.B [\-f slapd.conf]
.B [\-D authcDN | \-U authcID]
.B \-b DN
+.B [\-u]
.B [attr[/access][:value]] [...]
.LP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BI \-b " DN"
specify the
.B DN
-access to is requested; the corresponding entry is not fetched
-from the database, and thus it must not exist.
-However, a database must be selected to determine what rules
-apply; thus, it must be in the naming context of a configured database.
+which access is requested to; the corresponding entry is fetched
+from the database, and thus it must exist.
+The DN is also used to determine what rules apply; thus, it must be
+in the naming context of a configured database. See also
+.BR \-u .
+.TP
+.BI \-u
+do not fetch the entry from the database.
+In this case, if the entry does not exist, a fake entry with the DN
+given with the
+.B \-b
+option is used, with no attributes.
+As a consequence, those rules that depend on the contents
+of the target object will not behave as with the real object.
+The DN given with the
+.B \-b
+option is still used to select what rules apply; thus, it must be
+in the naming context of a configured database.
+See also
+.BR \-b .
.SH EXAMPLES
The command
.LP