+int
+slapi_entry_has_children(const Slapi_Entry *e)
+{
+#ifdef LDAP_SLAPI
+ Connection *pConn;
+ Operation *op;
+ int hasSubordinates = 0;
+
+ pConn = slapi_int_init_connection( NULL, LDAP_REQ_SEARCH );
+ if ( pConn == NULL ) {
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ op = (Operation *)pConn->c_pending_ops.stqh_first;
+ op->o_bd = select_backend( (struct berval *)&e->e_nname, 0, 0 );
+ if ( op->o_bd == NULL ) {
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ op->o_bd->be_has_subordinates( op, (Entry *)e, &hasSubordinates );
+
+ slapi_int_connection_destroy( &pConn );
+
+ return ( hasSubordinates == LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE );
+#else
+ return 0;
+#endif
+}
+