Hi all, in the directory server access control documentation, it is said that the following aci syntax can be used : (version 3.0; acl "test" allow (all) userattr = "parent[1].attribute#LDAPURL";) I need exactly this feature for the LDAP support of my software. But in my tests, while userattr="url.#LDAPURL" does work, the use of the "parent" keyword does not work. I use the class enatelUserReferer which allow the url attribute type. The object under which I want to create another one is : cn=5b74e802-1dd211b2-80e4f010-e49d0000,o=tests it is named by the nsuniqueid of the object : uid=francois,dc=evidian,dc=fr I want to give add access to this user, even if the user is renamed. So I want to use the nsuniqueid to find him. In the url attribute I store : ldap:///dc=evidian,dc=fr??sub?(nsuniqueid=5b74e802-1dd211b2-80e4f010-e49d0000) Here are the ACI set on my o=tests root suffix : dn: o=tests changetype: modify add: aci aci: (targetfilter="(objectClass=enatelUserReferer)")(targetattr=*)(version 3.0; acl "enatelUserReferer read access"; allow (read,search,compare) userdn="ldap:///all";) dn: o=tests changetype: modify add: aci aci: (targetfilter="(objectClass=enatelUserReferer)")(targetattr=*)(version 3.0; acl "enatelUserReferer add access"; allow (add) userdn="ldap:///all";) dn: o=tests changetype: modify add: aci aci: (targetfilter="(objectClass=enatelUserReferer)")(targetattr=*)(version 3.0; acl "enatelUserReferer personal acce ss"; allow (all) userattr="url#LDAPURL";) dn: o=tests changetype: modify add: aci aci: (targetfilter="(objectClass=enatelUserManagedAuth)")(targetattr=*)(version 3.0; acl "enatelUserManagedAuth acces s"; allow (all) userattr="parent[1].url#LDAPURL";) Then I bind as uid=francois,dc=evidian,dc=fr and try to create an enatelUserManagedAuth of DN : cn=auth,cn=5b74e802-1dd211b2-80e4f010-e49d0000,o=tests I got access denied error. Here is the access control log of slapd : [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - acl_init_userGroup: found in cache for dn:uid=francois,dc=evidian,dc=fr [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - #### conn=1285 op=14 binddn="uid=francois,dc=evidian,dc=fr" [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - Searching AVL tree for update:cn=auth,cn=5b74e802-1dd211b2-80e4f010-e49d00 00,o=tests: container:-1 [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - Searching AVL tree for update:cn=5b74e802-1dd211b2-80e4f010-e49d0000,o=tes ts: container:-1 [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - Searching AVL tree for update:o=tests: container:26 [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - ************ RESOURCE INFO STARTS ********* [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - Client DN: uid=francois,dc=evidian,dc=fr [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - resource type:256(add target_DN ) [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - Slapi_Entry DN: cn=auth,cn=5b74e802-1dd211b2-80e4f010-e49d0000,o=tests [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - ATTR: NULL [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - rights:add [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - ************ RESOURCE INFO ENDS ********* [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - Using ACL Cointainer:0 for evaluation [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - ***BEGIN ACL INFO[ Name: "enatelUserManagedAuth access"]*** [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - ACL Index:692 ACL_ELEVEL:3 [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - ACI type:(compare search read write delete add self target_attr target_fil ter acltxt allow_rule ) [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - ACI RULE type:(userattr ) [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - Slapi_Entry DN:o=tests [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - ***END ACL INFO***************************** [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - Num of ALLOW Handles:1, DENY handles:0 [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - Processed attr:NULL for entry:cn=auth,cn=5b74e802-1dd211b2-80e4f010-e49d00 00,o=tests [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - 1. Evaluating ALLOW aci(692) " "enatelUserManagedAuth access"" [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - DS_LASUserAttrEval: AttrName:parent[1].url, attrVal:LDAPURL [22/Sep/2006:17:35:28 +0200] NSACLPlugin - conn=1285 op=14 (main): Deny add on entry(cn=auth,cn=5b74e802-1dd211b2-80e 4f010-e49d0000,o=tests).attr(NULL): no aci matched the subject by aci(692): aciname= "enatelUserManagedAuth access", acidn="o=tests" Where is the problem ? Thank you very much François