ldap_chain_t    *lc = (ldap_chain_t *)on->on_bi.bi_private;
 
        int             rc = SLAP_CONF_UNKNOWN;
-               
+
        if ( lc->lc_common_li == NULL ) {
-               void    *be_private = be->be_private;
-               ldap_chain_db_init_common( be );
-               lc->lc_common_li = lc->lc_cfg_li = (ldapinfo_t *)be->be_private;
-               be->be_private = be_private;
+               BackendDB db = *be;
+               ldap_chain_db_init_common( &db );
+               lc->lc_common_li = lc->lc_cfg_li = (ldapinfo_t *)db.be_private;
        }
 
        /* Something for the chain database? */
        if ( strncasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "chain-", STRLENOF( "chain-" ) ) == 0 ) {
                char            *save_argv0 = argv[ 0 ];
-               BackendInfo     *bd_info = be->bd_info;
-               void            *be_private = be->be_private;
-               ConfigOCs       *be_cf_ocs = be->be_cf_ocs;
+               BackendDB       db = *be;
                static char     *allowed_argv[] = {
                        /* special: put URI here, so in the meanwhile
                         * it detects whether a new URI is being provided */
                }
 
                if ( which_argv == 0 ) {
-                       rc = ldap_chain_db_init_one( be );
+                       rc = ldap_chain_db_init_one( &db );
                        if ( rc != 0 ) {
                                Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s: line %d: "
                                        "underlying slapd-ldap initialization failed.\n.",
                                        fname, lineno, 0 );
                                return 1;
                        }
-                       lc->lc_cfg_li = be->be_private;
+                       lc->lc_cfg_li = db.be_private;
                }
 
                /* TODO: add checks on what other slapd-ldap(5) args
                 * be warned.
                 */
 
-               be->bd_info = lback;
-               be->be_private = (void *)lc->lc_cfg_li;
-               be->be_cf_ocs = lback->bi_cf_ocs;
+               db.bd_info = lback;
+               db.be_private = (void *)lc->lc_cfg_li;
+               db.be_cf_ocs = lback->bi_cf_ocs;
 
-               rc = config_generic_wrapper( be, fname, lineno, argc, argv );
+               rc = config_generic_wrapper( &db, fname, lineno, argc, argv );
 
                argv[ 0 ] = save_argv0;
-               be->be_cf_ocs = be_cf_ocs;
-               be->be_private = be_private;
-               be->bd_info = bd_info;
 
                if ( which_argv == 0 ) {
 private_destroy:;
                        if ( rc != 0 ) {
-                               BackendDB               db = *be;
-
                                db.bd_info = lback;
                                db.be_private = (void *)lc->lc_cfg_li;
                                ldap_chain_db_destroy_one( &db, NULL );
                                lc->lc_cfg_li = NULL;
-
                        } else {
                                if ( lc->lc_cfg_li->li_bvuri == NULL
                                        || BER_BVISNULL( &lc->lc_cfg_li->li_bvuri[ 0 ] )
                        }
                }
        }
-       
+
        return rc;
 }