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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* $OpenLDAP$ */
 /* This work is part of OpenLDAP Software <http://www.openldap.org/>.
  *
- * Copyright 1998-2005 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
+ * Copyright 1998-2007 The OpenLDAP Foundation.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 #include "lber_pvt.h"
 #include "lutil.h"
 
-#ifdef LDAP_SLAPI
-#include "slapi/slapi.h"
-#endif /* LDAPI_SLAPI */
-
 #define ACL_BUF_SIZE   1024    /* use most appropriate size */
 
-/*
- * speed up compares
- */
-static struct berval 
-       aci_bv_entry            = BER_BVC("entry"),
-       aci_bv_children         = BER_BVC("children"),
-       aci_bv_onelevel         = BER_BVC("onelevel"),
-       aci_bv_subtree          = BER_BVC("subtree"),
-       aci_bv_br_entry         = BER_BVC("[entry]"),
-       aci_bv_br_all           = BER_BVC("[all]"),
-       aci_bv_access_id        = BER_BVC("access-id"),
-#if 0
-       aci_bv_anonymous        = BER_BVC("anonymous"),
-#endif
-       aci_bv_public           = BER_BVC("public"),
-       aci_bv_users            = BER_BVC("users"),
-       aci_bv_self             = BER_BVC("self"),
-       aci_bv_dnattr           = BER_BVC("dnattr"),
-       aci_bv_group            = BER_BVC("group"),
-       aci_bv_role             = BER_BVC("role"),
-       aci_bv_set              = BER_BVC("set"),
-       aci_bv_set_ref          = BER_BVC("set-ref"),
-       aci_bv_grant            = BER_BVC("grant"),
-       aci_bv_deny             = BER_BVC("deny"),
-
-       aci_bv_ip_eq            = BER_BVC("IP="),
+static const struct berval     acl_bv_ip_eq = BER_BVC( "IP=" );
 #ifdef LDAP_PF_LOCAL
-       aci_bv_path_eq          = BER_BVC("PATH="),
-#if 0
-       aci_bv_dirsep           = BER_BVC(LDAP_DIRSEP),
-#endif
+static const struct berval     acl_bv_path_eq = BER_BVC("PATH=");
 #endif /* LDAP_PF_LOCAL */
-       
-       aci_bv_group_class      = BER_BVC(SLAPD_GROUP_CLASS),
-       aci_bv_group_attr       = BER_BVC(SLAPD_GROUP_ATTR),
-       aci_bv_role_class       = BER_BVC(SLAPD_ROLE_CLASS),
-       aci_bv_role_attr        = BER_BVC(SLAPD_ROLE_ATTR),
-       aci_bv_set_attr         = BER_BVC(SLAPD_ACI_SET_ATTR);
-
-typedef enum slap_aci_scope_t {
-       SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_ENTRY            = 0x1,
-       SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_CHILDREN         = 0x2,
-       SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_SUBTREE          = ( SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_ENTRY | SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_CHILDREN )
-} slap_aci_scope_t;
-
-static AccessControl * acl_get(
+
+static AccessControl * slap_acl_get(
        AccessControl *ac, int *count,
        Operation *op, Entry *e,
        AttributeDescription *desc,
@@ -96,7 +52,7 @@ static AccessControl * acl_get(
        int nmatch, regmatch_t *matches,
        AccessControlState *state );
 
-static slap_control_t acl_mask(
+static slap_control_t slap_acl_mask(
        AccessControl *ac, slap_mask_t *mask,
        Operation *op, Entry *e,
        AttributeDescription *desc,
@@ -106,35 +62,18 @@ static slap_control_t acl_mask(
        int count,
        AccessControlState *state );
 
-#ifdef SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED
-static int aci_mask(
-       Operation *op, Entry *e,
-       AttributeDescription *desc,
-       struct berval *val,
-       struct berval *aci,
-       int nmatch,
-       regmatch_t *matches,
-       slap_access_t *grant,
-       slap_access_t *deny,
-       slap_aci_scope_t scope);
-#endif /* SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED */
-
 static int     regex_matches(
        struct berval *pat, char *str, char *buf,
        int nmatch, regmatch_t *matches);
-static int     string_expand(
-       struct berval *newbuf, struct berval *pattern,
-       char *match, int nmatch, regmatch_t *matches);
 
-typedef        struct AciSetCookie {
-       Operation *op;
-       Entry *e;
-} AciSetCookie;
+typedef        struct AclSetCookie {
+       SetCookie       asc_cookie;
+#define        asc_op          asc_cookie.set_op
+       Entry           *asc_e;
+} AclSetCookie;
 
-SLAP_SET_GATHER aci_set_gather;
-SLAP_SET_GATHER aci_set_gather2;
-static int aci_match_set ( struct berval *subj, Operation *op,
-    Entry *e, int setref );
+SLAP_SET_GATHER acl_set_gather;
+SLAP_SET_GATHER acl_set_gather2;
 
 /*
  * access_allowed - check whether op->o_ndn is allowed the requested access
@@ -142,7 +81,7 @@ static int aci_match_set ( struct berval *subj, Operation *op,
  * the whole attribute is assumed (all values).
  *
  * This routine loops through all access controls and calls
- * acl_mask() on each applicable access control.
+ * slap_acl_mask() on each applicable access control.
  * The loop exits when a definitive answer is reached or
  * or no more controls remain.
  *
@@ -166,9 +105,10 @@ slap_access_always_allowed(
        AccessControlState      *state,
        slap_mask_t             *maskp )
 {
-       assert( maskp );
+       assert( maskp != NULL );
 
-       ACL_PRIV_SET( *maskp, ACL_ACCESS2PRIV( access ) );
+       /* assign all */
+       ACL_LVL_ASSIGN_MANAGE( *maskp );
 
        return 1;
 }
@@ -207,15 +147,7 @@ slap_access_allowed(
 
        assert( attr != NULL );
 
-#ifdef LDAP_SLAPI
-       if ( op->o_pb != NULL ) {
-               ret = slapi_int_access_allowed( op, e, desc, val, access, state );
-               if ( ret == 0 ) {
-                       /* ACL plugin denied access */
-                       goto done;
-               }
-       }
-#endif /* LDAP_SLAPI */
+       ACL_INIT( mask );
 
        /* grant database root access */
        if ( be_isroot( op ) ) {
@@ -228,8 +160,13 @@ slap_access_allowed(
         * no-user-modification operational attributes are ignored
         * by ACL_WRITE checking as any found here are not provided
         * by the user
+        *
+        * NOTE: but they are not ignored for ACL_MANAGE, because
+        * if we get here it means a non-root user is trying to 
+        * manage data, so we need to check its privileges.
         */
-       if ( access_level >= ACL_WRITE && is_at_no_user_mod( desc->ad_type )
+       if ( access_level == ACL_WRITE
+               && is_at_no_user_mod( desc->ad_type )
                && desc != slap_schema.si_ad_entry
                && desc != slap_schema.si_ad_children )
        {
@@ -281,7 +218,7 @@ slap_access_allowed(
                memset( matches, '\0', sizeof( matches ) );
        }
 
-       while ( ( a = acl_get( a, &count, op, e, desc, val,
+       while ( ( a = slap_acl_get( a, &count, op, e, desc, val,
                MAXREMATCHES, matches, state ) ) != NULL )
        {
                int i;
@@ -315,7 +252,7 @@ slap_access_allowed(
                }
 
 vd_access:
-               control = acl_mask( a, &mask, op,
+               control = slap_acl_mask( a, &mask, op,
                        e, desc, val, MAXREMATCHES, matches, count, state );
 
                if ( control != ACL_BREAK ) {
@@ -350,6 +287,40 @@ done:
        return ret;
 }
 
+int
+fe_access_allowed(
+       Operation               *op,
+       Entry                   *e,
+       AttributeDescription    *desc,
+       struct berval           *val,
+       slap_access_t           access,
+       AccessControlState      *state,
+       slap_mask_t             *maskp )
+{
+       BackendDB               *be_orig;
+       int                     rc;
+
+       /*
+        * NOTE: control gets here if FIXME
+        * if an appropriate backend cannot be selected for the operation,
+        * we assume that the frontend should handle this
+        * FIXME: should select_backend() take care of this,
+        * and return frontendDB instead of NULL?  maybe for some value
+        * of the flags?
+        */
+       be_orig = op->o_bd;
+
+       if ( op->o_bd == NULL ) {
+               op->o_bd = select_backend( &op->o_req_ndn, 0, 0 );
+               if ( op->o_bd == NULL )
+                       op->o_bd = frontendDB;
+       }
+       rc = slap_access_allowed( op, e, desc, val, access, state, maskp );
+       op->o_bd = be_orig;
+
+       return rc;
+}
+
 int
 access_allowed_mask(
        Operation               *op,
@@ -368,12 +339,10 @@ access_allowed_mask(
        char                            accessmaskbuf[ACCESSMASK_MAXLEN];
 #endif
        slap_mask_t                     mask;
-       slap_control_t                  control;
        slap_access_t                   access_level;
        const char                      *attr;
        int                             st_same_attr = 0;
        static AccessControlState       state_init = ACL_STATE_INIT;
-       BI_access_allowed               *bi_access_allowed = NULL;
 
        assert( e != NULL );
        assert( desc != NULL );
@@ -389,10 +358,17 @@ access_allowed_mask(
 
        assert( attr != NULL );
 
-       if ( op && op->o_is_auth_check &&
-               ( access_level == ACL_SEARCH || access_level == ACL_READ ) )
-       {
-               access = ACL_AUTH;
+       if ( op ) {
+               if ( op->o_is_auth_check &&
+                       ( access_level == ACL_SEARCH || access_level == ACL_READ ) )
+               {
+                       access = ACL_AUTH;
+
+               } else if ( get_manageDIT( op ) && access_level == ACL_WRITE &&
+                       desc == slap_schema.si_ad_entry )
+               {
+                       access = ACL_MANAGE;
+               }
        }
 
        if ( state ) {
@@ -444,11 +420,14 @@ access_allowed_mask(
        /* this is enforced in backend_add() */
        if ( op->o_bd->bd_info->bi_access_allowed ) {
                /* delegate to backend */
-               ret = op->o_bd->bd_info->bi_access_allowed( op, e, desc, val, access, state, &mask );
+               ret = op->o_bd->bd_info->bi_access_allowed( op, e,
+                               desc, val, access, state, &mask );
 
        } else {
-               /* use default */
-               ret = slap_access_allowed( op, e, desc, val, access, state, &mask );
+               /* use default (but pass through frontend
+                * for global ACL overlays) */
+               ret = frontendDB->bd_info->bi_access_allowed( op, e,
+                               desc, val, access, state, &mask );
        }
 
        if ( !ret ) {
@@ -458,14 +437,12 @@ access_allowed_mask(
                                e->e_dn, attr, 0 );
                        ACL_INIT( mask );
 
-               } else if ( control == ACL_BREAK ) {
+               } else {
                        Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL,
                                "=> access_allowed: no more rules\n", 0, 0, 0 );
 
                        goto done;
                }
-
-               ret = ACL_GRANT( mask, access );
        }
 
        Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL,
@@ -528,10 +505,17 @@ access_allowed_mask(
 
        assert( attr != NULL );
 
-       if ( op && op->o_is_auth_check &&
-               ( access_level == ACL_SEARCH || access_level == ACL_READ ) )
-       {
-               access = ACL_AUTH;
+       if ( op ) {
+               if ( op->o_is_auth_check &&
+                       ( access_level == ACL_SEARCH || access_level == ACL_READ ) )
+               {
+                       access = ACL_AUTH;
+
+               } else if ( get_manageDIT( op ) && access_level == ACL_WRITE &&
+                       desc == slap_schema.si_ad_entry )
+               {
+                       access = ACL_MANAGE;
+               }
        }
 
        if ( state ) {
@@ -581,16 +565,6 @@ access_allowed_mask(
        }
        assert( be != NULL );
 
-#ifdef LDAP_SLAPI
-       if ( op->o_pb != NULL ) {
-               ret = slapi_int_access_allowed( op, e, desc, val, access, state );
-               if ( ret == 0 ) {
-                       /* ACL plugin denied access */
-                       goto done;
-               }
-       }
-#endif /* LDAP_SLAPI */
-
        /* grant database root access */
        if ( be_isroot( op ) ) {
                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "<= root access granted\n", 0, 0, 0 );
@@ -605,8 +579,12 @@ access_allowed_mask(
         * no-user-modification operational attributes are ignored
         * by ACL_WRITE checking as any found here are not provided
         * by the user
+        *
+        * NOTE: but they are not ignored for ACL_MANAGE, because
+        * if we get here it means a non-root user is trying to 
+        * manage data, so we need to check its privileges.
         */
-       if ( access_level >= ACL_WRITE && is_at_no_user_mod( desc->ad_type )
+       if ( access_level == ACL_WRITE && is_at_no_user_mod( desc->ad_type )
                && desc != slap_schema.si_ad_entry
                && desc != slap_schema.si_ad_children )
        {
@@ -683,7 +661,7 @@ access_allowed_mask(
                memset( matches, '\0', sizeof(matches) );
        }
 
-       while ( ( a = acl_get( a, &count, op, e, desc, val,
+       while ( ( a = slap_acl_get( a, &count, op, e, desc, val,
                MAXREMATCHES, matches, state ) ) != NULL )
        {
                int i;
@@ -717,7 +695,7 @@ access_allowed_mask(
                }
 
 vd_access:
-               control = acl_mask( a, &mask, op,
+               control = slap_acl_mask( a, &mask, op,
                        e, desc, val, MAXREMATCHES, matches, count, state );
 
                if ( control != ACL_BREAK ) {
@@ -765,13 +743,13 @@ done:
 #endif /* SLAP_OVERLAY_ACCESS */
 
 /*
- * acl_get - return the acl applicable to entry e, attribute
+ * slap_acl_get - return the acl applicable to entry e, attribute
  * attr.  the acl returned is suitable for use in subsequent calls to
  * acl_access_allowed().
  */
 
 static AccessControl *
-acl_get(
+slap_acl_get(
        AccessControl *a,
        int                     *count,
        Operation       *op,
@@ -834,7 +812,8 @@ acl_get(
                                                continue;
 
                                } else if ( a->acl_dn_style == ACL_STYLE_ONE ) {
-                                       int     rdnlen = -1, sep = 0;
+                                       ber_len_t       rdnlen = 0;
+                                       int             sep = 0;
 
                                        if ( dnlen <= patlen )
                                                continue;
@@ -881,7 +860,7 @@ acl_get(
 
                        if( state && !( state->as_recorded & ACL_STATE_RECORDED_VD )) {
                                state->as_recorded |= ACL_STATE_RECORDED_VD;
-                               state->as_vd_acl = prev;
+                               state->as_vd_acl = a;
                                state->as_vd_acl_count = *count;
                                state->as_vd_access = a->acl_access;
                                state->as_vd_access_count = 1;
@@ -906,7 +885,7 @@ acl_get(
        
                                if ( a->acl_attrs[0].an_desc->ad_type->sat_syntax != slap_schema.si_syn_distinguishedName ) {
                                        if (value_match( &match, desc,
-                                               desc->ad_type->sat_equality, 0,
+                                               a->acl_attrval_mr, 0,
                                                val, &a->acl_attrval, &text ) != LDAP_SUCCESS ||
                                                        match )
                                                continue;
@@ -925,7 +904,7 @@ acl_get(
                                                        continue;
        
                                        } else if ( a->acl_attrval_style == ACL_STYLE_ONE ) {
-                                               int rdnlen = -1;
+                                               ber_len_t       rdnlen = 0;
        
                                                if ( !DN_SEPARATOR( val->bv_val[vdnlen - patlen - 1] ) )
                                                        continue;
@@ -946,7 +925,7 @@ acl_get(
                                                        continue;
                                        }
        
-                                       if ( strcmp( a->acl_attrval.bv_val, val->bv_val + vdnlen - patlen ))
+                                       if ( strcmp( a->acl_attrval.bv_val, val->bv_val + vdnlen - patlen ) )
                                                continue;
                                }
                        }
@@ -968,14 +947,31 @@ acl_get(
        return( NULL );
 }
 
+/*
+ * Record value-dependent access control state
+*/
+ #define ACL_RECORD_VALUE_STATE do { \
+                       if( state && !( state->as_recorded & ACL_STATE_RECORDED_VD )) { \
+                               state->as_recorded |= ACL_STATE_RECORDED_VD; \
+                               state->as_vd_acl = a; \
+                               AC_MEMCPY( state->as_vd_acl_matches, matches, \
+                                       sizeof( state->as_vd_acl_matches )) ; \
+                               state->as_vd_acl_count = count; \
+                               state->as_vd_access = b; \
+                               state->as_vd_access_count = i; \
+                       }\
+       } while( 0 )
+
 static int
 acl_mask_dn(
        Operation               *op,
        Entry                   *e,
+       AttributeDescription    *desc,
+       struct berval           *val,
        AccessControl           *a,
        int                     nmatch,
        regmatch_t              *matches,
-       slap_dn_access          *b,
+       slap_dn_access          *bdn,
        struct berval           *opndn )
 {
        /*
@@ -987,19 +983,20 @@ acl_mask_dn(
         * NOTE: styles "anonymous", "users" and "self" 
         * have been moved to enum slap_style_t, whose 
         * value is set in a_dn_style; however, the string
-        * is maintaned in a_dn_pat.
+        * is maintained in a_dn_pat.
         */
-       if ( b->a_style == ACL_STYLE_ANONYMOUS ) {
+
+       if ( bdn->a_style == ACL_STYLE_ANONYMOUS ) {
                if ( !BER_BVISEMPTY( opndn ) ) {
                        return 1;
                }
 
-       } else if ( b->a_style == ACL_STYLE_USERS ) {
+       } else if ( bdn->a_style == ACL_STYLE_USERS ) {
                if ( BER_BVISEMPTY( opndn ) ) {
                        return 1;
                }
 
-       } else if ( b->a_style == ACL_STYLE_SELF ) {
+       } else if ( bdn->a_style == ACL_STYLE_SELF ) {
                struct berval   ndn, selfndn;
                int             level;
 
@@ -1007,7 +1004,7 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                        return 1;
                }
 
-               level = b->a_self_level;
+               level = bdn->a_self_level;
                if ( level < 0 ) {
                        selfndn = *opndn;
                        ndn = e->e_nname;
@@ -1030,8 +1027,8 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                        return 1;
                }
 
-       } else if ( b->a_style == ACL_STYLE_REGEX ) {
-               if ( !ber_bvccmp( &b->a_pat, '*' ) ) {
+       } else if ( bdn->a_style == ACL_STYLE_REGEX ) {
+               if ( !ber_bvccmp( &bdn->a_pat, '*' ) ) {
                        int             tmp_nmatch;
                        regmatch_t      tmp_matches[2],
                                        *tmp_matchesp = tmp_matches;
@@ -1073,7 +1070,7 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                                return 1;
                        }
 
-                       if ( !regex_matches( &b->a_pat, opndn->bv_val,
+                       if ( !regex_matches( &bdn->a_pat, opndn->bv_val,
                                e->e_ndn, tmp_nmatch, tmp_matchesp ) )
                        {
                                return 1;
@@ -1088,7 +1085,7 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                if ( e->e_dn == NULL )
                        return 1;
 
-               if ( b->a_expand ) {
+               if ( bdn->a_expand ) {
                        struct berval   bv;
                        char            buf[ACL_BUF_SIZE];
                        
@@ -1136,7 +1133,7 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                                return 1;
                        }
 
-                       if ( string_expand( &bv, &b->a_pat, 
+                       if ( acl_string_expand( &bv, &bdn->a_pat, 
                                        e->e_nname.bv_val,
                                        tmp_nmatch, tmp_matchesp ) )
                        {
@@ -1152,7 +1149,7 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                        }
 
                } else {
-                       pat = b->a_pat;
+                       pat = bdn->a_pat;
                }
 
                patlen = pat.bv_len;
@@ -1162,14 +1159,14 @@ acl_mask_dn(
 
                }
 
-               if ( b->a_style == ACL_STYLE_BASE ) {
+               if ( bdn->a_style == ACL_STYLE_BASE ) {
                        /* base dn -- entire object DN must match */
                        if ( odnlen != patlen ) {
                                goto dn_match_cleanup;
                        }
 
-               } else if ( b->a_style == ACL_STYLE_ONE ) {
-                       int rdnlen = -1;
+               } else if ( bdn->a_style == ACL_STYLE_ONE ) {
+                       ber_len_t       rdnlen = 0;
 
                        if ( odnlen <= patlen ) {
                                goto dn_match_cleanup;
@@ -1180,16 +1177,16 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                        }
 
                        rdnlen = dn_rdnlen( NULL, opndn );
-                       if ( rdnlen != odnlen - patlen - 1 ) {
+                       if ( rdnlen - ( odnlen - patlen - 1 ) != 0 ) {
                                goto dn_match_cleanup;
                        }
 
-               } else if ( b->a_style == ACL_STYLE_SUBTREE ) {
+               } else if ( bdn->a_style == ACL_STYLE_SUBTREE ) {
                        if ( odnlen > patlen && !DN_SEPARATOR( opndn->bv_val[odnlen - patlen - 1] ) ) {
                                goto dn_match_cleanup;
                        }
 
-               } else if ( b->a_style == ACL_STYLE_CHILDREN ) {
+               } else if ( bdn->a_style == ACL_STYLE_CHILDREN ) {
                        if ( odnlen <= patlen ) {
                                goto dn_match_cleanup;
                        }
@@ -1198,9 +1195,9 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                                goto dn_match_cleanup;
                        }
 
-               } else if ( b->a_style == ACL_STYLE_LEVEL ) {
-                       int level;
-                       struct berval ndn;
+               } else if ( bdn->a_style == ACL_STYLE_LEVEL ) {
+                       int             level = bdn->a_level;
+                       struct berval   ndn;
 
                        if ( odnlen <= patlen ) {
                                goto dn_match_cleanup;
@@ -1211,7 +1208,6 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                                goto dn_match_cleanup;
                        }
                        
-                       level = b->a_level;
                        ndn = *opndn;
                        for ( ; level > 0; level-- ) {
                                if ( BER_BVISEMPTY( &ndn ) ) {
@@ -1231,7 +1227,7 @@ acl_mask_dn(
                got_match = !strcmp( pat.bv_val, &opndn->bv_val[ odnlen - patlen ] );
 
 dn_match_cleanup:;
-               if ( pat.bv_val != b->a_pat.bv_val ) {
+               if ( pat.bv_val != bdn->a_pat.bv_val ) {
                        slap_sl_free( pat.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
                }
 
@@ -1243,21 +1239,6 @@ dn_match_cleanup:;
        return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Record value-dependent access control state
- */
-#define ACL_RECORD_VALUE_STATE do { \
-               if( state && !( state->as_recorded & ACL_STATE_RECORDED_VD )) { \
-                       state->as_recorded |= ACL_STATE_RECORDED_VD; \
-                       state->as_vd_acl = a; \
-                       AC_MEMCPY( state->as_vd_acl_matches, matches, \
-                               sizeof( state->as_vd_acl_matches )) ; \
-                       state->as_vd_acl_count = count; \
-                       state->as_vd_access = b; \
-                       state->as_vd_access_count = i; \
-               } \
-       } while( 0 )
-
 static int
 acl_mask_dnattr(
        Operation               *op,
@@ -1353,7 +1334,7 @@ acl_mask_dnattr(
 
 
 /*
- * acl_mask - modifies mask based upon the given acl and the
+ * slap_acl_mask - modifies mask based upon the given acl and the
  * requested access to entry e, attribute attr, value val.  if val
  * is null, access to the whole attribute is assumed (all values).
  *
@@ -1362,7 +1343,7 @@ acl_mask_dnattr(
  */
 
 static slap_control_t
-acl_mask(
+slap_acl_mask(
        AccessControl           *a,
        slap_mask_t             *mask,
        Operation               *op,
@@ -1375,14 +1356,12 @@ acl_mask(
        AccessControlState      *state )
 {
        int             i;
-       Access  *b;
+       Access          *b;
 #ifdef LDAP_DEBUG
-       char accessmaskbuf[ACCESSMASK_MAXLEN];
-#if !defined( SLAP_DYNACL ) && defined( SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED )
-       char accessmaskbuf1[ACCESSMASK_MAXLEN];
-#endif /* !SLAP_DYNACL && SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED */
+       char            accessmaskbuf[ACCESSMASK_MAXLEN];
 #endif /* DEBUG */
-       const char *attr;
+       const char      *attr;
+       slap_mask_t     a2pmask = ACL_ACCESS2PRIV( *mask );
 
        assert( a != NULL );
        assert( mask != NULL );
@@ -1432,11 +1411,11 @@ acl_mask(
                         * NOTE: styles "anonymous", "users" and "self" 
                         * have been moved to enum slap_style_t, whose 
                         * value is set in a_dn_style; however, the string
-                        * is maintaned in a_dn_pat.
+                        * is maintained in a_dn_pat.
                         */
 
-                       if ( acl_mask_dn( op, e, a, nmatch, matches,
-                               &b->a_dn, &op->o_ndn ) )
+                       if ( acl_mask_dn( op, e, desc, val, a, nmatch, matches,
+                                       &b->a_dn, &op->o_ndn ) )
                        {
                                continue;
                        }
@@ -1456,7 +1435,7 @@ acl_mask(
                         * NOTE: styles "anonymous", "users" and "self" 
                         * have been moved to enum slap_style_t, whose 
                         * value is set in a_dn_style; however, the string
-                        * is maintaned in a_dn_pat.
+                        * is maintained in a_dn_pat.
                         */
 
                        if ( op->o_conn && !BER_BVISNULL( &op->o_conn->c_ndn ) )
@@ -1466,8 +1445,8 @@ acl_mask(
                                ndn = op->o_ndn;
                        }
 
-                       if ( acl_mask_dn( op, e, a, nmatch, matches,
-                               &b->a_realdn, &ndn ) )
+                       if ( acl_mask_dn( op, e, desc, val, a, nmatch, matches,
+                                       &b->a_realdn, &ndn ) )
                        {
                                continue;
                        }
@@ -1494,7 +1473,7 @@ acl_mask(
 
                                        bv.bv_len = sizeof( buf ) - 1;
                                        bv.bv_val = buf;
-                                       if ( string_expand( &bv, &b->a_sockurl_pat,
+                                       if ( acl_string_expand( &bv, &b->a_sockurl_pat,
                                                        e->e_ndn, nmatch, matches ) )
                                        {
                                                continue;
@@ -1539,7 +1518,7 @@ acl_mask(
                                                bv.bv_len = sizeof(buf) - 1;
                                                bv.bv_val = buf;
 
-                                               if ( string_expand(&bv, &b->a_domain_pat,
+                                               if ( acl_string_expand(&bv, &b->a_domain_pat,
                                                                e->e_ndn, nmatch, matches) )
                                                {
                                                        continue;
@@ -1596,7 +1575,7 @@ acl_mask(
 
                                                bv.bv_len = sizeof( buf ) - 1;
                                                bv.bv_val = buf;
-                                               if ( string_expand( &bv, &b->a_peername_pat,
+                                               if ( acl_string_expand( &bv, &b->a_peername_pat,
                                                                e->e_ndn, nmatch, matches ) )
                                                {
                                                        continue;
@@ -1615,20 +1594,18 @@ acl_mask(
                                                int             port_number = -1;
                                                
                                                if ( strncasecmp( op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_val, 
-                                                                       aci_bv_ip_eq.bv_val, aci_bv_ip_eq.bv_len ) != 0 ) 
+                                                                       acl_bv_ip_eq.bv_val,
+                                                                       acl_bv_ip_eq.bv_len ) != 0 ) 
                                                        continue;
 
-                                               ip.bv_val = op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_val + aci_bv_ip_eq.bv_len;
-                                               ip.bv_len = op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_len - aci_bv_ip_eq.bv_len;
+                                               ip.bv_val = op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_val + acl_bv_ip_eq.bv_len;
+                                               ip.bv_len = op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_len - acl_bv_ip_eq.bv_len;
 
                                                port = strrchr( ip.bv_val, ':' );
                                                if ( port ) {
-                                                       char    *next;
-                                                       
                                                        ip.bv_len = port - ip.bv_val;
                                                        ++port;
-                                                       port_number = strtol( port, &next, 10 );
-                                                       if ( next[0] != '\0' )
+                                                       if ( lutil_atoi( &port_number, port ) != 0 )
                                                                continue;
                                                }
                                                
@@ -1658,11 +1635,14 @@ acl_mask(
                                                struct berval path;
                                                
                                                if ( strncmp( op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_val,
-                                                                       aci_bv_path_eq.bv_val, aci_bv_path_eq.bv_len ) != 0 )
+                                                                       acl_bv_path_eq.bv_val,
+                                                                       acl_bv_path_eq.bv_len ) != 0 )
                                                        continue;
 
-                                               path.bv_val = op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_val + aci_bv_path_eq.bv_len;
-                                               path.bv_len = op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_len - aci_bv_path_eq.bv_len;
+                                               path.bv_val = op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_val
+                                                       + acl_bv_path_eq.bv_len;
+                                               path.bv_len = op->o_conn->c_peer_name.bv_len
+                                                       - acl_bv_path_eq.bv_len;
 
                                                if ( ber_bvcmp( &b->a_peername_pat, &path ) != 0 )
                                                        continue;
@@ -1697,7 +1677,7 @@ acl_mask(
 
                                        bv.bv_len = sizeof( buf ) - 1;
                                        bv.bv_val = buf;
-                                       if ( string_expand( &bv, &b->a_sockname_pat,
+                                       if ( acl_string_expand( &bv, &b->a_sockname_pat,
                                                        e->e_ndn, nmatch, matches ) )
                                        {
                                                continue;
@@ -1751,6 +1731,9 @@ acl_mask(
                                continue;
                        }
 
+                       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "<= check a_group_pat: %s\n",
+                               b->a_group_pat.bv_val, 0, 0 );
+
                        /* b->a_group is an unexpanded entry name, expanded it should be an 
                         * entry with objectclass group* and we test to see if odn is one of
                         * the values in the attribute group
@@ -1802,7 +1785,7 @@ acl_mask(
                                        continue;
                                }
                                
-                               if ( string_expand( &bv, &b->a_group_pat,
+                               if ( acl_string_expand( &bv, &b->a_group_pat,
                                                e->e_nname.bv_val,
                                                tmp_nmatch, tmp_matchesp ) )
                                {
@@ -1838,6 +1821,9 @@ acl_mask(
                        struct berval   bv;
                        char            buf[ACL_BUF_SIZE];
 
+                       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "<= check a_set_pat: %s\n",
+                               b->a_set_pat.bv_val, 0, 0 );
+
                        if ( b->a_set_style == ACL_STYLE_EXPAND ) {
                                int             tmp_nmatch;
                                regmatch_t      tmp_matches[2],
@@ -1884,7 +1870,7 @@ acl_mask(
                                        continue;
                                }
                                
-                               if ( string_expand( &bv, &b->a_set_pat,
+                               if ( acl_string_expand( &bv, &b->a_set_pat,
                                                e->e_nname.bv_val,
                                                tmp_nmatch, tmp_matchesp ) )
                                {
@@ -1895,7 +1881,7 @@ acl_mask(
                                bv = b->a_set_pat;
                        }
                        
-                       if ( aci_match_set( &bv, op, e, 0 ) == 0 ) {
+                       if ( acl_match_set( &bv, op, e, NULL ) == 0 ) {
                                continue;
                        }
                }
@@ -1935,33 +1921,67 @@ acl_mask(
                        }
                }
 
+               /* check for the "self" modifier in the <access> field */
+               if ( b->a_dn.a_self ) {
+                       const char *dummy;
+                       int rc, match = 0;
+
+                       ACL_RECORD_VALUE_STATE;
+
+                       /* must have DN syntax */
+                       if ( desc->ad_type->sat_syntax != slap_schema.si_syn_distinguishedName &&
+                                       !is_at_syntax( desc->ad_type, SLAPD_NAMEUID_SYNTAX )) continue;
+
+                       /* check if the target is an attribute. */
+                       if ( val == NULL ) continue;
+
+                       /* a DN must be present */
+                       if ( BER_BVISEMPTY( &op->o_ndn ) ) {
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       /* target is attribute, check if the attribute value
+                        * is the op dn.
+                        */
+                       rc = value_match( &match, desc,
+                                       desc->ad_type->sat_equality, 0,
+                                       val, &op->o_ndn, &dummy );
+                       /* on match error or no match, fail the ACL clause */
+                       if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS || match != 0 )
+                               continue;
+               }
 #ifdef SLAP_DYNACL
                if ( b->a_dynacl ) {
                        slap_dynacl_t   *da;
                        slap_access_t   tgrant, tdeny;
 
+                       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "<= check a_dynacl\n",
+                               0, 0, 0 );
+
                        /* this case works different from the others above.
-                        * since aci's themselves give permissions, we need
+                        * since dynamic ACL's themselves give permissions, we need
                         * to first check b->a_access_mask, the ACL's access level.
                         */
-                       if ( BER_BVISEMPTY( &e->e_nname ) ) {
-                               /* no ACIs in the root DSE */
-                               continue;
-                       }
-
                        /* first check if the right being requested
                         * is allowed by the ACL clause.
                         */
-                       if ( ! ACL_GRANT( b->a_access_mask, *mask ) ) {
+                       if ( ! ACL_PRIV_ISSET( b->a_access_mask, a2pmask ) ) {
                                continue;
                        }
 
                        /* start out with nothing granted, nothing denied */
-                       ACL_INIT(tgrant);
-                       ACL_INIT(tdeny);
+                       ACL_INVALIDATE(tgrant);
+                       ACL_INVALIDATE(tdeny);
 
                        for ( da = b->a_dynacl; da; da = da->da_next ) {
-                               slap_access_t   grant, deny;
+                               slap_access_t   grant,
+                                               deny;
+
+                               ACL_INVALIDATE(grant);
+                               ACL_INVALIDATE(deny);
+
+                               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "    <= check a_dynacl: %s\n",
+                                       da->da_name, 0, 0 );
 
                                (void)( *da->da_mask )( da->da_private, op, e, desc, val, nmatch, matches, &grant, &deny );
 
@@ -1978,7 +1998,7 @@ acl_mask(
                                continue;
                        }
 
-                       /* this could be improved by changing acl_mask so that it can deal with
+                       /* this could be improved by changing slap_acl_mask so that it can deal with
                         * by clauses that return grant/deny pairs.  Right now, it does either
                         * additive or subtractive rights, but not both at the same time.  So,
                         * we need to combine the grant/deny pair into a single rights mask in
@@ -1999,6 +2019,8 @@ acl_mask(
                } else
 #else /* !SLAP_DYNACL */
 
+               /* NOTE: this entire block can be eliminated when SLAP_DYNACL
+                * moves outside of LDAP_DEVEL */
 #ifdef SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED
                if ( b->a_aci_at != NULL ) {
                        Attribute       *at;
@@ -2006,6 +2028,12 @@ acl_mask(
                        struct berval   parent_ndn;
                        BerVarray       bvals = NULL;
                        int             ret, stop;
+#ifdef LDAP_DEBUG
+                       char            accessmaskbuf1[ACCESSMASK_MAXLEN];
+#endif /* DEBUG */
+
+                       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "    <= check a_aci_at: %s\n",
+                               b->a_aci_at->ad_cname.bv_val, 0, 0 );
 
                        /* this case works different from the others above.
                         * since aci's themselves give permissions, we need
@@ -2040,11 +2068,11 @@ acl_mask(
                                * rights given by the acis.
                                */
                                for ( i = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &at->a_nvals[i] ); i++ ) {
-                                       if (aci_mask( op,
+                                       if ( aci_mask( op,
                                                e, desc, val,
                                                &at->a_nvals[i],
                                                nmatch, matches,
-                                               &grant, &deny, SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_ENTRY ) != 0)
+                                               &grant, &deny, SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_ENTRY ) != 0 )
                                        {
                                                tgrant |= grant;
                                                tdeny |= deny;
@@ -2071,13 +2099,13 @@ acl_mask(
                                                        break;
                                                }
 
-                                               for( i = 0; bvals[i].bv_val != NULL; i++){
+                                               for ( i = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &bvals[i] ); i++ ) {
 #if 0
                                                        /* FIXME: this breaks acl caching;
                                                         * see also ACL_RECORD_VALUE_STATE above */
                                                        ACL_RECORD_VALUE_STATE;
 #endif
-                                                       if (aci_mask(op, e, desc, val, &bvals[i],
+                                                       if ( aci_mask( op, e, desc, val, &bvals[i],
                                                                        nmatch, matches,
                                                                        &grant, &deny, SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_CHILDREN ) != 0 )
                                                        {
@@ -2131,7 +2159,7 @@ acl_mask(
                                continue;
                        }
 
-                       /* this could be improved by changing acl_mask so that it can deal with
+                       /* this could be improved by changing slap_acl_mask so that it can deal with
                         * by clauses that return grant/deny pairs.  Right now, it does either
                         * additive or subtractive rights, but not both at the same time.  So,
                         * we need to combine the grant/deny pair into a single rights mask in
@@ -2186,6 +2214,8 @@ acl_mask(
                        *mask = modmask;
                }
 
+               a2pmask = *mask;
+
                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL,
                        "<= acl_mask: [%d] mask: %s\n",
                        i, accessmask2str(*mask, accessmaskbuf, 1), 0 );
@@ -2221,8 +2251,7 @@ int
 acl_check_modlist(
        Operation       *op,
        Entry   *e,
-       Modifications   *mlist
-)
+       Modifications   *mlist )
 {
        struct berval *bv;
        AccessControlState state = ACL_STATE_INIT;
@@ -2274,7 +2303,9 @@ acl_check_modlist(
                 * by ACL_WRITE checking as any found here are not provided
                 * by the user
                 */
-               if ( is_at_no_user_mod( mlist->sml_desc->ad_type ) ) {
+               if ( is_at_no_user_mod( mlist->sml_desc->ad_type )
+                               && ! ( mlist->sml_flags & SLAP_MOD_MANAGING ) )
+               {
                        Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "acl: no-user-mod %s:"
                                " modify access granted\n",
                                mlist->sml_desc->ad_cname.bv_val, 0, 0 );
@@ -2283,13 +2314,16 @@ acl_check_modlist(
 
                switch ( mlist->sml_op ) {
                case LDAP_MOD_REPLACE:
+               case LDAP_MOD_INCREMENT:
                        /*
                         * We must check both permission to delete the whole
                         * attribute and permission to add the specific attributes.
                         * This prevents abuse from selfwriters.
                         */
                        if ( ! access_allowed( op, e,
-                               mlist->sml_desc, NULL, ACL_WDEL, &state ) )
+                               mlist->sml_desc, NULL,
+                               ( mlist->sml_flags & SLAP_MOD_MANAGING ) ? ACL_MANAGE : ACL_WDEL,
+                               &state ) )
                        {
                                ret = 0;
                                goto done;
@@ -2307,7 +2341,9 @@ acl_check_modlist(
                                bv->bv_val != NULL; bv++ )
                        {
                                if ( ! access_allowed( op, e,
-                                       mlist->sml_desc, bv, ACL_WADD, &state ) )
+                                       mlist->sml_desc, bv,
+                                       ( mlist->sml_flags & SLAP_MOD_MANAGING ) ? ACL_MANAGE : ACL_WADD,
+                                       &state ) )
                                {
                                        ret = 0;
                                        goto done;
@@ -2318,7 +2354,9 @@ acl_check_modlist(
                case LDAP_MOD_DELETE:
                        if ( mlist->sml_values == NULL ) {
                                if ( ! access_allowed( op, e,
-                                       mlist->sml_desc, NULL, ACL_WDEL, NULL ) )
+                                       mlist->sml_desc, NULL,
+                                       ( mlist->sml_flags & SLAP_MOD_MANAGING ) ? ACL_MANAGE : ACL_WDEL,
+                                       NULL ) )
                                {
                                        ret = 0;
                                        goto done;
@@ -2330,7 +2368,9 @@ acl_check_modlist(
                                bv->bv_val != NULL; bv++ )
                        {
                                if ( ! access_allowed( op, e,
-                                       mlist->sml_desc, bv, ACL_WDEL, &state ) )
+                                       mlist->sml_desc, bv,
+                                       ( mlist->sml_flags & SLAP_MOD_MANAGING ) ? ACL_MANAGE : ACL_WDEL,
+                                       &state ) )
                                {
                                        ret = 0;
                                        goto done;
@@ -2355,8 +2395,8 @@ done:
        return( ret );
 }
 
-static int
-aci_get_part(
+int
+acl_get_part(
        struct berval   *list,
        int             ix,
        char            sep,
@@ -2398,15 +2438,15 @@ aci_get_part(
        return bv->bv_len;
 }
 
-typedef struct aci_set_gather_t {
+typedef struct acl_set_gather_t {
        SetCookie               *cookie;
        BerVarray               bvals;
-} aci_set_gather_t;
+} acl_set_gather_t;
 
 static int
-aci_set_cb_gather( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
+acl_set_cb_gather( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 {
-       aci_set_gather_t        *p = (aci_set_gather_t *)op->o_callback->sc_private;
+       acl_set_gather_t        *p = (acl_set_gather_t *)op->o_callback->sc_private;
        
        if ( rs->sr_type == REP_SEARCH ) {
                BerValue        bvals[ 2 ];
@@ -2436,7 +2476,7 @@ aci_set_cb_gather( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
                        }
                }
 
-               if ( bvals ) {
+               if ( bvalsp ) {
                        p->bvals = slap_set_join( p->cookie, p->bvals,
                                        ( '|' | SLAP_SET_RREF ), bvalsp );
                }
@@ -2449,17 +2489,17 @@ aci_set_cb_gather( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 }
 
 BerVarray
-aci_set_gather( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *desc )
+acl_set_gather( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *desc )
 {
-       AciSetCookie            *cp = (AciSetCookie *)cookie;
+       AclSetCookie            *cp = (AclSetCookie *)cookie;
        int                     rc = 0;
        LDAPURLDesc             *ludp = NULL;
        Operation               op2 = { 0 };
        SlapReply               rs = {REP_RESULT};
        AttributeName           anlist[ 2 ], *anlistp = NULL;
        int                     nattrs = 0;
-       slap_callback           cb = { NULL, aci_set_cb_gather, NULL, NULL };
-       aci_set_gather_t        p = { 0 };
+       slap_callback           cb = { NULL, acl_set_cb_gather, NULL, NULL };
+       acl_set_gather_t        p = { 0 };
        const char              *text = NULL;
        static struct berval    defaultFilter_bv = BER_BVC( "(objectClass=*)" );
 
@@ -2468,7 +2508,7 @@ aci_set_gather( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *de
         * also return the syntax or some "comparison cookie".
         */
        if ( strncasecmp( name->bv_val, "ldap:///", STRLENOF( "ldap:///" ) ) != 0 ) {
-               return aci_set_gather2( cookie, name, desc );
+               return acl_set_gather2( cookie, name, desc );
        }
 
        rc = ldap_url_parse( name->bv_val, &ludp );
@@ -2488,7 +2528,7 @@ aci_set_gather( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *de
        /* Grab the searchbase and see if an appropriate database can be found */
        ber_str2bv( ludp->lud_dn, 0, 0, &op2.o_req_dn );
        rc = dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, &op2.o_req_dn,
-                       &op2.o_req_ndn, cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                       &op2.o_req_ndn, cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
        BER_BVZERO( &op2.o_req_dn );
        if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                goto url_done;
@@ -2503,13 +2543,13 @@ aci_set_gather( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *de
        /* Grab the filter */
        if ( ludp->lud_filter ) {
                ber_str2bv_x( ludp->lud_filter, 0, 0, &op2.ors_filterstr,
-                               cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                               cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
                
        } else {
                op2.ors_filterstr = defaultFilter_bv;
        }
 
-       op2.ors_filter = str2filter_x( cp->op, op2.ors_filterstr.bv_val );
+       op2.ors_filter = str2filter_x( cp->asc_op, op2.ors_filterstr.bv_val );
        if ( op2.ors_filter == NULL ) {
                rc = LDAP_PROTOCOL_ERROR;
                goto url_done;
@@ -2524,7 +2564,7 @@ aci_set_gather( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *de
                        ;
 
                anlistp = slap_sl_malloc( sizeof( AttributeName ) * ( nattrs + 2 ),
-                               cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                               cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
 
                for ( ; ludp->lud_attrs[ nattrs ]; nattrs++ ) {
                        ber_str2bv( ludp->lud_attrs[ nattrs ], 0, 0, &anlistp[ nattrs ].an_name );
@@ -2547,19 +2587,19 @@ aci_set_gather( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *de
        
        p.cookie = cookie;
        
-       op2.o_hdr = cp->op->o_hdr;
+       op2.o_hdr = cp->asc_op->o_hdr;
        op2.o_tag = LDAP_REQ_SEARCH;
        op2.o_ndn = op2.o_bd->be_rootndn;
        op2.o_callback = &cb;
-       op2.o_time = slap_get_time();
+       slap_op_time( &op2.o_time, &op2.o_tincr );
        op2.o_do_not_cache = 1;
        op2.o_is_auth_check = 0;
-       ber_dupbv_x( &op2.o_req_dn, &op2.o_req_ndn, cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+       ber_dupbv_x( &op2.o_req_dn, &op2.o_req_ndn, cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
        op2.ors_slimit = SLAP_NO_LIMIT;
        op2.ors_tlimit = SLAP_NO_LIMIT;
        op2.ors_attrs = anlistp;
        op2.ors_attrsonly = 0;
-       op2.o_private = cp->op->o_private;
+       op2.o_private = cp->asc_op->o_private;
 
        cb.sc_private = &p;
 
@@ -2570,28 +2610,28 @@ aci_set_gather( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *de
 
 url_done:;
        if ( op2.ors_filter ) {
-               filter_free_x( cp->op, op2.ors_filter );
+               filter_free_x( cp->asc_op, op2.ors_filter );
        }
        if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &op2.o_req_ndn ) ) {
-               slap_sl_free( op2.o_req_ndn.bv_val, cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+               slap_sl_free( op2.o_req_ndn.bv_val, cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
        }
        if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &op2.o_req_dn ) ) {
-               slap_sl_free( op2.o_req_dn.bv_val, cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+               slap_sl_free( op2.o_req_dn.bv_val, cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
        }
        if ( ludp ) {
                ldap_free_urldesc( ludp );
        }
        if ( anlistp && anlistp != anlist ) {
-               slap_sl_free( anlistp, cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+               slap_sl_free( anlistp, cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
        }
 
        return p.bvals;
 }
 
 BerVarray
-aci_set_gather2( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *desc )
+acl_set_gather2( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *desc )
 {
-       AciSetCookie    *cp = (AciSetCookie *)cookie;
+       AclSetCookie    *cp = (AclSetCookie *)cookie;
        BerVarray       bvals = NULL;
        struct berval   ndn;
        int             rc = 0;
@@ -2600,57 +2640,56 @@ aci_set_gather2( SetCookie *cookie, struct berval *name, AttributeDescription *d
         * plain strings, since syntax is not known.  It should
         * also return the syntax or some "comparison cookie".
         */
-       rc = dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, name, &ndn, cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+       rc = dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, name, &ndn, cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
        if ( rc == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                if ( desc == slap_schema.si_ad_entryDN ) {
                        bvals = (BerVarray)slap_sl_malloc( sizeof( BerValue ) * 2,
-                                       cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                                       cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
                        bvals[ 0 ] = ndn;
                        BER_BVZERO( &bvals[ 1 ] );
                        BER_BVZERO( &ndn );
 
                } else {
-                       backend_attribute( cp->op,
-                               cp->e, &ndn, desc, &bvals, ACL_NONE );
+                       backend_attribute( cp->asc_op,
+                               cp->asc_e, &ndn, desc, &bvals, ACL_NONE );
                }
 
                if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &ndn ) ) {
-                       slap_sl_free( ndn.bv_val, cp->op->o_tmpmemctx );
+                       slap_sl_free( ndn.bv_val, cp->asc_op->o_tmpmemctx );
                }
        }
 
        return bvals;
 }
 
-static int
-aci_match_set (
+int
+acl_match_set (
        struct berval *subj,
        Operation *op,
        Entry *e,
-       int setref
-)
+       struct berval *default_set_attribute )
 {
        struct berval   set = BER_BVNULL;
        int             rc = 0;
-       AciSetCookie    cookie;
+       AclSetCookie    cookie;
 
-       if ( setref == 0 ) {
+       if ( default_set_attribute == NULL ) {
                ber_dupbv_x( &set, subj, op->o_tmpmemctx );
 
        } else {
                struct berval           subjdn, ndn = BER_BVNULL;
                struct berval           setat;
-               BerVarray               bvals;
+               BerVarray               bvals=NULL;
                const char              *text;
                AttributeDescription    *desc = NULL;
 
                /* format of string is "entry/setAttrName" */
-               if ( aci_get_part( subj, 0, '/', &subjdn ) < 0 ) {
+               if ( acl_get_part( subj, 0, '/', &subjdn ) < 0 ) {
                        return 0;
                }
 
-               if ( aci_get_part( subj, 1, '/', &setat ) < 0 ) {
-                       setat = aci_bv_set_attr;
+               if ( acl_get_part( subj, 1, '/', &setat ) < 0 ) {
+                       setat = *default_set_attribute;
                }
 
                /*
@@ -2678,9 +2717,11 @@ aci_match_set (
        }
 
        if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &set ) ) {
-               cookie.op = op;
-               cookie.e = e;
-               rc = ( slap_set_filter( aci_set_gather, (SetCookie *)&cookie, &set,
+               cookie.asc_op = op;
+               cookie.asc_e = e;
+               rc = ( slap_set_filter(
+                       acl_set_gather,
+                       (SetCookie *)&cookie, &set,
                        &op->o_ndn, &e->e_nname, NULL ) > 0 );
                slap_sl_free( set.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
        }
@@ -2688,698 +2729,6 @@ aci_match_set (
        return(rc);
 }
 
-#ifdef SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED
-static int
-aci_list_map_rights(
-       struct berval *list )
-{
-       struct berval bv;
-       slap_access_t mask;
-       int i;
-
-       ACL_INIT(mask);
-       for (i = 0; aci_get_part(list, i, ',', &bv) >= 0; i++) {
-               if (bv.bv_len <= 0)
-                       continue;
-               switch (*bv.bv_val) {
-               case 'c':
-                       ACL_PRIV_SET(mask, ACL_PRIV_COMPARE);
-                       break;
-               case 's':
-                       /* **** NOTE: draft-ietf-ldapext-aci-model-0.3.txt defines
-                        * the right 's' to mean "set", but in the examples states
-                        * that the right 's' means "search".  The latter definition
-                        * is used here.
-                        */
-                       ACL_PRIV_SET(mask, ACL_PRIV_SEARCH);
-                       break;
-               case 'r':
-                       ACL_PRIV_SET(mask, ACL_PRIV_READ);
-                       break;
-               case 'w':
-                       ACL_PRIV_SET(mask, ACL_PRIV_WRITE);
-                       break;
-               case 'x':
-                       /* **** NOTE: draft-ietf-ldapext-aci-model-0.3.txt does not 
-                        * define any equivalent to the AUTH right, so I've just used
-                        * 'x' for now.
-                        */
-                       ACL_PRIV_SET(mask, ACL_PRIV_AUTH);
-                       break;
-               default:
-                       break;
-               }
-
-       }
-       return(mask);
-}
-
-static int
-aci_list_has_attr(
-       struct berval *list,
-       const struct berval *attr,
-       struct berval *val )
-{
-       struct berval bv, left, right;
-       int i;
-
-       for (i = 0; aci_get_part(list, i, ',', &bv) >= 0; i++) {
-               if (aci_get_part(&bv, 0, '=', &left) < 0
-                       || aci_get_part(&bv, 1, '=', &right) < 0)
-               {
-                       if (ber_bvstrcasecmp(attr, &bv) == 0)
-                               return(1);
-               } else if (val == NULL) {
-                       if (ber_bvstrcasecmp(attr, &left) == 0)
-                               return(1);
-               } else {
-                       if (ber_bvstrcasecmp(attr, &left) == 0) {
-                               /* this is experimental code that implements a
-                                * simple (prefix) match of the attribute value.
-                                * the ACI draft does not provide for aci's that
-                                * apply to specific values, but it would be
-                                * nice to have.  If the <attr> part of an aci's
-                                * rights list is of the form <attr>=<value>,
-                                * that means the aci applies only to attrs with
-                                * the given value.  Furthermore, if the attr is
-                                * of the form <attr>=<value>*, then <value> is
-                                * treated as a prefix, and the aci applies to 
-                                * any value with that prefix.
-                                *
-                                * Ideally, this would allow r.e. matches.
-                                */
-                               if (aci_get_part(&right, 0, '*', &left) < 0
-                                       || right.bv_len <= left.bv_len)
-                               {
-                                       if (ber_bvstrcasecmp(val, &right) == 0)
-                                               return(1);
-                               } else if (val->bv_len >= left.bv_len) {
-                                       if (strncasecmp( val->bv_val, left.bv_val, left.bv_len ) == 0)
-                                               return(1);
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-       return(0);
-}
-
-static slap_access_t
-aci_list_get_attr_rights(
-       struct berval *list,
-       const struct berval *attr,
-       struct berval *val )
-{
-    struct berval bv;
-    slap_access_t mask;
-    int i;
-
-       /* loop through each rights/attr pair, skip first part (action) */
-       ACL_INIT(mask);
-       for (i = 1; aci_get_part(list, i + 1, ';', &bv) >= 0; i += 2) {
-               if (aci_list_has_attr(&bv, attr, val) == 0)
-                       continue;
-               if (aci_get_part(list, i, ';', &bv) < 0)
-                       continue;
-               mask |= aci_list_map_rights(&bv);
-       }
-       return(mask);
-}
-
-static int
-aci_list_get_rights(
-       struct berval *list,
-       const struct berval *attr,
-       struct berval *val,
-       slap_access_t *grant,
-       slap_access_t *deny )
-{
-    struct berval perm, actn;
-    slap_access_t *mask;
-    int i, found;
-
-       if (attr == NULL || attr->bv_len == 0 
-                       || ber_bvstrcasecmp( attr, &aci_bv_entry ) == 0) {
-               attr = &aci_bv_br_entry;
-       }
-
-       found = 0;
-       ACL_INIT(*grant);
-       ACL_INIT(*deny);
-       /* loop through each permissions clause */
-       for (i = 0; aci_get_part(list, i, '$', &perm) >= 0; i++) {
-               if (aci_get_part(&perm, 0, ';', &actn) < 0)
-                       continue;
-               if (ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_grant, &actn ) == 0) {
-                       mask = grant;
-               } else if (ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_deny, &actn ) == 0) {
-                       mask = deny;
-               } else {
-                       continue;
-               }
-
-               found = 1;
-               *mask |= aci_list_get_attr_rights(&perm, attr, val);
-               *mask |= aci_list_get_attr_rights(&perm, &aci_bv_br_all, NULL);
-       }
-       return(found);
-}
-
-static int
-aci_group_member (
-       struct berval   *subj,
-       struct berval   *defgrpoc,
-       struct berval   *defgrpat,
-       Operation       *op,
-       Entry           *e,
-       int             nmatch,
-       regmatch_t      *matches
-)
-{
-       struct berval subjdn;
-       struct berval grpoc;
-       struct berval grpat;
-       ObjectClass *grp_oc = NULL;
-       AttributeDescription *grp_ad = NULL;
-       const char *text;
-       int rc;
-
-       /* format of string is "group/objectClassValue/groupAttrName" */
-       if (aci_get_part(subj, 0, '/', &subjdn) < 0) {
-               return(0);
-       }
-
-       if (aci_get_part(subj, 1, '/', &grpoc) < 0) {
-               grpoc = *defgrpoc;
-       }
-
-       if (aci_get_part(subj, 2, '/', &grpat) < 0) {
-               grpat = *defgrpat;
-       }
-
-       rc = slap_bv2ad( &grpat, &grp_ad, &text );
-       if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-               rc = 0;
-               goto done;
-       }
-       rc = 0;
-
-       grp_oc = oc_bvfind( &grpoc );
-
-       if (grp_oc != NULL && grp_ad != NULL ) {
-               char buf[ACL_BUF_SIZE];
-               struct berval bv, ndn;
-               bv.bv_len = sizeof( buf ) - 1;
-               bv.bv_val = (char *)&buf;
-               if ( string_expand(&bv, &subjdn,
-                               e->e_ndn, nmatch, matches) )
-               {
-                       rc = LDAP_OTHER;
-                       goto done;
-               }
-               if ( dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, &bv, &ndn, op->o_tmpmemctx ) == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                       rc = ( backend_group( op, e, &ndn, &op->o_ndn,
-                               grp_oc, grp_ad ) == 0 );
-                       slap_sl_free( ndn.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-               }
-       }
-
-done:
-       return(rc);
-}
-
-static int
-aci_mask(
-       Operation               *op,
-       Entry                   *e,
-       AttributeDescription    *desc,
-       struct berval           *val,
-       struct berval           *aci,
-       int                     nmatch,
-       regmatch_t              *matches,
-       slap_access_t           *grant,
-       slap_access_t           *deny,
-       slap_aci_scope_t        asserted_scope
-)
-{
-       struct berval           bv, scope, perms, type, sdn;
-       int                     rc;
-               
-
-       assert( !BER_BVISNULL( &desc->ad_cname ) );
-
-       /* parse an aci of the form:
-               oid # scope # action;rights;attr;rights;attr 
-                       $ action;rights;attr;rights;attr # type # subject
-
-          [NOTE: the following comment is very outdated,
-          as the draft version it refers to (Ando, 2004-11-20)].
-
-          See draft-ietf-ldapext-aci-model-04.txt section 9.1 for
-          a full description of the format for this attribute.
-          Differences: "this" in the draft is "self" here, and
-          "self" and "public" is in the position of type.
-
-          <scope> = {entry|children|subtree}
-          <type> = {public|users|access-id|subtree|onelevel|children|
-                    self|dnattr|group|role|set|set-ref}
-
-          This routine now supports scope={ENTRY,CHILDREN}
-          with the semantics:
-            - ENTRY applies to "entry" and "subtree";
-            - CHILDREN aplies to "children" and "subtree"
-        */
-
-       /* check that the aci has all 5 components */
-       if ( aci_get_part( aci, 4, '#', NULL ) < 0 ) {
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       /* check that the aci family is supported */
-       if ( aci_get_part( aci, 0, '#', &bv ) < 0 ) {
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       /* check that the scope matches */
-       if ( aci_get_part( aci, 1, '#', &scope ) < 0 ) {
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       /* note: scope can be either ENTRY or CHILDREN;
-        * they respectively match "entry" and "children" in bv
-        * both match "subtree" */
-       switch ( asserted_scope ) {
-       case SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_ENTRY:
-               if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &scope, &aci_bv_entry ) != 0
-                               && ber_bvstrcasecmp( &scope, &aci_bv_subtree ) != 0 )
-               {
-                       return 0;
-               }
-               break;
-
-       case SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_CHILDREN:
-               if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &scope, &aci_bv_children ) != 0
-                               && ber_bvstrcasecmp( &scope, &aci_bv_subtree ) != 0 )
-               {
-                       return 0;
-               }
-               break;
-
-       default:
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       /* get the list of permissions clauses, bail if empty */
-       if ( aci_get_part( aci, 2, '#', &perms ) <= 0 ) {
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       /* check if any permissions allow desired access */
-       if ( aci_list_get_rights( &perms, &desc->ad_cname, val, grant, deny ) == 0 ) {
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       /* see if we have a DN match */
-       if ( aci_get_part( aci, 3, '#', &type ) < 0 ) {
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       /* see if we have a public (i.e. anonymous) access */
-       if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_public, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               return 1;
-       }
-       
-       /* otherwise require an identity */
-       if ( BER_BVISNULL( &op->o_ndn ) || BER_BVISEMPTY( &op->o_ndn ) ) {
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       /* see if we have a users access */
-       if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_users, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               return 1;
-       }
-       
-       /* NOTE: this may fail if a DN contains a valid '#' (unescaped);
-        * just grab all the berval up to its end (ITS#3303).
-        * NOTE: the problem could be solved by providing the DN with
-        * the embedded '#' encoded as hexpairs: "cn=Foo#Bar" would 
-        * become "cn=Foo\23Bar" and be safely used by aci_mask(). */
-#if 0
-       if ( aci_get_part( aci, 4, '#', &sdn ) < 0 ) {
-               return 0;
-       }
-#endif
-       sdn.bv_val = type.bv_val + type.bv_len + STRLENOF( "#" );
-       sdn.bv_len = aci->bv_len - ( sdn.bv_val - aci->bv_val );
-
-       if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_access_id, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               struct berval ndn;
-               
-               rc = dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, &sdn, &ndn, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-               if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                       return 0;
-               }
-
-               if ( dn_match( &op->o_ndn, &ndn ) ) {
-                       rc = 1;
-               }
-               slap_sl_free( ndn.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-
-               return rc;
-
-       } else if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_subtree, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               struct berval ndn;
-               
-               rc = dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, &sdn, &ndn, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-               if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                       return 0;
-               }
-
-               if ( dnIsSuffix( &op->o_ndn, &ndn ) ) {
-                       rc = 1;
-               }
-               slap_sl_free( ndn.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-
-               return rc;
-
-       } else if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_onelevel, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               struct berval ndn, pndn;
-               
-               rc = dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, &sdn, &ndn, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-               if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                       return 0;
-               }
-
-               dnParent( &ndn, &pndn );
-
-               if ( dn_match( &op->o_ndn, &pndn ) ) {
-                       rc = 1;
-               }
-               slap_sl_free( ndn.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-
-               return rc;
-
-       } else if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_children, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               struct berval ndn;
-               
-               rc = dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, &sdn, &ndn, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-               if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                       return 0;
-               }
-
-               if ( !dn_match( &op->o_ndn, &ndn )
-                               && dnIsSuffix( &op->o_ndn, &ndn ) )
-               {
-                       rc = 1;
-               }
-               slap_sl_free( ndn.bv_val, op->o_tmpmemctx );
-
-               return rc;
-
-       } else if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_self, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               if ( dn_match( &op->o_ndn, &e->e_nname ) ) {
-                       return 1;
-               }
-
-       } else if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_dnattr, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               Attribute               *at;
-               AttributeDescription    *ad = NULL;
-               const char              *text;
-
-               rc = slap_bv2ad( &sdn, &ad, &text );
-
-               if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                       return 0;
-               }
-
-               rc = 0;
-
-               for ( at = attrs_find( e->e_attrs, ad );
-                               at != NULL;
-                               at = attrs_find( at->a_next, ad ) )
-               {
-                       if ( value_find_ex( ad,
-                               SLAP_MR_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_NORMALIZED_MATCH |
-                                       SLAP_MR_ASSERTED_VALUE_NORMALIZED_MATCH,
-                               at->a_nvals,
-                               &op->o_ndn, op->o_tmpmemctx ) == 0 )
-                       {
-                               rc = 1;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-
-               return rc;
-
-       } else if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_group, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               if ( aci_group_member( &sdn, &aci_bv_group_class,
-                               &aci_bv_group_attr, op, e, nmatch, matches ) )
-               {
-                       return 1;
-               }
-
-       } else if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_role, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               if ( aci_group_member( &sdn, &aci_bv_role_class,
-                               &aci_bv_role_attr, op, e, nmatch, matches ) )
-               {
-                       return 1;
-               }
-
-       } else if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_set, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               if ( aci_match_set( &sdn, op, e, 0 ) ) {
-                       return 1;
-               }
-
-       } else if ( ber_bvstrcasecmp( &aci_bv_set_ref, &type ) == 0 ) {
-               if ( aci_match_set( &sdn, op, e, 1 ) ) {
-                       return 1;
-               }
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-#ifdef SLAP_DYNACL
-/*
- * FIXME: there is a silly dependence that makes it difficult
- * to move ACIs in a run-time loadable module under the "dynacl" 
- * umbrella, because sets share some helpers with ACIs.
- */
-static int
-dynacl_aci_parse( const char *fname, int lineno, slap_style_t sty, const char *right, void **privp )
-{
-       AttributeDescription    *ad = NULL;
-       const char              *text = NULL;
-
-       if ( sty != ACL_STYLE_REGEX && sty != ACL_STYLE_BASE ) {
-               fprintf( stderr, "%s: line %d: "
-                       "inappropriate style \"%s\" in \"aci\" by clause\n",
-                       fname, lineno, sty );
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       if ( right != NULL && *right != '\0' ) {
-               if ( slap_str2ad( right, &ad, &text ) != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-                       fprintf( stderr,
-                               "%s: line %d: aci \"%s\": %s\n",
-                               fname, lineno, right, text );
-                       return -1;
-               }
-
-       } else {
-               ad = slap_schema.si_ad_aci;
-       }
-
-       if ( !is_at_syntax( ad->ad_type, SLAPD_ACI_SYNTAX) ) {
-               fprintf( stderr, "%s: line %d: "
-                       "aci \"%s\": inappropriate syntax: %s\n",
-                       fname, lineno, right,
-                       ad->ad_type->sat_syntax_oid );
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       *privp = (void *)ad;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-dynacl_aci_unparse( void *priv, struct berval *bv )
-{
-       AttributeDescription    *ad = ( AttributeDescription * )priv;
-       char *ptr;
-
-       assert( ad );
-
-       bv->bv_val = ch_malloc( STRLENOF(" aci=") + ad->ad_cname.bv_len + 1 );
-       ptr = lutil_strcopy( bv->bv_val, " aci=" );
-       ptr = lutil_strcopy( ptr, ad->ad_cname.bv_val );
-       bv->bv_len = ptr - bv->bv_val;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-
-static int
-dynacl_aci_mask(
-               void                    *priv,
-               Operation               *op,
-               Entry                   *e,
-               AttributeDescription    *desc,
-               struct berval           *val,
-               int                     nmatch,
-               regmatch_t              *matches,
-               slap_access_t           *grantp,
-               slap_access_t           *denyp )
-{
-       AttributeDescription    *ad = ( AttributeDescription * )priv;
-       Attribute               *at;
-       slap_access_t           tgrant, tdeny, grant, deny;
-#ifdef LDAP_DEBUG
-       char                    accessmaskbuf[ACCESSMASK_MAXLEN];
-       char                    accessmaskbuf1[ACCESSMASK_MAXLEN];
-#endif /* LDAP_DEBUG */
-
-       /* start out with nothing granted, nothing denied */
-       ACL_INIT(tgrant);
-       ACL_INIT(tdeny);
-
-       /* get the aci attribute */
-       at = attr_find( e->e_attrs, ad );
-       if ( at != NULL ) {
-               int             i;
-
-               /* the aci is an multi-valued attribute.  The
-                * rights are determined by OR'ing the individual
-                * rights given by the acis.
-                */
-               for ( i = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &at->a_nvals[i] ); i++ ) {
-                       if ( aci_mask( op, e, desc, val, &at->a_nvals[i],
-                                       nmatch, matches, &grant, &deny,
-                                       SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_ENTRY ) != 0 )
-                       {
-                               tgrant |= grant;
-                               tdeny |= deny;
-                       }
-               }
-               
-               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "<= aci_mask grant %s deny %s\n",
-                         accessmask2str( tgrant, accessmaskbuf, 1 ), 
-                         accessmask2str( tdeny, accessmaskbuf1, 1 ), 0 );
-       }
-
-       /* If the entry level aci didn't contain anything valid for the 
-        * current operation, climb up the tree and evaluate the
-        * acis with scope set to subtree
-        */
-       if ( tgrant == ACL_PRIV_NONE && tdeny == ACL_PRIV_NONE ) {
-               struct berval   parent_ndn;
-
-#if 1
-               /* to solve the chicken'n'egg problem of accessing
-                * the OpenLDAPaci attribute, the direct access
-                * to the entry's attribute is unchecked; however,
-                * further accesses to OpenLDAPaci values in the 
-                * ancestors occur through backend_attribute(), i.e.
-                * with the identity of the operation, requiring
-                * further access checking.  For uniformity, this
-                * makes further requests occur as the rootdn, if
-                * any, i.e. searching for the OpenLDAPaci attribute
-                * is considered an internal search.  If this is not
-                * acceptable, then the same check needs be performed
-                * when accessing the entry's attribute. */
-               Operation       op2 = *op;
-
-               if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &op->o_bd->be_rootndn ) ) {
-                       op2.o_dn = op->o_bd->be_rootdn;
-                       op2.o_ndn = op->o_bd->be_rootndn;
-               }
-#endif
-
-               dnParent( &e->e_nname, &parent_ndn );
-               while ( !BER_BVISEMPTY( &parent_ndn ) ){
-                       int             i;
-                       BerVarray       bvals = NULL;
-                       int             ret, stop;
-
-                       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "checking ACI of \"%s\"\n", parent_ndn.bv_val, 0, 0 );
-                       ret = backend_attribute( &op2, NULL, &parent_ndn, ad, &bvals, ACL_AUTH );
-
-                       switch ( ret ) {
-                       case LDAP_SUCCESS :
-                               stop = 0;
-                               if ( !bvals ) {
-                                       break;
-                               }
-
-                               for ( i = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &bvals[i] ); i++) {
-                                       if ( aci_mask( op, e, desc, val,
-                                                       &bvals[i],
-                                                       nmatch, matches,
-                                                       &grant, &deny,
-                                                       SLAP_ACI_SCOPE_CHILDREN ) != 0 )
-                                       {
-                                               tgrant |= grant;
-                                               tdeny |= deny;
-                                               /* evaluation stops as soon as either a "deny" or a 
-                                                * "grant" directive matches.
-                                                */
-                                               if ( tgrant != ACL_PRIV_NONE || tdeny != ACL_PRIV_NONE ) {
-                                                       stop = 1;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                                       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "<= aci_mask grant %s deny %s\n", 
-                                               accessmask2str( tgrant, accessmaskbuf, 1 ),
-                                               accessmask2str( tdeny, accessmaskbuf1, 1 ), 0 );
-                               }
-                               break;
-
-                       case LDAP_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE:
-                               /* just go on if the aci-Attribute is not present in
-                                * the current entry 
-                                */
-                               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "no such attribute\n", 0, 0, 0 );
-                               stop = 0;
-                               break;
-
-                       case LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT:
-                               /* We have reached the base object */
-                               Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ACL, "no such object\n", 0, 0, 0 );
-                               stop = 1;
-                               break;
-
-                       default:
-                               stop = 1;
-                               break;
-                       }
-
-                       if ( stop ) {
-                               break;
-                       }
-                       dnParent( &parent_ndn, &parent_ndn );
-               }
-       }
-
-       *grantp = tgrant;
-       *denyp = tdeny;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-/* need to register this at some point */
-static slap_dynacl_t   dynacl_aci = {
-       "aci",
-       dynacl_aci_parse,
-       dynacl_aci_unparse,
-       dynacl_aci_mask,
-       NULL,
-       NULL,
-       NULL
-};
-
-#endif /* SLAP_DYNACL */
-
-#endif /* SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED */
-
 #ifdef SLAP_DYNACL
 
 /*
@@ -3437,31 +2786,38 @@ slap_dynacl_get( const char *name )
 }
 #endif /* SLAP_DYNACL */
 
+/*
+ * statically built-in dynamic ACL initialization
+ */
+static int (*acl_init_func[])( void ) = {
+#ifdef SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED
+#ifdef SLAP_DYNACL
+       dynacl_aci_init,
+#else /* !SLAP_DYNACL */
+       aci_init,
+#endif /* !SLAP_DYNACL */
+#endif /* SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED */
+
+       NULL
+};
+
 int
 acl_init( void )
 {
-       int             i, rc;
-#ifdef SLAP_DYNACL
-       slap_dynacl_t   *known_dynacl[] = {
-#ifdef SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED
-               &dynacl_aci,
-#endif  /* SLAPD_ACI_ENABLED */
-               NULL
-       };
+       int     i, rc;
 
-       for ( i = 0; known_dynacl[ i ]; i++ ) {
-               rc = slap_dynacl_register( known_dynacl[ i ] ); 
-               if ( rc ) {
+       for ( i = 0; acl_init_func[ i ] != NULL; i++ ) {
+               rc = (*(acl_init_func[ i ]))();
+               if ( rc != 0 ) {
                        return rc;
                }
        }
-#endif /* SLAP_DYNACL */
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-string_expand(
+int
+acl_string_expand(
        struct berval   *bv,
        struct berval   *pat,
        char            *match,
@@ -3545,8 +2901,8 @@ string_expand(
        *dp = '\0';
        bv->bv_len = size;
 
-       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> string_expand: pattern:  %.*s\n", (int)pat->bv_len, pat->bv_val, 0 );
-       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> string_expand: expanded: %s\n", bv->bv_val, 0, 0 );
+       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> acl_string_expand: pattern:  %.*s\n", (int)pat->bv_len, pat->bv_val, 0 );
+       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> acl_string_expand: expanded: %s\n", bv->bv_val, 0, 0 );
 
        return 0;
 }
@@ -3572,7 +2928,7 @@ regex_matches(
                str = "";
        };
 
-       string_expand( &bv, pat, buf, nmatch, matches );
+       acl_string_expand( &bv, pat, buf, nmatch, matches );
        rc = regcomp( &re, newbuf, REG_EXTENDED|REG_ICASE );
        if ( rc ) {
                char error[ACL_BUF_SIZE];