From: Pierangelo Masarati <ando@openldap.org>
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 16:15:25 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: add URI list resorting feature (ITS#4524)
X-Git-Tag: OPENLDAP_REL_ENG_2_4_1ALPHA~2^2~74
X-Git-Url: https://git.sur5r.net/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=373ded8d2475efd3f8e8b9ba37b3883b73511e9c;p=openldap

add URI list resorting feature (ITS#4524)
---

diff --git a/include/ldap.h b/include/ldap.h
index c9d9d574de..c567d6adcc 100644
--- a/include/ldap.h
+++ b/include/ldap.h
@@ -784,6 +784,19 @@ ldap_set_nextref_proc LDAP_P((
 	LDAP_NEXTREF_PROC *nextref_proc,
 	void *params ));
 
+/* V3 URLLIST Function Callback Prototype */
+typedef int (LDAP_URLLIST_PROC) LDAP_P((
+	LDAP *ld, 
+	LDAPURLDesc **urllist,
+	LDAPURLDesc **url,
+	void *params ));
+
+LDAP_F( int )
+ldap_set_urllist_proc LDAP_P((
+	LDAP *ld,
+	LDAP_URLLIST_PROC *urllist_proc,
+	void *params ));
+
 /*
  * in controls.c:
  */
diff --git a/include/ldap_pvt.h b/include/ldap_pvt.h
index 7463c9ea27..89fe20c6f0 100644
--- a/include/ldap_pvt.h
+++ b/include/ldap_pvt.h
@@ -41,10 +41,29 @@ ldap_pvt_url_scheme_port LDAP_P((
 
 struct ldap_url_desc; /* avoid pulling in <ldap.h> */
 
+#define LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NONE			(0x00U)
+#define LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_HOST		(0x01U)
+#define LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_DEF_PORT		(0x02U)
+#define LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_DN		(0x04U)
+#define LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NODEF_SCOPE		(0x08U)
+#define	LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_HISTORIC		(LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NODEF_SCOPE | LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_HOST | LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_DEF_PORT)
 LDAP_F( int )
 ldap_url_parse_ext LDAP_P((
 	LDAP_CONST char *url,
-	struct ldap_url_desc **ludpp ));
+	struct ldap_url_desc **ludpp,
+	unsigned flags ));
+
+LDAP_F (int) ldap_url_parselist_ext LDAP_P((
+	struct ldap_url_desc **ludlist,
+	const char *url,
+	const char *sep,
+	unsigned flags ));
+
+LDAP_F (char *) ldap_url_list2urls LDAP_P((
+	struct ldap_url_desc *ludlist ));
+
+LDAP_F (void) ldap_free_urllist LDAP_P((
+	struct ldap_url_desc *ludlist ));
 
 LDAP_F( char * )
 ldap_pvt_ctime LDAP_P((
diff --git a/libraries/libldap/ldap-int.h b/libraries/libldap/ldap-int.h
index 99d7331122..9863b32b60 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/ldap-int.h
+++ b/libraries/libldap/ldap-int.h
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ struct ldapoptions {
 	void *ldo_rebind_params;
 	LDAP_NEXTREF_PROC *ldo_nextref_proc;
 	void *ldo_nextref_params;
+	LDAP_URLLIST_PROC *ldo_urllist_proc;
+	void *ldo_urllist_params;
 
 	LDAP_BOOLEANS ldo_booleans;	/* boolean options */
 };
@@ -339,6 +341,8 @@ struct ldap {
 #define ld_rebind_params	ld_options.ldo_rebind_params
 #define ld_nextref_proc		ld_options.ldo_nextref_proc
 #define ld_nextref_params	ld_options.ldo_nextref_params
+#define ld_urllist_proc		ld_options.ldo_urllist_proc
+#define ld_urllist_params	ld_options.ldo_urllist_params
 
 #define ld_version		ld_options.ldo_version
 
@@ -525,8 +529,8 @@ LDAP_F (ber_int_t) ldap_send_initial_request( LDAP *ld, ber_tag_t msgtype,
 LDAP_F (BerElement *) ldap_alloc_ber_with_options( LDAP *ld );
 LDAP_F (void) ldap_set_ber_options( LDAP *ld, BerElement *ber );
 
-LDAP_F (int) ldap_send_server_request( LDAP *ld, BerElement *ber, ber_int_t msgid, LDAPRequest *parentreq, LDAPURLDesc *srvlist, LDAPConn *lc, LDAPreqinfo *bind );
-LDAP_F (LDAPConn *) ldap_new_connection( LDAP *ld, LDAPURLDesc *srvlist, int use_ldsb, int connect, LDAPreqinfo *bind );
+LDAP_F (int) ldap_send_server_request( LDAP *ld, BerElement *ber, ber_int_t msgid, LDAPRequest *parentreq, LDAPURLDesc **srvlist, LDAPConn *lc, LDAPreqinfo *bind );
+LDAP_F (LDAPConn *) ldap_new_connection( LDAP *ld, LDAPURLDesc **srvlist, int use_ldsb, int connect, LDAPreqinfo *bind );
 LDAP_F (LDAPRequest *) ldap_find_request_by_msgid( LDAP *ld, ber_int_t msgid );
 LDAP_F (void) ldap_free_request( LDAP *ld, LDAPRequest *lr );
 LDAP_F (void) ldap_free_connection( LDAP *ld, LDAPConn *lc, int force, int unbind );
@@ -589,11 +593,6 @@ LDAP_F (int) ldap_url_parselist LDAP_P((
 	LDAPURLDesc **ludlist,
 	const char *url ));
 
-LDAP_F (int) ldap_url_parselist_ext LDAP_P((
-	LDAPURLDesc **ludlist,
-	const char *url,
-	const char *sep	));
-
 LDAP_F (int) ldap_url_parsehosts LDAP_P((
 	LDAPURLDesc **ludlist,
 	const char *hosts,
@@ -602,12 +601,6 @@ LDAP_F (int) ldap_url_parsehosts LDAP_P((
 LDAP_F (char *) ldap_url_list2hosts LDAP_P((
 	LDAPURLDesc *ludlist ));
 
-LDAP_F (char *) ldap_url_list2urls LDAP_P((
-	LDAPURLDesc *ludlist ));
-
-LDAP_F (void) ldap_free_urllist LDAP_P((
-	LDAPURLDesc *ludlist ));
-
 /*
  * in cyrus.c
  */
diff --git a/libraries/libldap/open.c b/libraries/libldap/open.c
index d1eaf04b2a..e01c5ea28e 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/open.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/open.c
@@ -37,8 +37,14 @@
 
 int ldap_open_defconn( LDAP *ld )
 {
+#ifdef LDAP_R_COMPILE
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &ld->ld_req_mutex );
+#endif /* LDAP_R_COMPILE */
 	ld->ld_defconn = ldap_new_connection( ld,
-		ld->ld_options.ldo_defludp, 1, 1, NULL );
+		&ld->ld_options.ldo_defludp, 1, 1, NULL );
+#ifdef LDAP_R_COMPILE
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &ld->ld_req_mutex );
+#endif /* LDAP_R_COMPILE */
 
 	if( ld->ld_defconn == NULL ) {
 		ld->ld_errno = LDAP_SERVER_DOWN;
diff --git a/libraries/libldap/options.c b/libraries/libldap/options.c
index cfc4711eb1..cca205a0d9 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/options.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/options.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #define LDAP_OPT_NEXTREF_PROC 0x4e815d
 #define LDAP_OPT_NEXTREF_PARAMS 0x4e815e
 
+#define LDAP_OPT_URLLIST_PROC 0x4e816d
+#define LDAP_OPT_URLLIST_PARAMS 0x4e816e
+
 static const LDAPAPIFeatureInfo features[] = {
 #ifdef LDAP_API_FEATURE_X_OPENLDAP
 	{	/* OpenLDAP Extensions API Feature */
@@ -475,7 +478,9 @@ ldap_set_option(
 				 * must want global default returned
 				 * to initial condition.
 				 */
-				rc = ldap_url_parselist(&ludlist, "ldap://localhost/");
+				rc = ldap_url_parselist_ext(&ludlist, "ldap://localhost/", NULL,
+					LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_HOST
+					| LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_DEF_PORT );
 
 			} else {
 				/*
@@ -502,13 +507,17 @@ ldap_set_option(
 			int rc = LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS;
 
 			if(urls != NULL) {
-				rc = ldap_url_parselist(&ludlist, urls);
+				rc = ldap_url_parselist_ext(&ludlist, urls, NULL,
+					LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_HOST
+					| LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_DEF_PORT );
 			} else if(ld == NULL) {
 				/*
 				 * must want global default returned
 				 * to initial condition.
 				 */
-				rc = ldap_url_parselist(&ludlist, "ldap://localhost/");
+				rc = ldap_url_parselist_ext(&ludlist, "ldap://localhost/", NULL,
+					LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_HOST
+					| LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_DEF_PORT );
 
 			} else {
 				/*
@@ -638,6 +647,14 @@ ldap_set_option(
 			lo->ldo_nextref_params = (void *)invalue;		
 		} return LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS;
 
+	/* Only accessed from inside this function by ldap_set_urllist_proc() */
+	case LDAP_OPT_URLLIST_PROC: {
+			lo->ldo_urllist_proc = (LDAP_URLLIST_PROC *)invalue;		
+		} return LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS;
+	case LDAP_OPT_URLLIST_PARAMS: {
+			lo->ldo_urllist_params = (void *)invalue;		
+		} return LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS;
+
 	/* read-only options */
 	case LDAP_OPT_API_INFO:
 	case LDAP_OPT_DESC:
@@ -733,3 +750,14 @@ ldap_set_nextref_proc( LDAP *ld, LDAP_NEXTREF_PROC *proc, void *params )
 	rc = ldap_set_option( ld, LDAP_OPT_NEXTREF_PARAMS, (void *)params );
 	return rc;
 }
+
+int
+ldap_set_urllist_proc( LDAP *ld, LDAP_URLLIST_PROC *proc, void *params )
+{
+	int rc;
+	rc = ldap_set_option( ld, LDAP_OPT_URLLIST_PROC, (void *)proc );
+	if( rc != LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS ) return rc;
+
+	rc = ldap_set_option( ld, LDAP_OPT_URLLIST_PARAMS, (void *)params );
+	return rc;
+}
diff --git a/libraries/libldap/request.c b/libraries/libldap/request.c
index 5786816fd3..0847544b65 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/request.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/request.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ ldap_send_server_request(
 	BerElement *ber,
 	ber_int_t msgid,
 	LDAPRequest *parentreq,
-	LDAPURLDesc *srvlist,
+	LDAPURLDesc **srvlist,
 	LDAPConn *lc,
 	LDAPreqinfo *bind )
 {
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ ldap_send_server_request(
 		if ( srvlist == NULL ) {
 			lc = ld->ld_defconn;
 		} else {
-			lc = find_connection( ld, srvlist, 1 );
+			lc = find_connection( ld, *srvlist, 1 );
 			if ( lc == NULL ) {
 				if ( (bind != NULL) && (parentreq != NULL) ) {
 					/* Remember the bind in the parent */
@@ -300,11 +300,10 @@ ldap_send_server_request(
 }
 
 LDAPConn *
-ldap_new_connection( LDAP *ld, LDAPURLDesc *srvlist, int use_ldsb,
+ldap_new_connection( LDAP *ld, LDAPURLDesc **srvlist, int use_ldsb,
 	int connect, LDAPreqinfo *bind )
 {
 	LDAPConn	*lc;
-	LDAPURLDesc	*srv;
 
 	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "ldap_new_connection %d %d %d\n",
 		use_ldsb, connect, (bind != NULL) );
@@ -332,9 +331,17 @@ ldap_new_connection( LDAP *ld, LDAPURLDesc *srvlist, int use_ldsb,
 	}
 
 	if ( connect ) {
-		for ( srv = srvlist; srv != NULL; srv = srv->lud_next ) {
-			if ( ldap_int_open_connection( ld, lc, srv, 0 ) != -1 )
+		LDAPURLDesc	**srvp, *srv = NULL;
+
+		for ( srvp = srvlist; *srvp != NULL; srvp = &(*srvp)->lud_next ) {
+			if ( ldap_int_open_connection( ld, lc, *srvp, 0 ) != -1 )
 			{
+				srv = *srvp;
+
+				if ( ld->ld_urllist_proc ) {
+					ld->ld_urllist_proc( ld, srvlist, srvp, ld->ld_urllist_params );
+				}
+
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -361,11 +368,7 @@ ldap_new_connection( LDAP *ld, LDAPURLDesc *srvlist, int use_ldsb,
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &ld->ld_conn_mutex );
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * XXX for now, we always do a synchronous bind.  This will have
-	 * to change in the long run...
-	 */
-	if ( bind != NULL) {
+	if ( bind != NULL ) {
 		int		err = 0;
 		LDAPConn	*savedefconn;
 
@@ -378,7 +381,7 @@ ldap_new_connection( LDAP *ld, LDAPURLDesc *srvlist, int use_ldsb,
 		if ( ld->ld_rebind_proc != NULL) {
 			LDAPURLDesc	*srvfunc;
 
-			srvfunc = ldap_url_dup( srvlist );
+			srvfunc = ldap_url_dup( *srvlist );
 			if ( srvfunc == NULL ) {
 				ld->ld_errno = LDAP_NO_MEMORY;
 				err = -1;
@@ -885,7 +888,7 @@ ldap_chase_v3referrals( LDAP *ld, LDAPRequest *lr, char **refs, int sref, char *
 	{
 
 		/* Parse the referral URL */
-		rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( refarray[i], &srv );
+		rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( refarray[i], &srv, LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_DN );
 		if ( rc != LDAP_URL_SUCCESS ) {
 			/* ldap_url_parse_ext() returns LDAP_URL_* errors
 			 * which do not map on API errors */
@@ -901,12 +904,6 @@ ldap_chase_v3referrals( LDAP *ld, LDAPRequest *lr, char **refs, int sref, char *
 			goto done;
 		}
 
-		/* treat ldap://hostpart and ldap://hostpart/ the same */
-		if ( srv->lud_dn && srv->lud_dn[0] == '\0' ) {
-			LDAP_FREE( srv->lud_dn );
-			srv->lud_dn = NULL;
-		}
-
 		/* check connection for re-bind in progress */
 		if (( lc = find_connection( ld, srv, 1 )) != NULL ) {
 			/* See if we've already requested this DN with this conn */
@@ -1020,7 +1017,7 @@ ldap_chase_v3referrals( LDAP *ld, LDAPRequest *lr, char **refs, int sref, char *
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &ld->ld_req_mutex );
 #endif
 		rc = ldap_send_server_request( ld, ber, id,
-			origreq, srv, NULL, &rinfo );
+			origreq, &srv, NULL, &rinfo );
 #ifdef LDAP_R_COMPILE
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &ld->ld_req_mutex );
 #endif
@@ -1152,7 +1149,7 @@ ldap_chase_referrals( LDAP *ld,
 			*p++ = '\0';
 		}
 
-		rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( ref, &srv );
+		rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( ref, &srv, LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_DN );
 		if ( rc != LDAP_URL_SUCCESS ) {
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
 				"ignoring %s referral <%s>\n",
@@ -1162,11 +1159,6 @@ ldap_chase_referrals( LDAP *ld,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if ( srv->lud_dn != NULL && srv->lud_dn == '\0' ) {
-			LDAP_FREE( srv->lud_dn );
-			srv->lud_dn = NULL;
-		}
-
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
 		    "chasing LDAP referral: <%s>\n", ref, 0, 0 );
 
@@ -1212,7 +1204,7 @@ ldap_chase_referrals( LDAP *ld,
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &ld->ld_req_mutex );
 #endif
 		rc = ldap_send_server_request( ld, ber, id,
-			lr, srv, NULL, &rinfo );
+			lr, &srv, NULL, &rinfo );
 #ifdef LDAP_R_COMPILE
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &ld->ld_req_mutex );
 #endif
diff --git a/libraries/libldap/url.c b/libraries/libldap/url.c
index 4c27ed33f2..e35be8f9f0 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/url.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/url.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ ldap_url_desc2str( LDAPURLDesc *u )
 }
 
 int
-ldap_url_parse_ext( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp )
+ldap_url_parse_ext( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp, unsigned flags )
 {
 /*
  *  Pick apart the pieces of an LDAP URL.
@@ -772,6 +772,8 @@ ldap_url_parse_ext( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp )
 	const char *url_tmp;
 	char *url;
 
+	int	check_dn = 1;
+
 	if( url_in == NULL || ludpp == NULL ) {
 		return LDAP_URL_ERR_PARAM;
 	}
@@ -825,7 +827,7 @@ ldap_url_parse_ext( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp )
 	ludp->lud_port = 0;
 	ludp->lud_dn = NULL;
 	ludp->lud_attrs = NULL;
-	ludp->lud_scope = LDAP_SCOPE_DEFAULT;
+	ludp->lud_scope = ( flags & LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NODEF_SCOPE ) ? LDAP_SCOPE_BASE : LDAP_SCOPE_DEFAULT;
 	ludp->lud_filter = NULL;
 	ludp->lud_exts = NULL;
 
@@ -879,6 +881,18 @@ ldap_url_parse_ext( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp )
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ( ( flags & LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_DEF_PORT ) && ludp->lud_port == 0 ) {
+		if ( strcmp( ludp->lud_scheme, "ldap" ) == 0 ) {
+			ludp->lud_port = LDAP_PORT;
+#ifdef LDAP_CONNECTIONLESS
+		} else if ( strcmp( ludp->lud_scheme, "cldap" ) == 0 ) {
+			ludp->lud_port = LDAP_PORT;
+#endif
+		} else if ( strcmp( ludp->lud_scheme, "ldaps" ) == 0 ) {
+			ludp->lud_port = LDAPS_PORT;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ldap_pvt_hex_unescape( url );
 
 	/* If [ip address]:port syntax, url is [ip and we skip the [ */
@@ -890,6 +904,14 @@ ldap_url_parse_ext( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp )
 		return LDAP_URL_ERR_MEM;
 	}
 
+	if ( ( flags & LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_HOST )
+		&& ludp->lud_host != NULL
+		&& *ludp->lud_host == '\0' )
+	{
+		LDAP_FREE( ludp->lud_host );
+		ludp->lud_host = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Kludge.  ldap://111.222.333.444:389??cn=abc,o=company
 	 *
@@ -908,11 +930,15 @@ ldap_url_parse_ext( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp )
 				/* parse dn part */
 				ldap_pvt_hex_unescape( q );
 				ludp->lud_dn = LDAP_STRDUP( q );
-			} else {
+
+			} else if ( !( flags & LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_DN ) ) {
 				ludp->lud_dn = LDAP_STRDUP( "" );
+
+			} else {
+				check_dn = 0;
 			}
 
-			if( ludp->lud_dn == NULL ) {
+			if ( check_dn && ludp->lud_dn == NULL ) {
 				LDAP_FREE( url );
 				ldap_free_urldesc( ludp );
 				return LDAP_URL_ERR_MEM;
@@ -938,11 +964,15 @@ ldap_url_parse_ext( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp )
 		/* parse dn part */
 		ldap_pvt_hex_unescape( p );
 		ludp->lud_dn = LDAP_STRDUP( p );
-	} else {
+
+	} else if ( !( flags & LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NOEMPTY_DN ) ) {
 		ludp->lud_dn = LDAP_STRDUP( "" );
+
+	} else {
+		check_dn = 0;
 	}
 
-	if( ludp->lud_dn == NULL ) {
+	if( check_dn && ludp->lud_dn == NULL ) {
 		LDAP_FREE( url );
 		ldap_free_urldesc( ludp );
 		return LDAP_URL_ERR_MEM;
@@ -1092,34 +1122,7 @@ ldap_url_parse_ext( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp )
 int
 ldap_url_parse( LDAP_CONST char *url_in, LDAPURLDesc **ludpp )
 {
-	int rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( url_in, ludpp );
-
-	if( rc != LDAP_URL_SUCCESS ) {
-		return rc;
-	}
-
-	if ((*ludpp)->lud_scope == LDAP_SCOPE_DEFAULT) {
-		(*ludpp)->lud_scope = LDAP_SCOPE_BASE;
-	}
-
-	if ((*ludpp)->lud_host != NULL && *(*ludpp)->lud_host == '\0') {
-		LDAP_FREE( (*ludpp)->lud_host );
-		(*ludpp)->lud_host = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if ((*ludpp)->lud_port == 0) {
-		if( strcmp((*ludpp)->lud_scheme, "ldap") == 0 ) {
-			(*ludpp)->lud_port = LDAP_PORT;
-#ifdef LDAP_CONNECTIONLESS
-		} else if( strcmp((*ludpp)->lud_scheme, "cldap") == 0 ) {
-			(*ludpp)->lud_port = LDAP_PORT;
-#endif
-		} else if( strcmp((*ludpp)->lud_scheme, "ldaps") == 0 ) {
-			(*ludpp)->lud_port = LDAPS_PORT;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return rc;
+	return ldap_url_parse_ext( url_in, ludpp, LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_HISTORIC );
 }
 
 LDAPURLDesc *
@@ -1218,8 +1221,8 @@ ldap_url_duplist (LDAPURLDesc *ludlist)
 }
 
 static int
-ldap_url_parselist_int (LDAPURLDesc **ludlist, const char *url, const char *sep,
-	int (*url_parse)( const char *, LDAPURLDesc ** ) )
+ldap_url_parselist_int (LDAPURLDesc **ludlist, const char *url, const char *sep, unsigned flags )
+	
 {
 	int i, rc;
 	LDAPURLDesc *ludp;
@@ -1230,7 +1233,11 @@ ldap_url_parselist_int (LDAPURLDesc **ludlist, const char *url, const char *sep,
 
 	*ludlist = NULL;
 
-	urls = ldap_str2charray(url, sep);
+	if ( sep == NULL ) {
+		sep = ", ";
+	}
+
+	urls = ldap_str2charray( url, sep );
 	if (urls == NULL)
 		return LDAP_URL_ERR_MEM;
 
@@ -1238,30 +1245,30 @@ ldap_url_parselist_int (LDAPURLDesc **ludlist, const char *url, const char *sep,
 	for (i = 0; urls[i] != NULL; i++) ;
 	/* ...and put them in the "stack" backward */
 	while (--i >= 0) {
-		rc = url_parse( urls[i], &ludp );
+		rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( urls[i], &ludp, flags );
 		if ( rc != 0 ) {
-			ldap_charray_free(urls);
-			ldap_free_urllist(*ludlist);
+			ldap_charray_free( urls );
+			ldap_free_urllist( *ludlist );
 			*ludlist = NULL;
 			return rc;
 		}
 		ludp->lud_next = *ludlist;
 		*ludlist = ludp;
 	}
-	ldap_charray_free(urls);
+	ldap_charray_free( urls );
 	return LDAP_URL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
 int
 ldap_url_parselist (LDAPURLDesc **ludlist, const char *url )
 {
-	return ldap_url_parselist_int( ludlist, url, ", ", ldap_url_parse );
+	return ldap_url_parselist_int( ludlist, url, ", ", LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_HISTORIC );
 }
 
 int
-ldap_url_parselist_ext (LDAPURLDesc **ludlist, const char *url, const char *sep )
+ldap_url_parselist_ext (LDAPURLDesc **ludlist, const char *url, const char *sep, unsigned flags )
 {
-	return ldap_url_parselist_int( ludlist, url, sep, ldap_url_parse_ext );
+	return ldap_url_parselist_int( ludlist, url, sep, flags );
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/back-ldap.h b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/back-ldap.h
index 3fb58ba581..49017d2ed2 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/back-ldap.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/back-ldap.h
@@ -54,13 +54,15 @@ typedef struct ldapconn_t {
 		} \
 	} while ( 0 )
 
-#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISBOUND	(0x01)
-#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISANON	(0x02)
+#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISBOUND	(0x00000001U)
+#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISANON	(0x00000002U)
 #define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISBMASK	(LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISBOUND|LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISANON)
-#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISPRIV	(0x04)
-#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISTLS	(0x08)
-#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_BINDING	(0x10)
-#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_TAINTED	(0x20)
+#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISPRIV	(0x00000004U)
+#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISTLS	(0x00000008U)
+#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_BINDING	(0x00000010U)
+#define	LDAP_BACK_FCONN_TAINTED	(0x00000020U)
+
+/* 0x00FF0000 are reserved for back-meta */
 
 #define	LDAP_BACK_CONN_ISBOUND(lc)		LDAP_BACK_CONN_ISSET((lc), LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISBOUND)
 #define	LDAP_BACK_CONN_ISBOUND_SET(lc)		LDAP_BACK_CONN_SET((lc), LDAP_BACK_FCONN_ISBOUND)
@@ -127,6 +129,11 @@ typedef struct ldapinfo_t {
 	/* li_bvuri: an array of each single URI that is equivalent;
 	 * to be checked for the presence of a certain item */
 	BerVarray	li_bvuri;
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_t	li_uri_mutex;
+
+	LDAP_REBIND_PROC	*li_rebind_f;
+	LDAP_URLLIST_PROC	*li_urllist_f;
+	void			*li_urllist_p;
 
 	slap_bindconf	li_acl;
 #define	li_acl_authcID	li_acl.sb_authcId
@@ -169,21 +176,23 @@ typedef struct ldapinfo_t {
 #define LDAP_BACK_RETRY_DEFAULT		(3)
 
 	unsigned	li_flags;
-#define LDAP_BACK_F_NONE		0x00U
-#define LDAP_BACK_F_SAVECRED		0x01U
-#define LDAP_BACK_F_USE_TLS		0x02U
-#define LDAP_BACK_F_PROPAGATE_TLS	0x04U
-#define LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_CRITICAL	0x08U
+#define LDAP_BACK_F_NONE		0x0000U
+#define LDAP_BACK_F_SAVECRED		0x0001U
+#define LDAP_BACK_F_USE_TLS		0x0002U
+#define LDAP_BACK_F_PROPAGATE_TLS	0x0004U
+#define LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_CRITICAL	0x0008U
 #define LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_USE_MASK	(LDAP_BACK_F_USE_TLS|LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_CRITICAL)
 #define LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_PROPAGATE_MASK	(LDAP_BACK_F_PROPAGATE_TLS|LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_CRITICAL)
 #define LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_MASK		(LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_USE_MASK|LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_PROPAGATE_MASK)
-#define LDAP_BACK_F_CHASE_REFERRALS	0x10U
-#define LDAP_BACK_F_PROXY_WHOAMI	0x20U
+#define LDAP_BACK_F_CHASE_REFERRALS	0x0010U
+#define LDAP_BACK_F_PROXY_WHOAMI	0x0020U
 
-#define	LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F			0x80U
-#define	LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F_DISCOVER	0x40U
+#define	LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F_DISCOVER	0x0040U
+#define	LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F			0x0080U
 #define	LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F_MASK		(LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F|LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F_DISCOVER)
 
+#define LDAP_BACK_F_MONITOR		0x0100U
+
 #define	LDAP_BACK_ISSET(li,f)		( ( (li)->li_flags & (f) ) == (f) )
 #define LDAP_BACK_SAVECRED(li)		LDAP_BACK_ISSET( (li), LDAP_BACK_F_SAVECRED )
 #define LDAP_BACK_USE_TLS(li)		LDAP_BACK_ISSET( (li), LDAP_BACK_F_USE_TLS )
@@ -191,6 +200,7 @@ typedef struct ldapinfo_t {
 #define LDAP_BACK_TLS_CRITICAL(li)	LDAP_BACK_ISSET( (li), LDAP_BACK_F_TLS_CRITICAL )
 #define LDAP_BACK_CHASE_REFERRALS(li)	LDAP_BACK_ISSET( (li), LDAP_BACK_F_CHASE_REFERRALS )
 #define LDAP_BACK_PROXY_WHOAMI(li)	LDAP_BACK_ISSET( (li), LDAP_BACK_F_PROXY_WHOAMI )
+#define LDAP_BACK_MONITOR(li)		LDAP_BACK_ISSET( (li), LDAP_BACK_F_MONITOR )
 
 	int		li_version;
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
index 1a13895369..2b0d39bd25 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@
 
 #define LDAP_CONTROL_OBSOLETE_PROXY_AUTHZ	"2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.12"
 
-static LDAP_REBIND_PROC	ldap_back_default_rebind;
-
-LDAP_REBIND_PROC	*ldap_back_rebind_f = ldap_back_default_rebind;
-
 static int
 ldap_back_proxy_authz_bind( ldapconn_t *lc, Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, ldap_back_send_t sendok );
 
@@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ ldap_back_bind( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 						lc->lc_cred.bv_len );
 			}
 			ber_bvreplace( &lc->lc_cred, &op->orb_cred );
-			ldap_set_rebind_proc( lc->lc_ld, ldap_back_rebind_f, lc );
+			ldap_set_rebind_proc( lc->lc_ld, li->li_rebind_f, lc );
 		}
 	}
 done:;
@@ -478,11 +474,17 @@ ldap_back_prepare_conn( ldapconn_t **lcp, Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, ldap_bac
 
 	assert( lcp != NULL );
 
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &li->li_uri_mutex );
 	rs->sr_err = ldap_initialize( &ld, li->li_uri );
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &li->li_uri_mutex );
 	if ( rs->sr_err != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		goto error_return;
 	}
 
+	if ( li->li_urllist_f ) {
+		ldap_set_urllist_proc( ld, li->li_urllist_f, li->li_urllist_p );
+	}
+
 	/* Set LDAP version. This will always succeed: If the client
 	 * bound with a particular version, then so can we.
 	 */
@@ -511,8 +513,10 @@ ldap_back_prepare_conn( ldapconn_t **lcp, Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, ldap_bac
 	}
 
 #ifdef HAVE_TLS
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &li->li_uri_mutex );
 	rs->sr_err = ldap_back_start_tls( ld, op->o_protocol, &is_tls,
 			li->li_uri, li->li_flags, li->li_nretries, &rs->sr_text );
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &li->li_uri_mutex );
 	if ( rs->sr_err != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		ldap_unbind_ext( ld, NULL, NULL );
 		goto error_return;
@@ -898,8 +902,8 @@ retry_lock:;
 
 			if ( rc != LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS ) {
 				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "Error: ldap_set_option "
-					"(%s,SECPROPS,\"%s\") failed!\n",
-					li->li_uri, li->li_acl_secprops, 0 );
+					"(SECPROPS,\"%s\") failed!\n",
+					li->li_acl_secprops, 0, 0 );
 				goto done;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1013,7 +1017,7 @@ ldap_back_dobind( ldapconn_t *lc, Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, ldap_back_send_t
  * This is a callback used for chasing referrals using the same
  * credentials as the original user on this session.
  */
-static int 
+int 
 ldap_back_default_rebind( LDAP *ld, LDAP_CONST char *url, ber_tag_t request,
 	ber_int_t msgid, void *params )
 {
@@ -1042,6 +1046,41 @@ ldap_back_default_rebind( LDAP *ld, LDAP_CONST char *url, ber_tag_t request,
 			LDAP_SASL_SIMPLE, &lc->lc_cred, NULL, NULL, NULL );
 }
 
+/*
+ * ldap_back_default_urllist
+ */
+int 
+ldap_back_default_urllist(
+	LDAP		*ld,
+	LDAPURLDesc	**urllist,
+	LDAPURLDesc	**url,
+	void		*params )
+{
+	ldapinfo_t	*li = (ldapinfo_t *)params;
+	LDAPURLDesc	**urltail;
+
+	if ( urllist == url ) {
+		return LDAP_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	for ( urltail = &(*url)->lud_next; *urltail; urltail = &(*urltail)->lud_next )
+		/* count */ ;
+
+	*urltail = *urllist;
+	*urllist = *url;
+	*url = NULL;
+
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &li->li_uri_mutex );
+	if ( li->li_uri ) {
+		ch_free( li->li_uri );
+	}
+
+	ldap_get_option( ld, LDAP_OPT_URI, (void *)&li->li_uri );
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &li->li_uri_mutex );
+
+	return LDAP_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 int
 ldap_back_op_result(
 		ldapconn_t		*lc,
@@ -1160,11 +1199,13 @@ ldap_back_retry( ldapconn_t **lcp, Operation *op, SlapReply *rs, ldap_back_send_
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &li->li_conninfo.lai_mutex );
 
 	if ( (*lcp)->lc_refcnt == 1 ) {
+		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &li->li_uri_mutex );
 		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
 			"%s ldap_back_retry: retrying URI=\"%s\" DN=\"%s\"\n",
 			op->o_log_prefix, li->li_uri,
 			BER_BVISNULL( &(*lcp)->lc_bound_ndn ) ?
 				"" : (*lcp)->lc_bound_ndn.bv_val );
+		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &li->li_uri_mutex );
 
 		ldap_unbind_ext( (*lcp)->lc_ld, NULL, NULL );
 		(*lcp)->lc_ld = NULL;
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/chain.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/chain.c
index 6c04162075..ca6afdd2d6 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/chain.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/chain.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ Document: draft-ietf-ldapbis-protocol-27.txt
 	
 		/* parse reference and use 
 		 * proto://[host][:port]/ only */
-		rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( ref->bv_val, &srv );
+		rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( ref->bv_val, &srv, LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NONE );
 		if ( rc != LDAP_URL_SUCCESS ) {
 			/* try next */
 			rc = LDAP_OTHER;
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ ldap_chain_response( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 
 				/* parse reference and use
 				 * proto://[host][:port]/ only */
-				rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( curr[0].bv_val, &srv );
+				rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( curr[0].bv_val, &srv, LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NONE );
 				if ( rc != LDAP_URL_SUCCESS ) {
 					/* try next */
 					rs->sr_err = LDAP_OTHER;
@@ -1550,6 +1550,7 @@ ldap_chain_db_init_common(
 	BackendDB	*be )
 {
 	BackendInfo	*bi = be->bd_info;
+	ldapinfo_t	*li;
 	int		t;
 
 	be->bd_info = lback;
@@ -1558,6 +1559,9 @@ ldap_chain_db_init_common(
 	if ( t != 0 ) {
 		return t;
 	}
+	li = (ldapinfo_t *)be->be_private;
+	li->li_urllist_f = NULL;
+	li->li_urllist_p = NULL;
 	be->bd_info = bi;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1590,6 +1594,8 @@ ldap_chain_db_init_one(
 		return t;
 	}
 	li = (ldapinfo_t *)be->be_private;
+	li->li_urllist_f = NULL;
+	li->li_urllist_p = NULL;
 
 	/* copy common data */
 	li->li_nretries = lc->lc_common_li->li_nretries;
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/config.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/config.c
index c0123fe8eb..2df70bcfa9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/config.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/config.c
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ ldap_back_cf_gen( ConfigArgs *c )
 		}
 
 		/* PARANOID: DN and more are not required nor allowed */
-		urlrc = ldap_url_parselist_ext( &lud, c->argv[ 1 ], ", \t" );
+		urlrc = ldap_url_parselist_ext( &lud, c->argv[ 1 ], ", \t", LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NONE );
 		if ( urlrc != LDAP_URL_SUCCESS ) {
 			char	*why;
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/init.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/init.c
index 77a10e78c8..765f201c21 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/init.c
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ ldap_back_db_init( Backend *be )
  		return -1;
  	}
 
+	li->li_rebind_f = ldap_back_default_rebind;
+	li->li_urllist_f = ldap_back_default_urllist;
+	li->li_urllist_p = li;
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_init( &li->li_uri_mutex );
+
 	BER_BVZERO( &li->li_acl_authcID );
 	BER_BVZERO( &li->li_acl_authcDN );
 	BER_BVZERO( &li->li_acl_passwd );
@@ -304,6 +309,7 @@ ldap_back_db_destroy(
 
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &li->li_conninfo.lai_mutex );
 		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_destroy( &li->li_conninfo.lai_mutex );
+		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_destroy( &li->li_uri_mutex );
 	}
 
 	ch_free( be->be_private );
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/proto-ldap.h b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/proto-ldap.h
index 153a25978a..05d6883254 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/proto-ldap.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/proto-ldap.h
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ extern int chain_initialize( void );
 extern int distproc_initialize( void );
 #endif
 
-extern LDAP_REBIND_PROC		*ldap_back_rebind_f;
+extern LDAP_REBIND_PROC		ldap_back_default_rebind;
+extern LDAP_URLLIST_PROC	ldap_back_default_urllist;
 
 LDAP_END_DECL
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/add.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/add.c
index 2b08958374..02a0093d5c 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/add.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/add.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ meta_back_add( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 	/*
 	 * Rewrite the add dn, if needed
 	 */
-	dc.target = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+	dc.target = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 	dc.conn = op->o_conn;
 	dc.rs = rs;
 	dc.ctx = "addDN";
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ meta_back_add( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 			mapped = a->a_desc->ad_cname;
 
 		} else {
-			ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_rwmap.rwm_at,
+			ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_at,
 					&a->a_desc->ad_cname, &mapped, BACKLDAP_MAP );
 			if ( BER_BVISNULL( &mapped ) || BER_BVISEMPTY( &mapped ) ) {
 				continue;
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ meta_back_add( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 			for ( j = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &a->a_vals[ j ] ); ) {
 				struct ldapmapping	*mapping;
 
-				ldap_back_mapping( &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_rwmap.rwm_oc,
+				ldap_back_mapping( &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_oc,
 						&a->a_vals[ j ], &mapping, BACKLDAP_MAP );
 
 				if ( mapping == NULL ) {
-					if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_rwmap.rwm_oc.drop_missing ) {
+					if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_oc.drop_missing ) {
 						continue;
 					}
 					attrs[ i ]->mod_bvalues[ j ] = &a->a_vals[ j ];
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ retry:;
 		LDAPMessage	*res = NULL;
 		int		rc;
 
-		if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_ADD ] != 0 ) {
-			tv.tv_sec = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_ADD ];
+		if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_ADD ] != 0 ) {
+			tv.tv_sec = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_ADD ];
 			tv.tv_usec = 0;
 			tvp = &tv;
 		}
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/back-meta.h b/servers/slapd/back-meta/back-meta.h
index fe5766cbb9..0516f619f3 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/back-meta.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/back-meta.h
@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ typedef struct metaconn_t {
 
 typedef struct metatarget_t {
 	char			*mt_uri;
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_t	mt_uri_mutex;
+
+	/* TODO: we might want to enable different strategies
+	 * for different targets */
+	LDAP_REBIND_PROC	*mt_rebind_f;
+	LDAP_URLLIST_PROC	*mt_urllist_f;
+	void			*mt_urllist_p;
+
 	BerVarray		mt_subtree_exclude;
 	int			mt_scope;
 
@@ -247,9 +255,12 @@ typedef struct metainfo_t {
 #define META_DEFAULT_TARGET_NONE	(-1)
 	int			mi_nretries;
 
-	metatarget_t		*mi_targets;
+	metatarget_t		**mi_targets;
 	metacandidates_t	*mi_candidates;
 
+	LDAP_REBIND_PROC	*mi_rebind_f;
+	LDAP_URLLIST_PROC	*mi_urllist_f;
+
 	metadncache_t		mi_cache;
 	
 	ldap_avl_info_t		mi_conninfo;
@@ -434,7 +445,8 @@ meta_dncache_delete_entry(
 extern void
 meta_dncache_free( void *entry );
 
-extern LDAP_REBIND_PROC		*meta_back_rebind_f;
+extern LDAP_REBIND_PROC		meta_back_default_rebind;
+extern LDAP_URLLIST_PROC	meta_back_default_urllist;
 
 LDAP_END_DECL
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c
index 78ffc28ef6..fd0539d7ad 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@
 #include "../back-ldap/back-ldap.h"
 #include "back-meta.h"
 
-static LDAP_REBIND_PROC	meta_back_default_rebind;
-
-/*
- * a module could register a replacement for this function
- */
-LDAP_REBIND_PROC	*meta_back_rebind_f = meta_back_default_rebind;
-
 int
 meta_back_bind( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 {
@@ -115,6 +108,7 @@ meta_back_bind( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 	 */
 	mc->mc_authz_target = META_BOUND_NONE;
 	for ( i = 0; i < mi->mi_ntargets; i++ ) {
+		metatarget_t	*mt = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
 		int		lerr;
 		Operation	op2 = *op;
 		int		massage = 1;
@@ -144,7 +138,7 @@ meta_back_bind( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 		}
 
 		if ( isroot ) {
-			if ( BER_BVISNULL( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_pseudorootdn ) )
+			if ( BER_BVISNULL( &mt->mt_pseudorootdn ) )
 			{
 				metasingleconn_t	*msc = &mc->mc_conns[ i ];
 
@@ -167,9 +161,9 @@ meta_back_bind( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			op2.o_req_dn = mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_pseudorootdn;
-			op2.o_req_ndn = mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_pseudorootdn;
-			op2.orb_cred = mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_pseudorootpw;
+			op2.o_req_dn = mt->mt_pseudorootdn;
+			op2.o_req_ndn = mt->mt_pseudorootdn;
+			op2.orb_cred = mt->mt_pseudorootpw;
 			op2.orb_method = LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE;
 
 			massage = 0;
@@ -274,7 +268,7 @@ meta_back_single_bind(
 	int			massage )
 {
 	metainfo_t		*mi = ( metainfo_t * )op->o_bd->be_private;
-	metatarget_t		*mt = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+	metatarget_t		*mt = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 	struct berval		mdn = BER_BVNULL;
 	metasingleconn_t	*msc = &mc->mc_conns[ candidate ];
 	int			msgid,
@@ -418,7 +412,7 @@ retry:;
 
 	if ( LDAP_BACK_SAVECRED( mi ) ) {
 		ber_bvreplace( &msc->msc_cred, &op->orb_cred );
-		ldap_set_rebind_proc( msc->msc_ld, meta_back_rebind_f, msc );
+		ldap_set_rebind_proc( msc->msc_ld, mt->mt_rebind_f, msc );
 	}
 
 	if ( mi->mi_cache.ttl != META_DNCACHE_DISABLED
@@ -450,7 +444,7 @@ meta_back_single_dobind(
 	int			dolock )
 {
 	metainfo_t		*mi = ( metainfo_t * )op->o_bd->be_private;
-	metatarget_t		*mt = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+	metatarget_t		*mt = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 	metaconn_t		*mc = *mcp;
 	metasingleconn_t	*msc = &mc->mc_conns[ candidate ];
 	int			rc;
@@ -465,14 +459,14 @@ meta_back_single_dobind(
 	 * meta_back_single_dobind() calls meta_back_single_bind()
 	 * if required.
 	 */
-	if ( be_isroot( op ) && !BER_BVISNULL( &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_pseudorootdn ) )
+	if ( be_isroot( op ) && !BER_BVISNULL( &mt->mt_pseudorootdn ) )
 	{
 		Operation	op2 = *op;
 
 		op2.o_tag = LDAP_REQ_BIND;
-		op2.o_req_dn = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_pseudorootdn;
-		op2.o_req_ndn = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_pseudorootdn;
-		op2.orb_cred = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_pseudorootpw;
+		op2.o_req_dn = mt->mt_pseudorootdn;
+		op2.o_req_ndn = mt->mt_pseudorootdn;
+		op2.orb_cred = mt->mt_pseudorootpw;
 		op2.orb_method = LDAP_AUTH_SIMPLE;
 
 		rc = meta_back_single_bind( &op2, rs, *mcp, candidate, 0 );
@@ -665,7 +659,7 @@ meta_back_dobind(
 	}
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < mi->mi_ntargets; i++ ) {
-		metatarget_t		*mt = &mi->mi_targets[ i ];
+		metatarget_t		*mt = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
 		metasingleconn_t	*msc = &mc->mc_conns[ i ];
 		int			rc, do_retry = 1;
 
@@ -805,7 +799,7 @@ send_err:;
  * This is a callback used for chasing referrals using the same
  * credentials as the original user on this session.
  */
-static int 
+int 
 meta_back_default_rebind(
 	LDAP			*ld,
 	LDAP_CONST char		*url,
@@ -820,6 +814,43 @@ meta_back_default_rebind(
 			NULL, NULL, NULL );
 }
 
+/*
+ * meta_back_default_urllist
+ *
+ * This is a callback used for mucking with the urllist
+ */
+int 
+meta_back_default_urllist(
+	LDAP		*ld,
+	LDAPURLDesc	**urllist,
+	LDAPURLDesc	**url,
+	void		*params )
+{
+	metatarget_t	*mt = (metatarget_t *)params;
+	LDAPURLDesc	**urltail;
+
+	if ( urllist == url ) {
+		return LDAP_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	for ( urltail = &(*url)->lud_next; *urltail; urltail = &(*urltail)->lud_next )
+		/* count */ ;
+
+	*urltail = *urllist;
+	*urllist = *url;
+	*url = NULL;
+
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &mt->mt_uri_mutex );
+	if ( mt->mt_uri ) {
+		ch_free( mt->mt_uri );
+	}
+
+	ldap_get_option( ld, LDAP_OPT_URI, (void *)&mt->mt_uri );
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &mt->mt_uri_mutex );
+
+	return LDAP_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 /*
  * FIXME: error return must be handled in a cleaner way ...
  */
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/candidates.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/candidates.c
index 794d1b3a47..27d3c2eaa1 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/candidates.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/candidates.c
@@ -136,10 +136,12 @@ meta_back_select_unique_candidate(
 {
 	int	i, candidate = META_TARGET_NONE;
 
-	for ( i = 0; i < mi->mi_ntargets; ++i ) {
-		if ( meta_back_is_candidate( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_nsuffix,
-				mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_scope,
-				mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_subtree_exclude,
+	for ( i = 0; i < mi->mi_ntargets; i++ ) {
+		metatarget_t	*mt = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
+
+		if ( meta_back_is_candidate( &mt->mt_nsuffix,
+				mt->mt_scope,
+				mt->mt_subtree_exclude,
 				ndn, LDAP_SCOPE_BASE ) )
 		{
 			if ( candidate == META_TARGET_NONE ) {
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/compare.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/compare.c
index 556984786c..cd6815bee7 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/compare.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/compare.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ meta_back_compare( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 		/*
 		 * Rewrite the compare dn, if needed
 		 */
-		dc.target = &mi->mi_targets[ i ];
+		dc.target = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
 
 		switch ( ldap_back_dn_massage( &dc, &op->o_req_dn, &mdn ) ) {
 		case LDAP_UNWILLING_TO_PERFORM:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ meta_back_compare( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 		 * if attr is objectClass, try to remap the value
 		 */
 		if ( op->orc_ava->aa_desc == slap_schema.si_ad_objectClass ) {
-			ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_rwmap.rwm_oc,
+			ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_oc,
 					&op->orc_ava->aa_value,
 					&mapped_value, BACKLDAP_MAP );
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ meta_back_compare( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 		 * else try to remap the attribute
 		 */
 		} else {
-			ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_rwmap.rwm_at,
+			ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_at,
 				&op->orc_ava->aa_desc->ad_cname,
 				&mapped_attr, BACKLDAP_MAP );
 			if ( BER_BVISNULL( &mapped_attr ) || mapped_attr.bv_val[0] == '\0' ) {
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/config.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/config.c
index 61434822cb..38a48ca88e 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/config.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/config.c
@@ -36,12 +36,15 @@
 
 static int
 meta_back_new_target( 
-	metatarget_t	*mt )
+	metatarget_t	**mtp )
 {
         struct ldapmapping	*mapping;
 	char			*rargv[ 3 ];
+	metatarget_t		*mt;
 
-	memset( mt, 0, sizeof( metatarget_t ) );
+	*mtp = NULL;
+
+	mt = ch_calloc( sizeof( metatarget_t ), 1 );
 
 	mt->mt_rwmap.rwm_rw = rewrite_info_init( REWRITE_MODE_USE_DEFAULT );
 	if ( mt->mt_rwmap.rwm_rw == NULL ) {
@@ -66,6 +69,10 @@ meta_back_new_target(
 
 	ldap_back_map_init( &mt->mt_rwmap.rwm_at, &mapping );
 
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_init( &mt->mt_uri_mutex );
+
+	*mtp = mt;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -107,6 +114,8 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 		struct berval	dn;
 		int		rc;
 		int		c;
+
+		metatarget_t	*mt;
 		
 		switch ( argc ) {
 		case 1:
@@ -136,8 +145,8 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 		
 		++mi->mi_ntargets;
 
-		mi->mi_targets = ( metatarget_t * )ch_realloc( mi->mi_targets, 
-			sizeof( metatarget_t ) * mi->mi_ntargets );
+		mi->mi_targets = ( metatarget_t ** )ch_realloc( mi->mi_targets, 
+			sizeof( metatarget_t * ) * mi->mi_ntargets );
 		if ( mi->mi_targets == NULL ) {
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
 	"%s: line %d: out of memory while storing server name"
@@ -154,19 +163,27 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			return 1;
 		}
 
-		mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_nretries = mi->mi_nretries;
-		mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_flags = mi->mi_flags;
-		mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_version = mi->mi_version;
-		mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_network_timeout = mi->mi_network_timeout;
-		mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_bind_timeout = mi->mi_bind_timeout;
+		mt = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
+
+		mt->mt_rebind_f = mi->mi_rebind_f;
+		mt->mt_urllist_f = mi->mi_urllist_f;
+		mt->mt_urllist_p = mt;
+
+		mt->mt_nretries = mi->mi_nretries;
+		mt->mt_flags = mi->mi_flags;
+		mt->mt_version = mi->mi_version;
+		mt->mt_network_timeout = mi->mi_network_timeout;
+		mt->mt_bind_timeout = mi->mi_bind_timeout;
 		for ( c = 0; c < LDAP_BACK_OP_LAST; c++ ) {
-			mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_timeout[ c ] = mi->mi_timeout[ c ];
+			mt->mt_timeout[ c ] = mi->mi_timeout[ c ];
 		}
 
 		/*
 		 * uri MUST be legal!
 		 */
-		if ( ldap_url_parselist_ext( &ludp, argv[ 1 ], "\t" ) != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+		if ( ldap_url_parselist_ext( &ludp, argv[ 1 ], "\t",
+			LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NONE ) != LDAP_SUCCESS )
+		{
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
 	"%s: line %d: unable to parse URI"
 	" in \"uri <protocol>://<server>[:port]/<naming context>\" line\n",
@@ -206,8 +223,8 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 		 * copies and stores uri and suffix
 		 */
 		ber_str2bv( ludp->lud_dn, 0, 0, &dn );
-		rc = dnPrettyNormal( NULL, &dn, &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_psuffix,
-			&mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_nsuffix, NULL );
+		rc = dnPrettyNormal( NULL, &dn, &mt->mt_psuffix,
+			&mt->mt_nsuffix, NULL );
 		if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s: line %d: "
 				"target \"%s\" DN is invalid\n",
@@ -219,12 +236,12 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 
 		switch ( ludp->lud_scope ) {
 		case LDAP_SCOPE_DEFAULT:
-			mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_scope = LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE;
+			mt->mt_scope = LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE;
 			break;
 
 		case LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE:
 		case LDAP_SCOPE_SUBORDINATE:
-			mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_scope = ludp->lud_scope;
+			mt->mt_scope = ludp->lud_scope;
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -246,9 +263,9 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			}
 		}
 
-		mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_uri = ldap_url_list2urls( ludp );
+		mt->mt_uri = ldap_url_list2urls( ludp );
 		ldap_free_urllist( ludp );
-		if ( mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_uri == NULL) {
+		if ( mt->mt_uri == NULL) {
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s: line %d: no memory?\n",
 				fname, lineno, 0 );
 			return( 1 );
@@ -258,7 +275,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 		 * uri MUST be a branch of suffix!
 		 */
 #if 0 /* too strict a constraint */
-		if ( select_backend( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].suffix, 0, 0 ) != be ) {
+		if ( select_backend( &mt->mt_nsuffix, 0, 0 ) != be ) {
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
 	"%s: line %d: <naming context> of URI does not refer to current backend"
 	" in \"uri <protocol>://<server>[:port]/<naming context>\" line\n",
@@ -269,7 +286,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 		/*
 		 * uri MUST be a branch of a suffix!
 		 */
-		if ( select_backend( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_nsuffix, 0, 0 ) == NULL ) {
+		if ( select_backend( &mt->mt_nsuffix, 0, 0 ) == NULL ) {
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
 	"%s: line %d: <naming context> of URI does not resolve to a backend"
 	" in \"uri <protocol>://<server>[:port]/<naming context>\" line\n",
@@ -317,7 +334,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			return( 1 );
 		}
 
-		if ( !dnIsSuffix( &ndn, &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_nsuffix ) ) {
+		if ( !dnIsSuffix( &ndn, &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_nsuffix ) ) {
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s: line %d: "
 					"subtree-exclude DN=\"%s\" "
 					"must be subtree of target\n",
@@ -326,12 +343,12 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			return( 1 );
 		}
 
-		if ( mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_subtree_exclude != NULL ) {
+		if ( mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_subtree_exclude != NULL ) {
 			int		j;
 
-			for ( j = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_subtree_exclude[ j ] ); j++ )
+			for ( j = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_subtree_exclude[ j ] ); j++ )
 			{
-				if ( dnIsSuffix( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_subtree_exclude[ j ], &ndn ) ) {
+				if ( dnIsSuffix( &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_subtree_exclude[ j ], &ndn ) ) {
 					Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s: line %d: "
 							"subtree-exclude DN=\"%s\" "
 							"is suffix of another subtree-exclude\n",
@@ -341,7 +358,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 					ber_memfree( ndn.bv_val );
 					return( 1 );
 
-				} else if ( dnIsSuffix( &ndn, &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_subtree_exclude[ j ] ) ) {
+				} else if ( dnIsSuffix( &ndn, &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_subtree_exclude[ j ] ) ) {
 					Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s: line %d: "
 							"another subtree-exclude is suffix of "
 							"subtree-exclude DN=\"%s\"\n",
@@ -352,7 +369,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			}
 		}
 
-		ber_bvarray_add( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_subtree_exclude, &ndn );
+		ber_bvarray_add( &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_subtree_exclude, &ndn );
 
 	/* default target directive */
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "default-target" ) == 0 ) {
@@ -423,7 +440,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "network-timeout" ) == 0 ) {
 		unsigned long	t;
 		time_t		*tp = mi->mi_ntargets ?
-				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ].mt_network_timeout
+				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ]->mt_network_timeout
 				: &mi->mi_network_timeout;
 
 		if ( argc != 2 ) {
@@ -505,7 +522,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "bind-timeout" ) == 0 ) {
 		unsigned long	t;
 		struct timeval	*tp = mi->mi_ntargets ?
-				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ].mt_bind_timeout
+				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ]->mt_bind_timeout
 				: &mi->mi_bind_timeout;
 
 		switch ( argc ) {
@@ -564,7 +581,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 		}
 
 		ber_str2bv( argv[ 1 ], 0, 0, &dn );
-		if ( dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, &dn, &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_binddn,
+		if ( dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, &dn, &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_binddn,
 			NULL ) != LDAP_SUCCESS )
 		{
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s: line %d: "
@@ -601,7 +618,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			/* FIXME: some day we'll need to throw an error */
 		}
 
-		ber_str2bv( argv[ 1 ], 0L, 1, &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_bindpw );
+		ber_str2bv( argv[ 1 ], 0L, 1, &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_bindpw );
 		
 	/* save bind creds for referral rebinds? */
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "rebind-as-user" ) == 0 ) {
@@ -638,7 +655,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "chase-referrals" ) == 0 ) {
 		unsigned	*flagsp = mi->mi_ntargets ?
-				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ].mt_flags
+				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ]->mt_flags
 				: &mi->mi_flags;
 
 		if ( argc != 2 ) {
@@ -667,7 +684,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 	
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "tls" ) == 0 ) {
 		unsigned	*flagsp = mi->mi_ntargets ?
-				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ].mt_flags
+				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ]->mt_flags
 				: &mi->mi_flags;
 
 		if ( argc != 2 ) {
@@ -704,7 +721,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "t-f-support" ) == 0 ) {
 		unsigned	*flagsp = mi->mi_ntargets ?
-				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ].mt_flags
+				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ]->mt_flags
 				: &mi->mi_flags;
 
 		if ( argc != 2 ) {
@@ -786,7 +803,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "timeout" ) == 0 ) {
 		char	*sep;
 		time_t	*tv = mi->mi_ntargets ?
-				mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ].mt_timeout
+				mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ]->mt_timeout
 				: mi->mi_timeout;
 		int	c;
 
@@ -870,7 +887,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 		dn.bv_val = argv[ 1 ];
 		dn.bv_len = strlen( argv[ 1 ] );
 		if ( dnNormalize( 0, NULL, NULL, &dn,
-			&mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_pseudorootdn, NULL ) != LDAP_SUCCESS )
+			&mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_pseudorootdn, NULL ) != LDAP_SUCCESS )
 		{
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "%s: line %d: "
 					"pseudoroot DN '%s' is invalid\n",
@@ -895,7 +912,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			    fname, lineno, 0 );
 			return 1;
 		}
-		ber_str2bv( argv[ 1 ], 0L, 1, &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_pseudorootpw );
+		ber_str2bv( argv[ 1 ], 0L, 1, &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_pseudorootpw );
 	
 	/* dn massaging */
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "suffixmassage" ) == 0 ) {
@@ -978,7 +995,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 		 * FIXME: no extra rewrite capabilities should be added
 		 * to the database
 		 */
-	 	rc = suffix_massage_config( mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_rwmap.rwm_rw,
+	 	rc = suffix_massage_config( mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_rw,
 				&pvnc, &nvnc, &prnc, &nrnc );
 
 		free( pvnc.bv_val );
@@ -999,7 +1016,7 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			return 1;
 		}
 		
- 		return rewrite_parse( mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_rwmap.rwm_rw,
+ 		return rewrite_parse( mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_rw,
 				fname, lineno, argc, argv );
 
 	/* objectclass/attribute mapping */
@@ -1013,8 +1030,8 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			return 1;
 		}
 
-		return ldap_back_map_config( &mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_rwmap.rwm_oc, 
-				&mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_rwmap.rwm_at,
+		return ldap_back_map_config( &mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_oc, 
+				&mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_at,
 				fname, lineno, argc, argv );
 
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "nretries" ) == 0 ) {
@@ -1047,12 +1064,12 @@ meta_back_db_config(
 			mi->mi_nretries = nretries;
 
 		} else {
-			mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_nretries = nretries;
+			mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_nretries = nretries;
 		}
 
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[ 0 ], "protocol-version" ) == 0 ) {
 		int	*version = mi->mi_ntargets ?
-				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ].mt_version
+				&mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_ntargets - 1 ]->mt_version
 				: &mi->mi_version;
 
 		if ( argc != 2 ) {
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/conn.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/conn.c
index a1ee87ccdf..59cd94962a 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/conn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/conn.c
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@ meta_back_init_one_conn(
 	int			version;
 	dncookie		dc;
 	int			isauthz = ( candidate == mc->mc_authz_target );
+#ifdef HAVE_TLS
+	int			is_ldaps = 0;
+#endif /* HAVE_TLS */
 
 	/*
 	 * Already init'ed
@@ -276,7 +279,12 @@ meta_back_init_one_conn(
 	/*
 	 * Attempts to initialize the connection to the target ds
 	 */
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &mt->mt_uri_mutex );
 	rs->sr_err = ldap_initialize( &msc->msc_ld, mt->mt_uri );
+#ifdef HAVE_TLS
+	is_ldaps = ldap_is_ldaps_url( mt->mt_uri );
+#endif /* HAVE_TLS */
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &mt->mt_uri_mutex );
 	if ( rs->sr_err != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		goto error_return;
 	}
@@ -295,6 +303,7 @@ meta_back_init_one_conn(
 		version = LDAP_VERSION3;
 	}
 	ldap_set_option( msc->msc_ld, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, &version );
+	ldap_set_urllist_proc( msc->msc_ld, mt->mt_urllist_f, mt->mt_urllist_p );
 
 	/* automatically chase referrals ("chase-referrals [{yes|no}]" statement) */
 	ldap_set_option( msc->msc_ld, LDAP_OPT_REFERRALS,
@@ -303,7 +312,7 @@ meta_back_init_one_conn(
 #ifdef HAVE_TLS
 	/* start TLS ("tls [try-]{start|propagate}" statement) */
 	if ( ( LDAP_BACK_USE_TLS( mi ) || ( op->o_conn->c_is_tls && LDAP_BACK_PROPAGATE_TLS( mi ) ) )
-			&& !ldap_is_ldaps_url( mt->mt_uri ) )
+			&& !is_ldaps )
 	{
 #ifdef SLAP_STARTTLS_ASYNCHRONOUS
 		/*
@@ -495,7 +504,7 @@ meta_back_retry(
 	ldap_back_send_t	sendok )
 {
 	metainfo_t		*mi = ( metainfo_t * )op->o_bd->be_private;
-	metatarget_t		*mt = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+	metatarget_t		*mt = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 	metaconn_t		*mc = *mcp;
 	metasingleconn_t	*msc = &mc->mc_conns[ candidate ];
 	int			rc = LDAP_UNAVAILABLE,
@@ -505,16 +514,21 @@ meta_back_retry(
 
 	assert( mc->mc_refcnt > 0 );
 	if ( mc->mc_refcnt == 1 ) {
-		char	buf[ SLAP_TEXT_BUFLEN ];
+		if ( LogTest( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY ) ) {
+			char	buf[ SLAP_TEXT_BUFLEN ];
 
-		snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ),
-			"retrying URI=\"%s\" DN=\"%s\"",
-			mt->mt_uri,
-			BER_BVISNULL( &msc->msc_bound_ndn ) ?
-				"" : msc->msc_bound_ndn.bv_val );
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-			"%s meta_back_retry[%d]: %s.\n",
-			op->o_log_prefix, candidate, buf );
+			ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_lock( &mt->mt_uri_mutex );
+			snprintf( buf, sizeof( buf ),
+				"retrying URI=\"%s\" DN=\"%s\"",
+				mt->mt_uri,
+				BER_BVISNULL( &msc->msc_bound_ndn ) ?
+					"" : msc->msc_bound_ndn.bv_val );
+			ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_unlock( &mt->mt_uri_mutex );
+
+			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+				"%s meta_back_retry[%d]: %s.\n",
+				op->o_log_prefix, candidate, buf );
+		}
 
 		meta_clear_one_candidate( msc );
 		LDAP_BACK_CONN_ISBOUND_CLEAR( msc );
@@ -666,9 +680,9 @@ meta_back_get_candidate(
 			 * and a default target is defined, and it is
 			 * a candidate, try using it (FIXME: YMMV) */
 			if ( mi->mi_defaulttarget != META_DEFAULT_TARGET_NONE
-				&& meta_back_is_candidate( &mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_defaulttarget ].mt_nsuffix,
-						mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_defaulttarget ].mt_scope,
-						mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_defaulttarget ].mt_subtree_exclude,
+				&& meta_back_is_candidate( &mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_defaulttarget ]->mt_nsuffix,
+						mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_defaulttarget ]->mt_scope,
+						mi->mi_targets[ mi->mi_defaulttarget ]->mt_subtree_exclude,
 						ndn, op->o_tag == LDAP_REQ_SEARCH ? op->ors_scope : LDAP_SCOPE_BASE ) )
 			{
 				candidate = mi->mi_defaulttarget;
@@ -915,7 +929,7 @@ retry_lock:
 		}
 
 		for ( i = 0; i < mi->mi_ntargets; i++ ) {
-			metatarget_t		*mt = &mi->mi_targets[ i ];
+			metatarget_t		*mt = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
 
 			/*
 			 * The target is activated; if needed, it is
@@ -1072,7 +1086,7 @@ retry_lock2:;
 		 */
 		( void )meta_clear_unused_candidates( op, i );
 
-		mt = &mi->mi_targets[ i ];
+		mt = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
 		msc = &mc->mc_conns[ i ];
 
 		/*
@@ -1124,7 +1138,7 @@ retry_lock2:;
 		}
 
 		for ( i = 0; i < mi->mi_ntargets; i++ ) {
-			metatarget_t		*mt = &mi->mi_targets[ i ];
+			metatarget_t		*mt = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
 			metasingleconn_t	*msc = &mc->mc_conns[ i ];
 
 			if ( i == cached 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/delete.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/delete.c
index d9461ac4e4..4d23793a83 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/delete.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/delete.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ meta_back_delete( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 	/*
 	 * Rewrite the compare dn, if needed
 	 */
-	dc.target = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+	dc.target = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 	dc.conn = op->o_conn;
 	dc.rs = rs;
 	dc.ctx = "deleteDN";
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ retry:;
 		LDAPMessage	*res = NULL;
 		int		rc;
 
-		if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_DELETE ] != 0 ) {
-			tv.tv_sec = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_DELETE ];
+		if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_DELETE ] != 0 ) {
+			tv.tv_sec = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_DELETE ];
 			tv.tv_usec = 0;
 			tvp = &tv;
 		}
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/init.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/init.c
index a4962515d3..09f7007afc 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/init.c
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ meta_back_db_init(
 	mi->mi_bind_timeout.tv_sec = 0;
 	mi->mi_bind_timeout.tv_usec = META_BIND_TIMEOUT;
 
+	mi->mi_rebind_f = meta_back_default_rebind;
+	mi->mi_urllist_f = meta_back_default_urllist;
+
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_init( &mi->mi_conninfo.lai_mutex );
 	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_init( &mi->mi_cache.mutex );
 
@@ -125,15 +128,17 @@ meta_back_db_open(
 	int		i, rc;
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < mi->mi_ntargets; i++ ) {
-		if ( mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_flags & LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F_DISCOVER )
+		metatarget_t	*mt = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
+
+		if ( mt->mt_flags & LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F_DISCOVER )
 		{
-			mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_flags &= ~LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F_DISCOVER;
-			rc = slap_discover_feature( mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_uri,
-					mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_version,
+			mt->mt_flags &= ~LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F_DISCOVER;
+			rc = slap_discover_feature( mt->mt_uri,
+					mt->mt_version,
 					slap_schema.si_ad_supportedFeatures->ad_cname.bv_val,
 					LDAP_FEATURE_ABSOLUTE_FILTERS );
 			if ( rc == LDAP_COMPARE_TRUE ) {
-				mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_flags |= LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F;
+				mt->mt_flags |= LDAP_BACK_F_SUPPORT_T_F;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -194,6 +199,7 @@ target_free(
 {
 	if ( mt->mt_uri ) {
 		free( mt->mt_uri );
+		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_destroy( &mt->mt_uri_mutex );
 	}
 	if ( mt->mt_subtree_exclude ) {
 		ber_bvarray_free( mt->mt_subtree_exclude );
@@ -223,6 +229,8 @@ target_free(
 	avl_free( mt->mt_rwmap.rwm_oc.map, mapping_free );
 	avl_free( mt->mt_rwmap.rwm_at.remap, mapping_dst_free );
 	avl_free( mt->mt_rwmap.rwm_at.map, mapping_free );
+
+	free( mt );
 }
 
 int
@@ -251,7 +259,7 @@ meta_back_db_destroy(
 		 */
 		if ( mi->mi_targets != NULL ) {
 			for ( i = 0; i < mi->mi_ntargets; i++ ) {
-				target_free( &mi->mi_targets[ i ] );
+				target_free( mi->mi_targets[ i ] );
 			}
 
 			free( mi->mi_targets );
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/modify.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/modify.c
index c17af5e928..2e11c5b696 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/modify.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/modify.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ meta_back_modify( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 	/*
 	 * Rewrite the modify dn, if needed
 	 */
-	dc.target = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+	dc.target = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 	dc.conn = op->o_conn;
 	dc.rs = rs;
 	dc.ctx = "modifyDN";
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ meta_back_modify( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 			mapped = ml->sml_desc->ad_cname;
 
 		} else {
-			ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_rwmap.rwm_at,
+			ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_at,
 					&ml->sml_desc->ad_cname, &mapped,
 					BACKLDAP_MAP );
 			if ( BER_BVISNULL( &mapped ) || BER_BVISEMPTY( &mapped ) ) {
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ meta_back_modify( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 				for ( j = 0; !BER_BVISNULL( &ml->sml_values[ j ] ); ) {
 					struct ldapmapping	*mapping;
 
-					ldap_back_mapping( &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_rwmap.rwm_oc,
+					ldap_back_mapping( &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_oc,
 							&ml->sml_values[ j ], &mapping, BACKLDAP_MAP );
 
 					if ( mapping == NULL ) {
-						if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_rwmap.rwm_oc.drop_missing ) {
+						if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_oc.drop_missing ) {
 							continue;
 						}
 						mods[ i ].mod_bvalues[ j ] = &ml->sml_values[ j ];
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ retry:;
 		struct timeval	tv, *tvp = NULL;
 		LDAPMessage	*res = NULL;
 
-		if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_MODIFY ] != 0 ) {
-			tv.tv_sec = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_MODIFY ];
+		if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_MODIFY ] != 0 ) {
+			tv.tv_sec = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_MODIFY ];
 			tv.tv_usec = 0;
 			tvp = &tv;
 		}
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/modrdn.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/modrdn.c
index a0f54f7b08..2c7d603b2b 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/modrdn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/modrdn.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ meta_back_modrdn( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 		 */
 
 		/* needs LDAPv3 */
-		switch ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_version ) {
+		switch ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_version ) {
 		case LDAP_VERSION3:
 			break;
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ meta_back_modrdn( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 		/*
 		 * Rewrite the new superior, if defined and required
 	 	 */
-		dc.target = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+		dc.target = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 		dc.ctx = "newSuperiorDN";
 		if ( ldap_back_dn_massage( &dc, op->orr_newSup, &mnewSuperior ) ) {
 			rs->sr_err = LDAP_OTHER;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ meta_back_modrdn( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 	/*
 	 * Rewrite the modrdn dn, if required
 	 */
-	dc.target = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+	dc.target = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 	dc.ctx = "modrDN";
 	if ( ldap_back_dn_massage( &dc, &op->o_req_dn, &mdn ) ) {
 		rs->sr_err = LDAP_OTHER;
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ retry:;
 		LDAPMessage	*res = NULL;
 		int		rc;
 
-		if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_MODRDN ] != 0 ) {
-			tv.tv_sec = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ].mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_MODRDN ];
+		if ( mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_MODRDN ] != 0 ) {
+			tv.tv_sec = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ]->mt_timeout[ LDAP_BACK_OP_MODRDN ];
 			tv.tv_usec = 0;
 			tvp = &tv;
 		}
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
index a2812a1d53..8e8699438d 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ meta_search_dobind_init(
 {
 	metaconn_t		*mc = *mcp;
 	metainfo_t		*mi = ( metainfo_t * )op->o_bd->be_private;
-	metatarget_t		*mt = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+	metatarget_t		*mt = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 	metasingleconn_t	*msc = &mc->mc_conns[ candidate ];
 
 	char			*binddn = "";
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ meta_back_search_start(
 	SlapReply		*candidates )
 {
 	metainfo_t		*mi = ( metainfo_t * )op->o_bd->be_private;
-	metatarget_t		*mt = &mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
+	metatarget_t		*mt = mi->mi_targets[ candidate ];
 	metaconn_t		*mc = *mcp;
 	metasingleconn_t	*msc = &mc->mc_conns[ candidate ];
 	struct berval		realbase = op->o_req_dn;
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ really_bad:;
 					candidates[ i ].sr_matched = NULL;
 
 					dc.ctx = "matchedDN";
-					dc.target = &mi->mi_targets[ i ];
+					dc.target = mi->mi_targets[ i ];
 					if ( !ldap_back_dn_massage( &dc, &match, &mmatch ) ) {
 						if ( mmatch.bv_val == match.bv_val ) {
 							candidates[ i ].sr_matched = ch_strdup( mmatch.bv_val );
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ really_bad:;
 				 * ignore the matchedDN */
 				if ( sres == LDAP_SUCCESS
 					&& candidates[ i ].sr_err == LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT
-					&& op->o_req_ndn.bv_len > mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_nsuffix.bv_len )
+					&& op->o_req_ndn.bv_len > mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_nsuffix.bv_len )
 				{
 					free( (char *)candidates[ i ].sr_matched );
 					candidates[ i ].sr_matched = NULL;
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ meta_send_entry(
 	/*
 	 * Rewrite the dn of the result, if needed
 	 */
-	dc.target = &mi->mi_targets[ target ];
+	dc.target = mi->mi_targets[ target ];
 	dc.conn = op->o_conn;
 	dc.rs = rs;
 	dc.ctx = "searchResult";
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ meta_send_entry(
 		slap_syntax_validate_func	*validate;
 		slap_syntax_transform_func	*pretty;
 
-		ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ target ].mt_rwmap.rwm_at, 
+		ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ target ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_at, 
 				&a, &mapped, BACKLDAP_REMAP );
 		if ( BER_BVISNULL( &mapped ) || mapped.bv_val[0] == '\0' ) {
 			( void )ber_scanf( &ber, "x" /* [W] */ );
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ meta_send_entry(
 			struct berval 	*bv;
 
 			for ( bv = attr->a_vals; !BER_BVISNULL( bv ); bv++ ) {
-				ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ target ].mt_rwmap.rwm_oc,
+				ldap_back_map( &mi->mi_targets[ target ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_oc,
 						bv, &mapped, BACKLDAP_REMAP );
 				if ( BER_BVISNULL( &mapped ) || mapped.bv_val[0] == '\0') {
 					free( bv->bv_val );
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/unbind.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/unbind.c
index 0b301a242c..7433c2613b 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/unbind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/unbind.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ meta_back_conn_destroy(
 	 * Cleanup rewrite session
 	 */
 	for ( i = 0; i < mi->mi_ntargets; ++i ) {
-		rewrite_session_delete( mi->mi_targets[ i ].mt_rwmap.rwm_rw, conn );
+		rewrite_session_delete( mi->mi_targets[ i ]->mt_rwmap.rwm_rw, conn );
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/database.c b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/database.c
index 629248ec79..02644819b9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-monitor/database.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-monitor/database.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ monitor_subsys_database_init(
 			int		t;
 
 			for ( t = 0; t < mi->mi_ntargets; t++ ) {
-				char		**urls = ldap_str2charray( mi->mi_targets[ t ].mt_uri, " " );
+				char		**urls = ldap_str2charray( mi->mi_targets[ t ]->mt_uri, " " );
 
 				if ( urls != NULL ) {
 					int		u;
diff --git a/servers/slapd/referral.c b/servers/slapd/referral.c
index 064854c721..966651ef2a 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/referral.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/referral.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int validate_global_referral( const char *url )
 	int rc;
 	LDAPURLDesc *lurl;
 
-	rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( url, &lurl );
+	rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( url, &lurl, LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NONE );
 
 	switch( rc ) {
 	case LDAP_URL_SUCCESS:
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ BerVarray referral_rewrite(
 		char		*dn;
 		int		rc;
 		
-		rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( iv->bv_val, &url );
+		rc = ldap_url_parse_ext( iv->bv_val, &url, LDAP_PVT_URL_PARSE_NONE );
 		if ( rc == LDAP_URL_ERR_BADSCHEME ) {
 			ber_dupbv( jv++, iv );
 			continue;