assert( msc->msc_ld != NULL );
+ if ( !BER_BVISEMPTY( &binddn ) && BER_BVISEMPTY( &cred ) ) {
+ /* bind anonymously? */
+ Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s meta_search_dobind_init[%d] mc=%p: "
+ "non-empty dn with empty cred; binding anonymously\n",
+ op->o_log_prefix, candidate, (void *)mc );
+ cred = slap_empty_bv;
+
+ } else if ( BER_BVISEMPTY( &binddn ) && !BER_BVISEMPTY( &cred ) ) {
+ /* error */
+ Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s meta_search_dobind_init[%d] mc=%p: "
+ "empty dn with non-empty cred: error\n",
+ op->o_log_prefix, candidate, (void *)mc );
+ goto other;
+ }
+
/* connect must be async only the first time... */
ldap_set_option( msc->msc_ld, LDAP_OPT_CONNECT_ASYNC, LDAP_OPT_ON );