+        rdn = "CN=a012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012"
         delete_force(self.ldb, "%s,%s" % (rdn, self.base_dn))
         ldif = """
-dn: %s,%s""" % (rdn,self.base_dn) + """
+dn: %s,%s""" % (rdn, self.base_dn) + """
 objectClass: container
 """
         self.ldb.add_ldif(ldif)
         delete_force(self.ldb, "%s,%s" % (rdn, self.base_dn))
 
-        rdn = "CN=a0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890120";
+        rdn = "CN=a0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890120"
         delete_force(self.ldb, "%s,%s" % (rdn, self.base_dn))
         try:
             ldif = """
-dn: %s,%s""" % (rdn,self.base_dn) + """
+dn: %s,%s""" % (rdn, self.base_dn) + """
 objectClass: container
 """
             self.ldb.add_ldif(ldif)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e74:
+            (num, _) = e74.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
         delete_force(self.ldb, "%s,%s" % (rdn, self.base_dn))
 
     def test_rename(self):
         """Tests the rename operation"""
-        print "Tests the rename operations"""
-
         try:
             # cannot rename to be a child of itself
             ldb.rename(self.base_dn, "dc=test," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e75:
+            (num, _) = e75.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         try:
             # inexistent object
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e76:
+            (num, _) = e76.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT)
 
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectclass": "user" })
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectclass": "user"})
 
         ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
@@ -1199,28 +1426,32 @@ objectClass: container
             # containment problem: a user entry cannot contain user entries
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestuser4,cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e77:
+            (num, _) = e77.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NAMING_VIOLATION)
 
         try:
             # invalid parent
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=people,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e78:
+            (num, _) = e78.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OTHER)
 
         try:
             # invalid target DN syntax
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn, ",cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e79:
+            (num, _) = e79.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         try:
             # invalid RDN name
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "ou=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e80:
+            (num, _) = e80.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
@@ -1231,21 +1462,24 @@ objectClass: container
         try:
             ldb.rename("CN=DisplaySpecifiers," + self.configuration_dn, "CN=DisplaySpecifiers,CN=Services," + self.configuration_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e81:
+            (num, _) = e81.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         # Limited move failing since no "SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_LIMITED_MOVE"
         try:
             ldb.rename("CN=Directory Service,CN=Windows NT,CN=Services," + self.configuration_dn, "CN=Directory Service,CN=RRAS,CN=Services," + self.configuration_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e82:
+            (num, _) = e82.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         # Rename failing since no "SYSTEM_FLAG_CONFIG_ALLOW_RENAME"
         try:
             ldb.rename("CN=DisplaySpecifiers," + self.configuration_dn, "CN=DisplaySpecifiers2," + self.configuration_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e83:
+            (num, _) = e83.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         # It's not really possible to test moves on the schema partition since
@@ -1255,21 +1489,24 @@ objectClass: container
         try:
             ldb.rename("CN=Top," + self.schema_dn, "CN=Top2," + self.schema_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e84:
+            (num, _) = e84.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         # Move failing since "SYSTEM_FLAG_DOMAIN_DISALLOW_MOVE"
         try:
             ldb.rename("CN=Users," + self.base_dn, "CN=Users,CN=Computers," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e85:
+            (num, _) = e85.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         # Rename failing since "SYSTEM_FLAG_DOMAIN_DISALLOW_RENAME"
         try:
             ldb.rename("CN=Users," + self.base_dn, "CN=Users2," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e86:
+            (num, _) = e86.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         # Performs some other constraints testing
@@ -1277,35 +1514,30 @@ objectClass: container
         try:
             ldb.rename("CN=Policies,CN=System," + self.base_dn, "CN=Users2," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e87:
+            (num, _) = e87.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_OTHER)
 
     def test_rename_twice(self):
         """Tests the rename operation twice - this corresponds to a past bug"""
-        print "Tests the rename twice operation"""
-
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser5,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectclass": "user" })
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser5,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectclass": "user"})
 
         ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser5,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestUSER5,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser5,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         self.ldb.add({
-             "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser5,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-             "objectclass": "user" })
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser5,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectclass": "user"})
         ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser5,cn=Users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestUSER5,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         res = ldb.search(expression="cn=ldaptestuser5")
-        print "Found %u records" % len(res)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Wrong number of hits for cn=ldaptestuser5")
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser5)(objectclass=user))")
-        print "Found %u records" % len(res)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Wrong number of hits for (&(cn=ldaptestuser5)(objectclass=user))")
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser5,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
     def test_objectGUID(self):
         """Test objectGUID behaviour"""
-        print "Testing objectGUID behaviour\n"
-
         # The objectGUID cannot directly be set
         try:
             self.ldb.add_ldif("""
@@ -1314,66 +1546,13 @@ objectClass: container
 objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
 """)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e88:
+            (num, _) = e88.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         self.ldb.add({
             "dn": "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
-            "objectClass": "container" })
-
-        res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
-                         scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                         attrs=["objectGUID", "uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "whenCreated", "whenChanged"])
-        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
-        self.assertTrue("objectGUID" in res[0])
-        self.assertTrue("uSNCreated" in res[0])
-        self.assertTrue("uSNChanged" in res[0])
-        self.assertTrue("whenCreated" in res[0])
-        self.assertTrue("whenChanged" in res[0])
-
-        delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn)
-
-        # All the following attributes are specificable on add operations
-        self.ldb.add({
-            "dn": "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
-            "objectClass": "container",
-            "uSNCreated" : "1",
-            "uSNChanged" : "1",
-            "whenCreated": timestring(long(time.time())),
-            "whenChanged": timestring(long(time.time())) })
-
-        res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
-                         scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                         attrs=["objectGUID", "uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "whenCreated", "whenChanged"])
-        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
-        self.assertTrue("objectGUID" in res[0])
-        self.assertTrue("uSNCreated" in res[0])
-        self.assertFalse(res[0]["uSNCreated"][0] == "1") # these are corrected
-        self.assertTrue("uSNChanged" in res[0])
-        self.assertFalse(res[0]["uSNChanged"][0] == "1") # these are corrected
-
-        delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn)
-
-        # All this attributes are specificable on add operations
-        self.ldb.add({
-            "dn": "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
-            "objectclass": "container",
-            "uSNCreated" : "1",
-            "uSNChanged" : "1",
-            "whenCreated": timestring(long(time.time())),
-            "whenChanged": timestring(long(time.time())) })
-
-        res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
-                         scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                         attrs=["objectGUID", "uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "whenCreated", "whenChanged"])
-        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
-        self.assertTrue("objectGUID" in res[0])
-        self.assertTrue("uSNCreated" in res[0])
-        self.assertFalse(res[0]["uSNCreated"][0] == "1") # these are corrected
-        self.assertTrue("uSNChanged" in res[0])
-        self.assertFalse(res[0]["uSNChanged"][0] == "1") # these are corrected
-        self.assertTrue("whenCreated" in res[0])
-        self.assertTrue("whenChanged" in res[0])
+            "objectClass": "container"})
 
         # The objectGUID cannot directly be changed
         try:
@@ -1384,32 +1563,31 @@ replace: objectGUID
 objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
 """)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e89:
+            (num, _) = e89.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn)
 
     def test_parentGUID(self):
         """Test parentGUID behaviour"""
-        print "Testing parentGUID behaviour\n"
-
         self.ldb.add({
             "dn": "cn=parentguidtest,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-            "objectclass":"user",
-            "samaccountname":"parentguidtest"});
+            "objectclass": "user",
+            "samaccountname": "parentguidtest"})
         res1 = ldb.search(base="cn=parentguidtest,cn=users," + self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                          attrs=["parentGUID", "samaccountname"]);
-        res2 = ldb.search(base="cn=users," + self.base_dn,scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                          attrs=["objectGUID"]);
+                          attrs=["parentGUID", "samaccountname"])
+        res2 = ldb.search(base="cn=users," + self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                          attrs=["objectGUID"])
         res3 = ldb.search(base=self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                          attrs=["parentGUID"]);
+                          attrs=["parentGUID"])
         res4 = ldb.search(base=self.configuration_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                          attrs=["parentGUID"]);
+                          attrs=["parentGUID"])
         res5 = ldb.search(base=self.schema_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                          attrs=["parentGUID"]);
+                          attrs=["parentGUID"])
 
         """Check if the parentGUID is valid """
-        self.assertEquals(res1[0]["parentGUID"], res2[0]["objectGUID"]);
+        self.assertEquals(res1[0]["parentGUID"], res2[0]["objectGUID"])
 
         """Check if it returns nothing when there is no parent object - default NC"""
         has_parentGUID = False
@@ -1417,7 +1595,7 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
             if key == "parentGUID":
                 has_parentGUID = True
                 break
-        self.assertFalse(has_parentGUID);
+        self.assertFalse(has_parentGUID)
 
         """Check if it returns nothing when there is no parent object - configuration NC"""
         has_parentGUID = False
@@ -1425,7 +1603,7 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
             if key == "parentGUID":
                 has_parentGUID = True
                 break
-        self.assertFalse(has_parentGUID);
+        self.assertFalse(has_parentGUID)
 
         """Check if it returns nothing when there is no parent object - schema NC"""
         has_parentGUID = False
@@ -1433,7 +1611,7 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
             if key == "parentGUID":
                 has_parentGUID = True
                 break
-        self.assertFalse(has_parentGUID);
+        self.assertFalse(has_parentGUID)
 
         """Ensures that if you look for another object attribute after the constructed
             parentGUID, it will return correctly"""
@@ -1444,34 +1622,187 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
                 break
         self.assertTrue(has_another_attribute)
         self.assertTrue(len(res1[0]["samaccountname"]) == 1)
-        self.assertEquals(res1[0]["samaccountname"][0], "parentguidtest");
+        self.assertEquals(res1[0]["samaccountname"][0], "parentguidtest")
 
-        print "Testing parentGUID behaviour on rename\n"
+        # Testing parentGUID behaviour on rename\
 
         self.ldb.add({
             "dn": "cn=testotherusers," + self.base_dn,
-            "objectclass":"container"});
-        res1 = ldb.search(base="cn=testotherusers," + self.base_dn,scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                          attrs=["objectGUID"]);
+            "objectclass": "container"})
+        res1 = ldb.search(base="cn=testotherusers," + self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                          attrs=["objectGUID"])
         ldb.rename("cn=parentguidtest,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                   "cn=parentguidtest,cn=testotherusers," + self.base_dn);
+                   "cn=parentguidtest,cn=testotherusers," + self.base_dn)
         res2 = ldb.search(base="cn=parentguidtest,cn=testotherusers," + self.base_dn,
                           scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                          attrs=["parentGUID"]);
-        self.assertEquals(res1[0]["objectGUID"], res2[0]["parentGUID"]);
+                          attrs=["parentGUID"])
+        self.assertEquals(res1[0]["objectGUID"], res2[0]["parentGUID"])
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=parentguidtest,cn=testotherusers," + self.base_dn)
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=testotherusers," + self.base_dn)
 
+    def test_usnChanged(self):
+        """Test usnChanged behaviour"""
+
+        self.ldb.add({
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectClass": "container"})
+
+        res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+                         scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                         attrs=["objectGUID", "uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "whenCreated", "whenChanged", "description"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertFalse("description" in res[0])
+        self.assertTrue("objectGUID" in res[0])
+        self.assertTrue("uSNCreated" in res[0])
+        self.assertTrue("uSNChanged" in res[0])
+        self.assertTrue("whenCreated" in res[0])
+        self.assertTrue("whenChanged" in res[0])
+
+        delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn)
+
+        # All this attributes are specificable on add operations
+        self.ldb.add({
+            "dn": "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+            "objectclass": "container",
+            "uSNCreated": "1",
+            "uSNChanged": "1",
+            "whenCreated": timestring(long(time.time())),
+            "whenChanged": timestring(long(time.time()))})
+
+        res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+                         scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                         attrs=["objectGUID", "uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "whenCreated", "whenChanged", "description"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertFalse("description" in res[0])
+        self.assertTrue("objectGUID" in res[0])
+        self.assertTrue("uSNCreated" in res[0])
+        self.assertFalse(res[0]["uSNCreated"][0] == "1")  # these are corrected
+        self.assertTrue("uSNChanged" in res[0])
+        self.assertFalse(res[0]["uSNChanged"][0] == "1")  # these are corrected
+        self.assertTrue("whenCreated" in res[0])
+        self.assertTrue("whenChanged" in res[0])
+
+        ldb.modify_ldif("""
+dn: cn=ldaptestcontainer,""" + self.base_dn + """
+changetype: modify
+replace: description
+""")
+
+        res2 = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+                          scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                          attrs=["uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "description"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertFalse("description" in res2[0])
+        self.assertEqual(res[0]["usnCreated"], res2[0]["usnCreated"])
+        self.assertEqual(res[0]["usnCreated"], res2[0]["usnChanged"])
+        self.assertEqual(res[0]["usnChanged"], res2[0]["usnChanged"])
+
+        ldb.modify_ldif("""
+dn: cn=ldaptestcontainer,""" + self.base_dn + """
+changetype: modify
+replace: description
+description: test
+""")
+
+        res3 = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+                          scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                          attrs=["uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "description"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertTrue("description" in res3[0])
+        self.assertEqual("test", str(res3[0]["description"][0]))
+        self.assertEqual(res[0]["usnCreated"], res3[0]["usnCreated"])
+        self.assertNotEqual(res[0]["usnCreated"], res3[0]["usnChanged"])
+        self.assertNotEqual(res[0]["usnChanged"], res3[0]["usnChanged"])
+
+        ldb.modify_ldif("""
+dn: cn=ldaptestcontainer,""" + self.base_dn + """
+changetype: modify
+replace: description
+description: test
+""")
+
+        res4 = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+                          scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                          attrs=["uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "description"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertTrue("description" in res4[0])
+        self.assertEqual("test", str(res4[0]["description"][0]))
+        self.assertEqual(res[0]["usnCreated"], res4[0]["usnCreated"])
+        self.assertNotEqual(res3[0]["usnCreated"], res4[0]["usnChanged"])
+        self.assertEqual(res3[0]["usnChanged"], res4[0]["usnChanged"])
+
+        ldb.modify_ldif("""
+dn: cn=ldaptestcontainer,""" + self.base_dn + """
+changetype: modify
+replace: description
+description: test2
+""")
+
+        res5 = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+                          scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                          attrs=["uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "description"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertTrue("description" in res5[0])
+        self.assertEqual("test2", str(res5[0]["description"][0]))
+        self.assertEqual(res[0]["usnCreated"], res5[0]["usnCreated"])
+        self.assertNotEqual(res3[0]["usnChanged"], res5[0]["usnChanged"])
+
+        ldb.modify_ldif("""
+dn: cn=ldaptestcontainer,""" + self.base_dn + """
+changetype: modify
+delete: description
+description: test2
+""")
+
+        res6 = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+                          scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                          attrs=["uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "description"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertFalse("description" in res6[0])
+        self.assertEqual(res[0]["usnCreated"], res6[0]["usnCreated"])
+        self.assertNotEqual(res5[0]["usnChanged"], res6[0]["usnChanged"])
+
+        ldb.modify_ldif("""
+dn: cn=ldaptestcontainer,""" + self.base_dn + """
+changetype: modify
+add: description
+description: test3
+""")
+
+        res7 = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+                          scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                          attrs=["uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "description"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertTrue("description" in res7[0])
+        self.assertEqual("test3", str(res7[0]["description"][0]))
+        self.assertEqual(res[0]["usnCreated"], res7[0]["usnCreated"])
+        self.assertNotEqual(res6[0]["usnChanged"], res7[0]["usnChanged"])
+
+        ldb.modify_ldif("""
+dn: cn=ldaptestcontainer,""" + self.base_dn + """
+changetype: modify
+delete: description
+""")
+
+        res8 = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
+                          scope=SCOPE_BASE,
+                          attrs=["uSNCreated", "uSNChanged", "description"])
+        self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+        self.assertFalse("description" in res8[0])
+        self.assertEqual(res[0]["usnCreated"], res8[0]["usnCreated"])
+        self.assertNotEqual(res7[0]["usnChanged"], res8[0]["usnChanged"])
+
+        delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn)
+
     def test_groupType_int32(self):
         """Test groupType (int32) behaviour (should appear to be casted to a 32 bit signed integer before comparsion)"""
-        print "Testing groupType (int32) behaviour\n"
 
         res1 = ldb.search(base=self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE,
-                          attrs=["groupType"], expression="groupType=2147483653");
+                          attrs=["groupType"], expression="groupType=2147483653")
 
         res2 = ldb.search(base=self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE,
-                          attrs=["groupType"], expression="groupType=-2147483643");
+                          attrs=["groupType"], expression="groupType=-2147483643")
 
         self.assertEquals(len(res1), len(res2))
 
@@ -1481,7 +1812,6 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
 
     def test_linked_attributes(self):
         """This tests the linked attribute behaviour"""
-        print "Testing linked attribute behaviour\n"
 
         ldb.add({
             "dn": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
@@ -1493,7 +1823,8 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
                 "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                 "objectclass": "user",
                 "memberOf": "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn})
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e90:
+            (num, _) = e90.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         ldb.add({
@@ -1503,43 +1834,46 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["memberOf"] = MessageElement("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-          FLAG_MOD_ADD, "memberOf")
+                                       FLAG_MOD_ADD, "memberOf")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e91:
+            (num, _) = e91.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["member"] = MessageElement("cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-          FLAG_MOD_ADD, "member")
+                                     FLAG_MOD_ADD, "member")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["memberOf"] = MessageElement("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-          FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "memberOf")
+                                       FLAG_MOD_REPLACE, "memberOf")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e92:
+            (num, _) = e92.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["memberOf"] = MessageElement("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-          FLAG_MOD_DELETE, "memberOf")
+                                       FLAG_MOD_DELETE, "memberOf")
         try:
             ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e93:
+            (num, _) = e93.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, "cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         m["member"] = MessageElement("cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-          FLAG_MOD_DELETE, "member")
+                                     FLAG_MOD_DELETE, "member")
         ldb.modify(m)
 
         # This should yield no results since the member attribute for
@@ -1562,7 +1896,7 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
         # Make sure that the "member" attribute for "ldaptestuser" has been
         # removed
         res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                          scope=SCOPE_BASE, attrs=["member"])
+                         scope=SCOPE_BASE, attrs=["member"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
         self.assertFalse("member" in res[0])
 
@@ -1570,7 +1904,6 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
 
     def test_wkguid(self):
         """Test Well known GUID behaviours (including DN+Binary)"""
-        print "Test Well known GUID behaviours (including DN+Binary)"""
 
         res = self.ldb.search(base=("<WKGUID=ab1d30f3768811d1aded00c04fd8d5cd,%s>" % self.base_dn), scope=SCOPE_BASE, attrs=[])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
@@ -1587,11 +1920,10 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
 
     def test_subschemasubentry(self):
         """Test subSchemaSubEntry appears when requested, but not when not requested"""
-        print "Test subSchemaSubEntry"""
 
         res = self.ldb.search(base=self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE, attrs=["subSchemaSubEntry"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
-        self.assertEquals(res[0]["subSchemaSubEntry"][0], "CN=Aggregate,"+self.schema_dn)
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["subSchemaSubEntry"][0], "CN=Aggregate," + self.schema_dn)
 
         res = self.ldb.search(base=self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE, attrs=["*"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
@@ -1600,7 +1932,7 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
     def test_all(self):
         """Basic tests"""
 
-        print "Testing user add"
+        # Testing user add
 
         ldb.add({
             "dn": "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=uSers," + self.base_dn,
@@ -1620,10 +1952,10 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
             "cN": "LDAPtestCOMPUTER"})
 
         ldb.add({"dn": "cn=ldaptest2computer,cn=computers," + self.base_dn,
-            "objectClass": "computer",
-            "cn": "LDAPtest2COMPUTER",
-            "userAccountControl": str(UF_WORKSTATION_TRUST_ACCOUNT),
-            "displayname": "ldap testy"})
+                 "objectClass": "computer",
+                 "cn": "LDAPtest2COMPUTER",
+                 "userAccountControl": str(UF_WORKSTATION_TRUST_ACCOUNT),
+                 "displayname": "ldap testy"})
 
         try:
             ldb.add({"dn": "cn=ldaptestcomputer3,cn=computers," + self.base_dn,
@@ -1631,7 +1963,8 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
                      "cn": "LDAPtest2COMPUTER"
                      })
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e94:
+            (num, _) = e94.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX)
 
         try:
@@ -1639,9 +1972,10 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
                      "objectClass": "computer",
                      "cn": "ldaptestcomputer3",
                      "sAMAccountType": str(ATYPE_NORMAL_ACCOUNT)
-                })
+                     })
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e95:
+            (num, _) = e95.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         ldb.add({"dn": "cn=ldaptestcomputer3,cn=computers," + self.base_dn,
@@ -1649,28 +1983,28 @@ objectGUID: bd3480c9-58af-4cd8-92df-bc4a18b6e44d
                  "cn": "LDAPtestCOMPUTER3"
                  })
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer3)(objectClass=user))";
-        res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(&(cn=ldaptestcomputer3)(objectClass=user))");
+        # Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer3)(objectClass=user))
+        res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(&(cn=ldaptestcomputer3)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Found only %d for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer3)(objectClass=user))" % len(res))
 
-        self.assertEquals(str(res[0].dn), ("CN=ldaptestcomputer3,CN=Computers," + self.base_dn));
-        self.assertEquals(res[0]["cn"][0], "ldaptestcomputer3");
-        self.assertEquals(res[0]["name"][0], "ldaptestcomputer3");
-        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][0], "top");
-        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][1], "person");
-        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][2], "organizationalPerson");
-        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][3], "user");
-        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][4], "computer");
+        self.assertEquals(str(res[0].dn), ("CN=ldaptestcomputer3,CN=Computers," + self.base_dn))
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["cn"][0], "ldaptestcomputer3")
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["name"][0], "ldaptestcomputer3")
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][0], "top")
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][1], "person")
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][2], "organizationalPerson")
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][3], "user")
+        self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectClass"][4], "computer")
         self.assertTrue("objectGUID" in res[0])
         self.assertTrue("whenCreated" in res[0])
         self.assertEquals(res[0]["objectCategory"][0], ("CN=Computer,%s" % ldb.get_schema_basedn()))
-        self.assertEquals(int(res[0]["primaryGroupID"][0]), 513);
-        self.assertEquals(int(res[0]["sAMAccountType"][0]), ATYPE_NORMAL_ACCOUNT);
-        self.assertEquals(int(res[0]["userAccountControl"][0]), UF_NORMAL_ACCOUNT | UF_PASSWD_NOTREQD | UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE);
+        self.assertEquals(int(res[0]["primaryGroupID"][0]), 513)
+        self.assertEquals(int(res[0]["sAMAccountType"][0]), ATYPE_NORMAL_ACCOUNT)
+        self.assertEquals(int(res[0]["userAccountControl"][0]), UF_NORMAL_ACCOUNT | UF_PASSWD_NOTREQD | UF_ACCOUNTDISABLE)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestcomputer3,cn=computers," + self.base_dn)
 
-        print "Testing attribute or value exists behaviour"
+        # Testing attribute or value exists behaviour
         try:
             ldb.modify_ldif("""
 dn: cn=ldaptest2computer,cn=computers,""" + self.base_dn + """
@@ -1681,7 +2015,8 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer
 servicePrincipalName: cifs/ldaptest2computer
 """)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, msg):
+        except LdbError as e96:
+            (num, msg) = e96.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_ATTRIBUTE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS)
 
         ldb.modify_ldif("""
@@ -1699,10 +2034,11 @@ add: servicePrincipalName
 servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer
 """)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, msg):
+        except LdbError as e97:
+            (num, msg) = e97.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_ATTRIBUTE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS)
 
-        print "Testing ranged results"
+        # Testing ranged results
         ldb.modify_ldif("""
 dn: cn=ldaptest2computer,cn=computers,""" + self.base_dn + """
 changetype: modify
@@ -1748,15 +2084,12 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(cn=ldaptest2computer))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE,
                          attrs=["servicePrincipalName;range=0-*"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (cn=ldaptest2computer)")
-        #print len(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=0-*"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=0-*"]), 30)
 
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(cn=ldaptest2computer))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["servicePrincipalName;range=0-19"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (cn=ldaptest2computer)")
-            # print res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=0-19"].length
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=0-19"]), 20)
 
-
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(cn=ldaptest2computer))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["servicePrincipalName;range=0-30"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (cn=ldaptest2computer)")
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=0-*"]), 30)
@@ -1769,7 +2102,6 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (cn=ldaptest2computer)")
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=30-*"]), 0)
 
-
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(cn=ldaptest2computer))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["servicePrincipalName;range=10-40"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (cn=ldaptest2computer)")
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=10-*"]), 20)
@@ -1778,21 +2110,17 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(cn=ldaptest2computer))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["servicePrincipalName;range=11-40"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (cn=ldaptest2computer)")
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=11-*"]), 19)
-            # print res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=11-*"][18]
-            # print pos_11
-            # self.assertEquals((res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=11-*"][18]), pos_11)
+        # self.assertEquals((res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=11-*"][18]), pos_11)
 
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(cn=ldaptest2computer))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["servicePrincipalName;range=11-15"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (cn=ldaptest2computer)")
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=11-15"]), 5)
-            # self.assertEquals(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=11-15"][4], pos_11)
+        # self.assertEquals(res[0]["servicePrincipalName;range=11-15"][4], pos_11)
 
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(cn=ldaptest2computer))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["servicePrincipalName"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (cn=ldaptest2computer)")
-            # print res[0]["servicePrincipalName"][18]
-            # print pos_11
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["servicePrincipalName"]), 30)
-            # self.assertEquals(res[0]["servicePrincipalName"][18], pos_11)
+        # self.assertEquals(res[0]["servicePrincipalName"][18], pos_11)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         ldb.add({
@@ -1802,7 +2130,7 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
             "givenname": "testy",
             "sn": "ldap user2"})
 
-        print "Testing Ambigious Name Resolution"
+        # Testing Ambigious Name Resolution
         # Testing ldb.search for (&(anr=ldap testy)(objectClass=user))
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(anr=ldap testy)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 3, "Found only %d of 3 for (&(anr=ldap testy)(objectClass=user))" % len(res))
@@ -1884,17 +2212,17 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
 #        res = ldb.search(expression="(&(anr==\"testy ldap\")(objectClass=user))")
 #        self.assertEquals(len(res), 0, "Found (&(anr==\"testy ldap\")(objectClass=user))")
 
-        print "Testing Renames"
+        # Testing Renames
 
         attrs = ["objectGUID", "objectSid"]
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestUSer2)(objectClass=user))"
+        # Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestUSer2)(objectClass=user))
         res_user = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(&(cn=ldaptestUSer2)(objectClass=user))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=attrs)
         self.assertEquals(len(res_user), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestUSer2)(objectClass=user))")
 
         # Check rename works with extended/alternate DN forms
-        ldb.rename("<SID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectSID", res_user[0]["objectSID"][0]) + ">" , "cn=ldaptestUSER3,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
+        ldb.rename("<SID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectSID", res_user[0]["objectSID"][0]) + ">", "cn=ldaptestUSER3,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(objectClass=user))"
+        # Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(objectClass=user))
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(objectClass=user))")
 
@@ -1902,7 +2230,7 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0]["cn"]), "ldaptestUSER3")
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0]["name"]), "ldaptestUSER3")
 
-         #"Testing ldb.search for (&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=*))(objectClass=user))"
+        #"Testing ldb.search for (&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=*))(objectClass=user))"
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=*))(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "(&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=*))(objectClass=user))")
 
@@ -1910,7 +2238,7 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0]["cn"]), "ldaptestUSER3")
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0]["name"]), "ldaptestUSER3")
 
-         #"Testing ldb.search for (&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=546))(objectClass=user))"
+        #"Testing ldb.search for (&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=546))(objectClass=user))"
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=546))(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "(&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=546))(objectClass=user))")
 
@@ -1918,24 +2246,17 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0]["cn"]), "ldaptestUSER3")
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0]["name"]), "ldaptestUSER3")
 
-         #"Testing ldb.search for (&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=547))(objectClass=user))"
+        #"Testing ldb.search for (&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=547))(objectClass=user))"
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=547))(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 0, "(&(&(cn=ldaptestuser3)(userAccountControl=547))(objectClass=user))")
 
-        # This is a Samba special, and does not exist in real AD
-        #    print "Testing ldb.search for (dn=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")"
-        #    res = ldb.search("(dn=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")")
-        #    if (res.error != 0 || len(res) != 1) {
-        #        print "Could not find (dn=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")"
-        #        self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
-        #    }
-        #    self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, ("CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn))
-        #    self.assertEquals(res[0].cn, "ldaptestUSER3")
-        #    self.assertEquals(res[0].name, "ldaptestUSER3")
-
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (distinguishedName=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")"
+        # Testing ldb.search for (dn=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ") - should not work
+        res = ldb.search(expression="(dn=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")")
+        self.assertEquals(len(res), 0, "Could find (dn=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")")
+
+        # Testing ldb.search for (distinguishedName=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")
         res = ldb.search(expression="(distinguishedName=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")")
-        self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (dn=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")")
+        self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (distinguishedName=CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn + ")")
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0].dn), ("CN=ldaptestUSER3,CN=Users," + self.base_dn))
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0]["cn"]), "ldaptestUSER3")
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0]["name"]), "ldaptestUSER3")
@@ -1943,10 +2264,11 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
         # ensure we cannot add it again
         try:
             ldb.add({"dn": "cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=userS," + self.base_dn,
-                      "objectClass": "user",
-                      "cn": "LDAPtestUSER3"})
+                     "objectClass": "user",
+                     "cn": "LDAPtestUSER3"})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e98:
+            (num, _) = e98.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_ENTRY_ALREADY_EXISTS)
 
         # rename back
@@ -1957,24 +2279,27 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
                        "cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e99:
+            (num, _) = e99.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT)
 
         # ensure can now use that name
         ldb.add({"dn": "cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn,
-                      "objectClass": "user",
-                      "cn": "LDAPtestUSER3"})
+                 "objectClass": "user",
+                 "cn": "LDAPtestUSER3"})
 
         # ensure we now cannot rename
         try:
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e100:
+            (num, _) = e100.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_ENTRY_ALREADY_EXISTS)
         try:
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users,%s" % self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestuser3,%s" % ldb.get_config_basedn())
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e101:
+            (num, _) = e101.args
             self.assertTrue(num in (71, 64))
 
         ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestuser3,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestuser5,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
@@ -1985,7 +2310,7 @@ servicePrincipalName: host/ldaptest2computer29
 
         ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestgroup,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestgroup2,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
 
-        print "Testing subtree renames"
+        # Testing subtree renames
 
         ldb.add({"dn": "cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
                  "objectClass": "container"})
@@ -2012,31 +2337,33 @@ member: cn=ldaptestcomputer,cn=computers,""" + self.base_dn + """
 member: cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
 """)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.rename of cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn + " to cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
+        Testing ldb.rename of cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn + " to cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
         ldb.rename("CN=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn, "CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))"
+        # Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))")
 
-        print "Testing subtree ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in (just renamed from) cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn
+        Testing subtree ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in (just renamed from) cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn
         try:
             res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
-                    expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))",
-                    scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE)
+                             expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))",
+                             scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE)
             self.fail(res)
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e102:
+            (num, _) = e102.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT)
 
-        print "Testing one-level ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in (just renamed from) cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn
+        Testing one-level ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in (just renamed from) cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn
         try:
             res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer," + self.base_dn,
-                    expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))", scope=SCOPE_ONELEVEL)
+                             expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))", scope=SCOPE_ONELEVEL)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e103:
+            (num, _) = e103.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in renamed container"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in renamed container"
         res = ldb.search("cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn, expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) under cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn)
 
@@ -2045,55 +2372,58 @@ member: cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
 
         time.sleep(4)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(member=CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn + ")(objectclass=group)) to check subtree renames and linked attributes"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(member=CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn + ")(objectclass=group)) to check subtree renames and linked attributes"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(&(member=CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn + ")(objectclass=group))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(member=CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn + ")(objectclass=group)), perhaps linked attributes are not consistant with subtree renames?")
 
-        print "Testing ldb.rename (into itself) of cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn + " to cn=ldaptestcontainer,cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
+        Testing ldb.rename (into itself) of cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn + " to cn=ldaptestcontainer,cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
         try:
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestcontainer,cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e104:
+            (num, _) = e104.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.rename (into non-existent container) of cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn + " to cn=ldaptestcontainer,cn=ldaptestcontainer3," + self.base_dn
+        Testing ldb.rename (into non-existent container) of cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn + " to cn=ldaptestcontainer,cn=ldaptestcontainer3," + self.base_dn
         try:
             ldb.rename("cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn, "cn=ldaptestcontainer,cn=ldaptestcontainer3," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e105:
+            (num, _) = e105.args
             self.assertTrue(num in (ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM, ERR_OTHER))
 
-        print "Testing delete (should fail, not a leaf node) of renamed cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
+        Testing delete (should fail, not a leaf node) of renamed cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
         try:
             ldb.delete("cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e106:
+            (num, _) = e106.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_NOT_ALLOWED_ON_NON_LEAF)
 
-        print "Testing base ldb.search for CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
+        Testing base ldb.search for CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
         res = ldb.search(expression="(objectclass=*)", base=("CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn), scope=SCOPE_BASE)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
         res = ldb.search(expression="(cn=ldaptestuser40)", base=("CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn), scope=SCOPE_BASE)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 0)
 
-        print "Testing one-level ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
+        Testing one-level ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))", base=("cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn), scope=SCOPE_ONELEVEL)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
 
-        print "Testing one-level ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
+        Testing one-level ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user)) in cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser4)(objectClass=user))", base=("cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn), scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
 
-        print "Testing delete of subtree renamed "+("CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn)
+        Testing delete of subtree renamed "+("CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn)
         ldb.delete(("CN=ldaptestuser4,CN=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn))
-        print "Testing delete of renamed cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
+        Testing delete of renamed cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn
         ldb.delete("cn=ldaptestcontainer2," + self.base_dn)
 
         ldb.add({"dn": "cn=ldaptestutf8user èùéìòà,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "objectClass": "user"})
 
         ldb.add({"dn": "cn=ldaptestutf8user2  èùéìòà,cn=users," + self.base_dn, "objectClass": "user"})
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectClass=user))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectClass=user))"
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectClass=user))")
 
@@ -2109,26 +2439,26 @@ member: cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
         self.assertEquals(res[0]["memberOf"][0].upper(), ("CN=ldaptestgroup2,CN=Users," + self.base_dn).upper())
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["memberOf"]), 1)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=cn=person,%s))" % ldb.get_schema_basedn()
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=cn=person,%s))" % ldb.get_schema_basedn()
         res2 = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=cn=person,%s))" % ldb.get_schema_basedn())
         self.assertEquals(len(res2), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=cn=person,%s))" % ldb.get_schema_basedn())
 
         self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, res2[0].dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon))"
         res3 = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res3), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon)): matched %d" % len(res3))
 
         self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, res3[0].dn)
 
         if gc_ldb is not None:
-            print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon)) in Global Catalog"
+            Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon)) in Global Catalog"
             res3gc = gc_ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon))")
             self.assertEquals(len(res3gc), 1)
 
             self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, res3gc[0].dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon)) in with 'phantom root' control"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon)) in with 'phantom root' control"
 
         if gc_ldb is not None:
             res3control = gc_ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectCategory=PerSon))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"], controls=["search_options:1:2"])
@@ -2138,7 +2468,7 @@ member: cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
 
         ldb.delete(res[0].dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectClass=user))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectClass=user))"
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestuser)(objectClass=user))")
 
@@ -2155,45 +2485,45 @@ member: cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
         self.assertEquals(res[0]["memberOf"][0].upper(), ("CN=ldaptestgroup2,CN=Users," + self.base_dn).upper())
         self.assertEquals(len(res[0]["memberOf"]), 1)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=cn=computer,%s))" % ldb.get_schema_basedn()
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=cn=computer,%s))" % ldb.get_schema_basedn()
         res2 = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=cn=computer,%s))" % ldb.get_schema_basedn())
         self.assertEquals(len(res2), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=cn=computer,%s))" % ldb.get_schema_basedn())
 
         self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, res2[0].dn)
 
         if gc_ldb is not None:
-            print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=cn=computer,%s)) in Global Catalog" % gc_ldb.get_schema_basedn()
+            Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=cn=computer,%s)) in Global Catalog" % gc_ldb.get_schema_basedn()
             res2gc = gc_ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=cn=computer,%s))" % gc_ldb.get_schema_basedn())
             self.assertEquals(len(res2gc), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=cn=computer,%s)) In Global Catalog" % gc_ldb.get_schema_basedn())
 
             self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, res2gc[0].dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER))"
         res3 = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res3), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER))")
 
         self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, res3[0].dn)
 
         if gc_ldb is not None:
-            print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER)) in Global Catalog"
+            Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER)) in Global Catalog"
             res3gc = gc_ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER))")
             self.assertEquals(len(res3gc), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER)) in Global Catalog")
 
             self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, res3gc[0].dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomp*r)(objectCategory=compuTER))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomp*r)(objectCategory=compuTER))"
         res4 = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestcomp*r)(objectCategory=compuTER))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res4), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestcomp*r)(objectCategory=compuTER))")
 
         self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, res4[0].dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomput*)(objectCategory=compuTER))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestcomput*)(objectCategory=compuTER))"
         res5 = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestcomput*)(objectCategory=compuTER))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res5), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestcomput*)(objectCategory=compuTER))")
 
         self.assertEquals(res[0].dn, res5[0].dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=*daptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=*daptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER))"
         res6 = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=*daptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res6), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=*daptestcomputer)(objectCategory=compuTER))")
 
@@ -2201,7 +2531,7 @@ member: cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
 
         ldb.delete("<GUID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectGUID", res[0]["objectGUID"][0]) + ">")
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptest2computer)(objectClass=user))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptest2computer)(objectClass=user))"
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptest2computer)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptest2computer)(objectClass=user))")
 
@@ -2218,7 +2548,7 @@ member: cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
         ldb.delete("<SID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectSID", res[0]["objectSID"][0]) + ">")
 
         attrs = ["cn", "name", "objectClass", "objectGUID", "objectSID", "whenCreated", "nTSecurityDescriptor", "memberOf", "allowedAttributes", "allowedAttributesEffective"]
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestUSer2)(objectClass=user))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestUSer2)(objectClass=user))"
         res_user = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(&(cn=ldaptestUSer2)(objectClass=user))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=attrs)
         self.assertEquals(len(res_user), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestUSer2)(objectClass=user))")
 
@@ -2238,7 +2568,7 @@ member: cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
         ldaptestuser2_guid = res_user[0]["objectGUID"][0]
 
         attrs = ["cn", "name", "objectClass", "objectGUID", "objectSID", "whenCreated", "nTSecurityDescriptor", "member", "allowedAttributes", "allowedAttributesEffective"]
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group))"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=attrs)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group))")
 
@@ -2260,15 +2590,15 @@ member: cn=ldaptestuser2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=attrs, controls=["extended_dn:1:1"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group))")
 
-        print res[0]["member"]
+        print(res[0]["member"])
         memberUP = []
         for m in res[0]["member"]:
             memberUP.append(m.upper())
-        print ("<GUID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectGUID", ldaptestuser2_guid) + ">;<SID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectSid", ldaptestuser2_sid) + ">;CN=ldaptestuser2,CN=Users," + self.base_dn).upper()
+        print(("<GUID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectGUID", ldaptestuser2_guid) + ">;<SID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectSid", ldaptestuser2_sid) + ">;CN=ldaptestuser2,CN=Users," + self.base_dn).upper())
 
         self.assertTrue(("<GUID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectGUID", ldaptestuser2_guid) + ">;<SID=" + ldb.schema_format_value("objectSid", ldaptestuser2_sid) + ">;CN=ldaptestuser2,CN=Users," + self.base_dn).upper() in memberUP)
 
-        print "Quicktest for linked attributes"
+        Quicktest for linked attributes"
         ldb.modify_ldif("""
 dn: cn=ldaptestgroup2,cn=users,""" + self.base_dn + """
 changetype: modify
@@ -2331,14 +2661,14 @@ member: CN=ldaptestutf8user èùéìòà,CN=Users,""" + self.base_dn + """
         time.sleep(4)
 
         attrs = ["cn", "name", "objectClass", "objectGUID", "whenCreated", "nTSecurityDescriptor", "member"]
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group)) to check linked delete"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group)) to check linked delete"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=attrs)
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestgroup2)(objectClass=group)) to check linked delete")
 
         self.assertEquals(str(res[0].dn), ("CN=ldaptestgroup2,CN=Users," + self.base_dn))
         self.assertTrue("member" not in res[0])
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestutf8user ÈÙÉÌÒÀ)(objectClass=user))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestutf8user ÈÙÉÌÒÀ)(objectClass=user))"
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestutf8user ÈÙÉÌÒÀ)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestutf8user ÈÙÉÌÒÀ)(objectClass=user))")
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestutf8user èùéìòà)(objectclass=user))")
@@ -2354,11 +2684,11 @@ member: CN=ldaptestutf8user èùéìòà,CN=Users,""" + self.base_dn + """
         # delete "ldaptestutf8user"
         ldb.delete(res[0].dn)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestutf8user2*)(objectClass=user))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestutf8user2*)(objectClass=user))"
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestutf8user2*)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestutf8user2*)(objectClass=user))")
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestutf8user2  ÈÙÉÌÒÀ)(objectClass=user))"
+        Testing ldb.search for (&(cn=ldaptestutf8user2  ÈÙÉÌÒÀ)(objectClass=user))"
         res = ldb.search(expression="(&(cn=ldaptestutf8user2  ÈÙÉÌÒÀ)(objectClass=user))")
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1, "Could not find (&(cn=ldaptestutf8user2  ÈÙÉÌÒÀ)(objectClass=user))")
 
@@ -2367,37 +2697,37 @@ member: CN=ldaptestutf8user èùéìòà,CN=Users,""" + self.base_dn + """
 
         ldb.delete(("CN=ldaptestgroup2,CN=Users," + self.base_dn))
 
-        print "Testing that we can't get at the configuration DN from the main search base"
+        Testing that we can't get at the configuration DN from the main search base"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectClass=crossRef", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 0)
 
-        print "Testing that we can get at the configuration DN from the main search base on the LDAP port with the 'phantom root' search_options control"
+        Testing that we can get at the configuration DN from the main search base on the LDAP port with the 'phantom root' search_options control"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectClass=crossRef", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"], controls=["search_options:1:2"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
         if gc_ldb is not None:
-            print "Testing that we can get at the configuration DN from the main search base on the GC port with the search_options control == 0"
+            Testing that we can get at the configuration DN from the main search base on the GC port with the search_options control == 0"
 
             res = gc_ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectClass=crossRef", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"], controls=["search_options:1:0"])
             self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-            print "Testing that we do find configuration elements in the global catlog"
+            Testing that we do find configuration elements in the global catlog"
             res = gc_ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectClass=crossRef", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"])
             self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-            print "Testing that we do find configuration elements and user elements at the same time"
+            Testing that we do find configuration elements and user elements at the same time"
             res = gc_ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="(|(objectClass=crossRef)(objectClass=person))", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"])
             self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-            print "Testing that we do find configuration elements in the global catlog, with the configuration basedn"
+            Testing that we do find configuration elements in the global catlog, with the configuration basedn"
             res = gc_ldb.search(self.configuration_dn, expression="objectClass=crossRef", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"])
             self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-        print "Testing that we can get at the configuration DN on the main LDAP port"
+        Testing that we can get at the configuration DN on the main LDAP port"
         res = ldb.search(self.configuration_dn, expression="objectClass=crossRef", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-        print "Testing objectCategory canonacolisation"
+        Testing objectCategory canonacolisation"
         res = ldb.search(self.configuration_dn, expression="objectCategory=ntDsDSA", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0, "Didn't find any records with objectCategory=ntDsDSA")
         self.assertTrue(len(res) != 0)
@@ -2406,7 +2736,7 @@ member: CN=ldaptestutf8user èùéìòà,CN=Users,""" + self.base_dn + """
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0, "Didn't find any records with objectCategory=CN=ntDs-DSA," + self.schema_dn)
         self.assertTrue(len(res) != 0)
 
-        print "Testing objectClass attribute order on "+ self.base_dn
+        Testing objectClass attribute order on "+ self.base_dn
         res = ldb.search(expression="objectClass=domain", base=self.base_dn,
                          scope=SCOPE_BASE, attrs=["objectClass"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
@@ -2415,31 +2745,31 @@ member: CN=ldaptestutf8user èùéìòà,CN=Users,""" + self.base_dn + """
 
     #  check enumeration
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=person"
+        Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=person"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectCategory=person", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=person with domain scope control"
+        Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=person with domain scope control"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectCategory=person", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"], controls=["domain_scope:1"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=user"
+        Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=user"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectCategory=user", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=user with domain scope control"
+        Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=user with domain scope control"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectCategory=user", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"], controls=["domain_scope:1"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=group"
+        Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=group"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectCategory=group", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-        print "Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=group with domain scope control"
+        Testing ldb.search for objectCategory=group with domain scope control"
         res = ldb.search(self.base_dn, expression="objectCategory=group", scope=SCOPE_SUBTREE, attrs=["cn"], controls=["domain_scope:1"])
         self.assertTrue(len(res) > 0)
 
-        print "Testing creating a user with the posixAccount objectClass"
+        Testing creating a user with the posixAccount objectClass"
         self.ldb.add_ldif("""dn: cn=posixuser,CN=Users,%s
 objectClass: top
 objectClass: person
@@ -2454,19 +2784,19 @@ gidNumber: 10126
 homeDirectory: /home/posixuser
 loginShell: /bin/bash
 gecos: Posix User;;;
-description: A POSIX user"""% (self.base_dn))
+description: A POSIX user""" % (self.base_dn))
 
-        print "Testing removing the posixAccount objectClass from an existing user"
+        Testing removing the posixAccount objectClass from an existing user"
         self.ldb.modify_ldif("""dn: cn=posixuser,CN=Users,%s
 changetype: modify
 delete: objectClass
-objectClass: posixAccount"""% (self.base_dn))
+objectClass: posixAccount""" % (self.base_dn))
 
-        print "Testing adding the posixAccount objectClass to an existing user"
+        Testing adding the posixAccount objectClass to an existing user"
         self.ldb.modify_ldif("""dn: cn=posixuser,CN=Users,%s
 changetype: modify
 add: objectClass
-objectClass: posixAccount"""% (self.base_dn))
+objectClass: posixAccount""" % (self.base_dn))
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=posixuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
         delete_force(self.ldb, "cn=ldaptestuser,cn=users," + self.base_dn)
@@ -2494,12 +2824,13 @@ objectClass: posixAccount"""% (self.base_dn))
         #
         delete_force(self.ldb, user_dn)
         try:
-            self.ldb.add({ "dn": user_dn,
+            self.ldb.add({"dn": user_dn,
                            "objectClass": "user",
                            "sAMAccountName": user_name,
-                           "nTSecurityDescriptor": [] })
+                           "nTSecurityDescriptor": []})
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e107:
+            (num, _) = e107.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
         finally:
             delete_force(self.ldb, user_dn)
@@ -2515,8 +2846,8 @@ sAMAccountName: """ + user_name + """
 nTSecurityDescriptor: """ + sddl)
             res = self.ldb.search(base=user_dn, attrs=["nTSecurityDescriptor"])
             desc = res[0]["nTSecurityDescriptor"][0]
-            desc = ndr_unpack( security.descriptor, desc )
-            desc_sddl = desc.as_sddl( self.domain_sid )
+            desc = ndr_unpack(security.descriptor, desc)
+            desc_sddl = desc.as_sddl(self.domain_sid)
             self.assertEqual(desc_sddl, sddl)
         finally:
             delete_force(self.ldb, user_dn)
@@ -2527,7 +2858,7 @@ nTSecurityDescriptor: """ + sddl)
             sddl = "O:DUG:DUD:PAI(A;;RPWP;;;AU)S:PAI"
             desc = security.descriptor.from_sddl(sddl, self.domain_sid)
             desc_binary = ndr_pack(desc)
-            desc_base64 = base64.b64encode(desc_binary)
+            desc_base64 = base64.b64encode(desc_binary).decode('utf8')
             self.ldb.add_ldif("""
 dn: """ + user_dn + """
 objectclass: user
@@ -2549,9 +2880,9 @@ nTSecurityDescriptor:: """ + desc_base64)
         user_dn = "CN=%s,CN=Users,%s" % (user_name, self.base_dn)
         delete_force(self.ldb, user_dn)
         try:
-            sddl = "O:DUG:DUD:PAI(A;;RPWP;;;AU)S:PAI"
+            sddl = "O:DUG:DUD:AI(A;;RPWP;;;AU)S:PAI"
             desc = security.descriptor.from_sddl(sddl, security.dom_sid('S-1-5-21'))
-            desc_base64 = base64.b64encode( ndr_pack(desc) )
+            desc_base64 = base64.b64encode(ndr_pack(desc)).decode('utf8')
             self.ldb.add_ldif("""
 dn: """ + user_dn + """
 objectclass: user
@@ -2559,6 +2890,10 @@ sAMAccountName: """ + user_name + """
 nTSecurityDescriptor:: """ + desc_base64)
             res = self.ldb.search(base=user_dn, attrs=["nTSecurityDescriptor"])
             self.assertTrue("nTSecurityDescriptor" in res[0])
+            desc = res[0]["nTSecurityDescriptor"][0]
+            desc = ndr_unpack(security.descriptor, desc)
+            desc_sddl = desc.as_sddl(self.domain_sid)
+            self.assertTrue("O:S-1-5-21-513G:S-1-5-21-513D:AI(A;;RPWP;;;AU)" in desc_sddl)
         finally:
             delete_force(self.ldb, user_dn)
 
@@ -2570,9 +2905,9 @@ nTSecurityDescriptor:: """ + desc_base64)
         # Test an empty security descriptor (naturally this shouldn't work)
         #
         delete_force(self.ldb, user_dn)
-        self.ldb.add({ "dn": user_dn,
+        self.ldb.add({"dn": user_dn,
                        "objectClass": "user",
-                       "sAMAccountName": user_name })
+                       "sAMAccountName": user_name})
 
         m = Message()
         m.dn = Dn(ldb, user_dn)
@@ -2581,7 +2916,8 @@ nTSecurityDescriptor:: """ + desc_base64)
         try:
             self.ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e108:
+            (num, _) = e108.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
 
         m = Message()
@@ -2591,7 +2927,8 @@ nTSecurityDescriptor:: """ + desc_base64)
         try:
             self.ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e109:
+            (num, _) = e109.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         m = Message()
@@ -2601,7 +2938,8 @@ nTSecurityDescriptor:: """ + desc_base64)
         try:
             self.ldb.modify(m)
             self.fail()
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
+        except LdbError as e110:
+            (num, _) = e110.args
             self.assertEquals(num, ERR_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM)
 
         delete_force(self.ldb, user_dn)
@@ -2675,7 +3013,7 @@ sAMAccountName: """ + user_name)
             desc_sddl = desc.as_sddl(self.domain_sid)
             sddl = desc_sddl[:desc_sddl.find("(")] + "(A;;RPWP;;;AU)" + desc_sddl[desc_sddl.find("("):]
             desc = security.descriptor.from_sddl(sddl, self.domain_sid)
-            desc_base64 = base64.b64encode(ndr_pack(desc))
+            desc_base64 = base64.b64encode(ndr_pack(desc)).decode('utf8')
             mod = """
 dn: """ + user_dn + """
 changetype: modify
@@ -2703,7 +3041,7 @@ sAMAccountName: """ + user_name)
             # Modify descriptor
             sddl = "O:DUG:DUD:PAI(A;;RPWP;;;AU)S:PAI"
             desc = security.descriptor.from_sddl(sddl, self.domain_sid)
-            desc_base64 = base64.b64encode(ndr_pack(desc))
+            desc_base64 = base64.b64encode(ndr_pack(desc)).decode('utf8')
             mod = """
 dn: """ + user_dn + """
 changetype: modify
@@ -2721,25 +3059,38 @@ nTSecurityDescriptor:: """ + desc_base64
 
     def test_dsheuristics(self):
         """Tests the 'dSHeuristics' attribute"""
-        print "Tests the 'dSHeuristics' attribute"""
+        # Tests the 'dSHeuristics' attribute"
 
         # Get the current value to restore it later
         dsheuristics = self.ldb.get_dsheuristics()
-        # Should not be longer than 18 chars?
-        try:
-            self.ldb.set_dsheuristics("123ABC-+!1asdfg@#^12")
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
-            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
-        # If it is >= 10 chars, tenthChar should be 1
-        try:
-            self.ldb.set_dsheuristics("00020000000002")
-        except LdbError, (num, _):
-            self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
-        # apart from the above, all char values are accepted
-        self.ldb.set_dsheuristics("123ABC-+!1asdfg@#^")
-        self.assertEquals(self.ldb.get_dsheuristics(), "123ABC-+!1asdfg@#^")
-        # restore old value
-        self.ldb.set_dsheuristics(dsheuristics)
+        # Perform the length checks: for each decade (except the 0th) we need
+        # the first index to be the number. This goes till the 9th one, beyond
+        # there does not seem to be another limitation.
+        try:
+            dshstr = ""
+            for i in range(1, 11):
+                # This is in the range
+                self.ldb.set_dsheuristics(dshstr + "x")
+                self.ldb.set_dsheuristics(dshstr + "xxxxx")
+                dshstr = dshstr + "xxxxxxxxx"
+                if i < 10:
+                    # Not anymore in the range, new decade specifier needed
+                    try:
+                        self.ldb.set_dsheuristics(dshstr + "x")
+                        self.fail()
+                    except LdbError as e:
+                        (num, _) = e.args
+                        self.assertEquals(num, ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION)
+                    dshstr = dshstr + str(i)
+                else:
+                    # There does not seem to be an upper limit
+                    self.ldb.set_dsheuristics(dshstr + "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx")
+            # apart from the above, all char values are accepted
+            self.ldb.set_dsheuristics("123ABC-+!1asdfg@#^")
+            self.assertEquals(self.ldb.get_dsheuristics(), "123ABC-+!1asdfg@#^")
+        finally:
+            # restore old value
+            self.ldb.set_dsheuristics(dsheuristics)
 
     def test_ldapControlReturn(self):
         """Testing that if we request a control that return a control it
@@ -2752,7 +3103,7 @@ nTSecurityDescriptor:: """ + desc_base64
 
     def test_operational(self):
         """Tests operational attributes"""
-        print "Tests operational attributes"""
+        # Tests operational attributes"
 
         res = self.ldb.search(self.base_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE,
                               attrs=["createTimeStamp", "modifyTimeStamp",
@@ -2765,7 +3116,47 @@ nTSecurityDescriptor:: """ + desc_base64
         self.assertTrue("whenCreated" in res[0])
         self.assertTrue("whenChanged" in res[0])
 
-class BaseDnTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_timevalues1(self):
+        """Tests possible syntax of time attributes"""
+
+        user_name = "testtimevaluesuser1"
+        user_dn = "CN=%s,CN=Users,%s" % (user_name, self.base_dn)
+
+        delete_force(self.ldb, user_dn)
+        self.ldb.add({"dn": user_dn,
+                       "objectClass": "user",
+                       "sAMAccountName": user_name})
+
+        #
+        # We check the following values:
+        #
+        #   370101000000Z     => 20370101000000.0Z
+        # 20370102000000.*Z   => 20370102000000.0Z
+        #
+        ext = ["Z", ".0Z", ".Z", ".000Z", ".RandomIgnoredCharacters...987654321Z"]
+        for i in range(0, len(ext)):
+            v_raw = "203701%02d000000" % (i + 1)
+            if ext[i] == "Z":
+                v_set = v_raw[2:] + ext[i]
+            else:
+                v_set = v_raw + ext[i]
+            v_get = v_raw + ".0Z"
+
+            m = Message()
+            m.dn = Dn(ldb, user_dn)
+            m["msTSExpireDate"] = MessageElement([v_set],
+                                                 FLAG_MOD_REPLACE,
+                                                 "msTSExpireDate")
+            self.ldb.modify(m)
+
+            res = self.ldb.search(base=user_dn, scope=SCOPE_BASE, attrs=["msTSExpireDate"])
+            self.assertTrue(len(res) == 1)
+            self.assertTrue("msTSExpireDate" in res[0])
+            self.assertTrue(len(res[0]["msTSExpireDate"]) == 1)
+            self.assertEquals(res[0]["msTSExpireDate"][0], v_get)
+
+
+class BaseDnTests(samba.tests.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(BaseDnTests, self).setUp()
@@ -2790,13 +3181,13 @@ class BaseDnTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_netlogon_highestcommitted_usn(self):
         """Testing for netlogon and highestCommittedUSN via LDAP"""
         res = self.ldb.search("", scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                attrs=["netlogon", "highestCommittedUSN"])
+                              attrs=["netlogon", "highestCommittedUSN"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 0)
 
     def test_namingContexts(self):
         """Testing for namingContexts in rootDSE"""
         res = self.ldb.search("", scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                attrs=["namingContexts", "defaultNamingContext", "schemaNamingContext", "configurationNamingContext"])
+                              attrs=["namingContexts", "defaultNamingContext", "schemaNamingContext", "configurationNamingContext"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
 
         ncs = set([])
@@ -2834,7 +3225,7 @@ class BaseDnTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(int(res[0]["domainControllerFunctionality"][0]) >= int(res[0]["domainFunctionality"][0]))
 
         res2 = self.ldb.search("", scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                              attrs=["dsServiceName", "serverName"])
+                               attrs=["dsServiceName", "serverName"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res2), 1)
         self.assertEquals(len(res2[0]["dsServiceName"]), 1)
 
@@ -2868,12 +3259,16 @@ class BaseDnTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_ldapServiceName(self):
         """Testing the ldap service name in rootDSE"""
         res = self.ldb.search("", scope=SCOPE_BASE,
-                              attrs=["ldapServiceName", "dNSHostName"])
+                              attrs=["ldapServiceName", "dnsHostName"])
         self.assertEquals(len(res), 1)
+        self.assertTrue("ldapServiceName" in res[0])
+        self.assertTrue("dnsHostName" in res[0])
+
+        (hostname, _, dns_domainname) = res[0]["dnsHostName"][0].partition(".")
 
-        (hostname, _, dns_domainname) = res[0]["dNSHostName"][0].partition(".")
-        self.assertTrue(":%s$@%s" % (hostname, dns_domainname.upper())
-                        in res[0]["ldapServiceName"][0])
+        given = res[0]["ldapServiceName"][0]
+        expected = "%s:%s$@%s" % (dns_domainname.lower(), hostname.lower(), dns_domainname.upper())
+        self.assertEquals(given, expected)
 
 if not "://" in host:
     if os.path.isfile(host):
@@ -2888,10 +3283,4 @@ if not "tdb://" in host:
 else:
     gc_ldb = None
 
-runner = SubunitTestRunner()
-rc = 0
-if not runner.run(unittest.makeSuite(BaseDnTests)).wasSuccessful():
-    rc = 1
-if not runner.run(unittest.makeSuite(BasicTests)).wasSuccessful():
-    rc = 1
-sys.exit(rc)
+TestProgram(module=__name__, opts=subunitopts)