* index entry */
list.dn = NULL;
list.count = 0;
- v.data = key.dptr;
- v.length = strnlen((char *)key.dptr, key.dsize);
+
+ /* the offset of 3 is to remove the DN= prefix. */
+ v.data = key.dptr + 3;
+ v.length = strnlen((char *)key.dptr, key.dsize) - 3;
dn = ldb_dn_from_ldb_val(ltdb, ldb_module_get_ctx(module), &v);
ret = ltdb_dn_list_store(module, dn, &list);