/* get entry */
rc = bdb_dn2entry( op, NULL, &op->o_req_ndn, &ei, 1, locker, &lock );
- e = ei->bei_e;
+ /* bdb_dn2entry() may legally leave ei == NULL
+ * if rc != 0 and rc != DB_NOTFOUND
+ */
+ if ( ei ) {
+ e = ei->bei_e;
+ }
+
switch(rc) {
case DB_NOTFOUND:
case 0:
if( rs->sr_ref != NULL ) {
/* send referrals */
- rs->sr_err = LDAP_REFERRAL;
+ rc = rs->sr_err = LDAP_REFERRAL;
send_ldap_result( op, rs );
ber_bvarray_free( rs->sr_ref );
rs->sr_ref = NULL;