charcnv: removed the allow_badcharcnv and allow_bad_conv options to convert_string*()

we shouldn't accept bad multi-byte strings, it just hides problems

Autobuild-User: Andrew Tridgell <tridge@samba.org>
Autobuild-Date: Thu Mar 24 01:47:26 CET 2011 on sn-devel-104

52 files changed, 152 insertions, 348 deletions

diff --git a/lib/tdr/tdr.c b/lib/tdr/tdr.c
index ab016d0bc4..8ce238bf8b 100644
--- a/lib/tdr/tdr.c
+++ b/lib/tdr/tdr.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ NTSTATUS tdr_pull_charset(struct tdr_pull *tdr, TALLOC_CTX *ctx, const char **v,
 
 	TDR_PULL_NEED_BYTES(tdr, el_size*length);
 	
-	if (!convert_string_talloc(ctx, chset, CH_UNIX, tdr->data.data+tdr->offset, el_size*length, discard_const_p(void *, v), &ret, false)) {
+	if (!convert_string_talloc(ctx, chset, CH_UNIX, tdr->data.data+tdr->offset, el_size*length, discard_const_p(void *, v), &ret)) {
 		return NT_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 	}
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ NTSTATUS tdr_push_charset(struct tdr_push *tdr, const char **v, uint32_t length,
 	required = el_size * length;
 	TDR_PUSH_NEED_BYTES(tdr, required);
 
-	ret = convert_string(CH_UNIX, chset, *v, strlen(*v), tdr->data.data+tdr->data.length, required, false);
+	ret = convert_string(CH_UNIX, chset, *v, strlen(*v), tdr->data.data+tdr->data.length, required);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		return NT_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/util/charset/charcnv.c b/lib/util/charset/charcnv.c
index 7fed7555c5..1e1f2a350e 100644
--- a/lib/util/charset/charcnv.c
+++ b/lib/util/charset/charcnv.c
@@ -123,10 +123,9 @@ convert:
  * @returns the number of bytes occupied in the destination
  **/
 _PUBLIC_ bool convert_string_convenience(struct smb_iconv_convenience *ic,
-				charset_t from, charset_t to,
-				void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-				void *dest, size_t destlen, size_t *converted_size,
-				bool allow_badcharcnv)
+					 charset_t from, charset_t to,
+					 void const *src, size_t srclen, 
+					 void *dest, size_t destlen, size_t *converted_size)
 {
 	size_t i_len, o_len;
 	size_t retval;
@@ -191,11 +190,10 @@ _PUBLIC_ bool convert_string_convenience(struct smb_iconv_convenience *ic,
  **/
 
 _PUBLIC_ bool convert_string_talloc_convenience(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, 
-				       struct smb_iconv_convenience *ic, 
-				       charset_t from, charset_t to, 
-				       void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-				       void *dst, size_t *converted_size, 
-					   bool allow_badcharcnv)
+						struct smb_iconv_convenience *ic, 
+						charset_t from, charset_t to, 
+						void const *src, size_t srclen, 
+						void *dst, size_t *converted_size)
 {
 	void **dest = (void **)dst;
 	smb_iconv_t descriptor;
diff --git a/lib/util/charset/charset.h b/lib/util/charset/charset.h
index 943bfa4695..494a4ebc1a 100644
--- a/lib/util/charset/charset.h
+++ b/lib/util/charset/charset.h
@@ -155,14 +155,13 @@ ssize_t push_string(void *dest, const char *src, size_t dest_len, int flags);
 ssize_t pull_string(char *dest, const void *src, size_t dest_len, size_t src_len, int flags);
 
 bool convert_string_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, 
-				       charset_t from, charset_t to, 
-				       void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-				       void *dest, size_t *converted_size, 
-					   bool allow_badcharcnv);
+			   charset_t from, charset_t to, 
+			   void const *src, size_t srclen, 
+			   void *dest, size_t *converted_size);
 
 size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
-				void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-				void *dest, size_t destlen, bool allow_badcharcnv);
+		      void const *src, size_t srclen, 
+		      void *dest, size_t destlen);
 
 ssize_t iconv_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, 
 				       smb_iconv_t cd,
@@ -206,13 +205,12 @@ struct smb_iconv_convenience *smb_iconv_convenience_reinit(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 bool convert_string_convenience(struct smb_iconv_convenience *ic,
 				charset_t from, charset_t to,
 				void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-				void *dest, size_t destlen, size_t *converted_size,
-				bool allow_badcharcnv);
+				void *dest, size_t destlen, size_t *converted_size);
 bool convert_string_talloc_convenience(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, 
 				       struct smb_iconv_convenience *ic, 
 				       charset_t from, charset_t to, 
 				       void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-				       void *dest, size_t *converted_size, bool allow_badcharcnv);
+				       void *dest, size_t *converted_size);
 /* iconv */
 smb_iconv_t smb_iconv_open(const char *tocode, const char *fromcode);
 int smb_iconv_close(smb_iconv_t cd);
diff --git a/lib/util/charset/tests/iconv.c b/lib/util/charset/tests/iconv.c
index a1a0d97a7e..9b48771b16 100644
--- a/lib/util/charset/tests/iconv.c
+++ b/lib/util/charset/tests/iconv.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static bool test_string2key(struct torture_context *tctx)
 
 	torture_comment(tctx, "converting random buffer\n");
 
-	if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16MUNGED, CH_UTF8, (void *)buf, len*2, (void**)&dest, &ret, false)) {
+	if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16MUNGED, CH_UTF8, (void *)buf, len*2, (void**)&dest, &ret)) {
 		torture_fail(tctx, "Failed to convert random buffer\n");
 	}
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static bool test_string2key(struct torture_context *tctx)
 
 	torture_comment(tctx, "converting fixed buffer to UTF16\n");
 
-	if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16MUNGED, CH_UTF16, (void *)le1, 20, (void**)&munged1, &ret, false)) {
+	if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16MUNGED, CH_UTF16, (void *)le1, 20, (void**)&munged1, &ret)) {
 		torture_fail(tctx, "Failed to convert fixed buffer to UTF16_MUNGED\n");
 	}
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static bool test_string2key(struct torture_context *tctx)
 
 	torture_comment(tctx, "converting fixed buffer to UTF8\n");
 
-	if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16MUNGED, CH_UTF8, (void *)le1, 20, (void**)&out1, &ret, false)) {
+	if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16MUNGED, CH_UTF8, (void *)le1, 20, (void**)&out1, &ret)) {
 		torture_fail(tctx, "Failed to convert fixed buffer to UTF8\n");
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/util/charset/util_unistr.c b/lib/util/charset/util_unistr.c
index ad2ba687f4..c59620ed32 100644
--- a/lib/util/charset/util_unistr.c
+++ b/lib/util/charset/util_unistr.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static ssize_t push_ascii(void *dest, const char *src, size_t dest_len, int flag
 	if (flags & (STR_TERMINATE | STR_TERMINATE_ASCII))
 		src_len++;
 
-	return convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_DOS, src, src_len, dest, dest_len, false);
+	return convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_DOS, src, src_len, dest, dest_len);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ bool push_ascii_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, char **dest, const char *src, s
 {
 	size_t src_len = strlen(src)+1;
 	*dest = NULL;
-	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_DOS, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size, false);
+	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_DOS, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static ssize_t pull_ascii(char *dest, const void *src, size_t dest_len, size_t s
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = convert_string(CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, dest, dest_len, false);
+	ret = convert_string(CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, dest, dest_len);
 
 	if (dest_len)
 		dest[MIN(ret, dest_len-1)] = 0;
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ static ssize_t push_ucs2(void *dest, const char *src, size_t dest_len, int flags
 	/* ucs2 is always a multiple of 2 bytes */
 	dest_len &= ~1;
 
-	ret = convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16, src, src_len, dest, dest_len, false);
+	ret = convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16, src, src_len, dest, dest_len);
 	if (ret == (size_t)-1) {
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ bool push_ucs2_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, smb_ucs2_t **dest, const char *s
 {
 	size_t src_len = strlen(src)+1;
 	*dest = NULL;
-	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size, false);
+	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ bool push_utf8_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, char **dest, const char *src, si
 {
 	size_t src_len = strlen(src)+1;
 	*dest = NULL;
-	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF8, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size, false);
+	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF8, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ static size_t pull_ucs2(char *dest, const void *src, size_t dest_len, size_t src
 	if (src_len != (size_t)-1)
 		src_len &= ~1;
 	
-	ret = convert_string(CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, dest, dest_len, false);
+	ret = convert_string(CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, dest, dest_len);
 	if (dest_len)
 		dest[MIN(ret, dest_len-1)] = 0;
 
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ bool pull_ascii_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, char **dest, const char *src, s
 {
 	size_t src_len = strlen(src)+1;
 	*dest = NULL;
-	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size, false);
+	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ bool pull_ucs2_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, char **dest, const smb_ucs2_t *s
 {
 	size_t src_len = utf16_len(src);
 	*dest = NULL;
-	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size, false);
+	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ bool pull_utf8_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, char **dest, const char *src, si
 {
 	size_t src_len = strlen(src)+1;
 	*dest = NULL;
-	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size, false);
+	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -665,15 +665,13 @@ _PUBLIC_ ssize_t pull_string(char *dest, const void *src, size_t dest_len, size_
  * @returns the number of bytes occupied in the destination
  **/
 _PUBLIC_ size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
-				void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-				void *dest, size_t destlen, 
-				bool allow_badcharcnv)
+			       void const *src, size_t srclen, 
+			       void *dest, size_t destlen)
 {
 	size_t ret;
 	if (!convert_string_convenience(get_iconv_convenience(), from, to, 
-									  src, srclen,
-									  dest, destlen, &ret,
-									  allow_badcharcnv))
+					src, srclen,
+					dest, destlen, &ret))
 		return -1;
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -690,14 +688,12 @@ _PUBLIC_ size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
  **/
 
 _PUBLIC_ bool convert_string_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, 
-				       charset_t from, charset_t to, 
-				       void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-				       void *dest, size_t *converted_size, 
-					   bool allow_badcharcnv)
+				    charset_t from, charset_t to, 
+				    void const *src, size_t srclen, 
+				    void *dest, size_t *converted_size)
 {
 	return convert_string_talloc_convenience(ctx, get_iconv_convenience(),
-											 from, to, src, srclen, dest,
-											 converted_size, 
-											 allow_badcharcnv);
+						 from, to, src, srclen, dest,
+						 converted_size);
 }
 
diff --git a/libcli/auth/msrpc_parse.c b/libcli/auth/msrpc_parse.c
index 7ac6fb57b2..1351dfaae7 100644
--- a/libcli/auth/msrpc_parse.c
+++ b/libcli/auth/msrpc_parse.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ bool msrpc_parse(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 					size_t pull_len;
 					if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, 
 								   blob->data + ptr, len1, 
-								   ps, &pull_len, false)) {
+								   ps, &pull_len)) {
 						ret = false;
 						goto cleanup;
 					}
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ bool msrpc_parse(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 
 					if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, 
 								   blob->data + ptr, len1, 
-								   ps, &pull_len, false)) {
+								   ps, &pull_len)) {
 						ret = false;
 						goto cleanup;
 					}
diff --git a/libcli/auth/ntlm_check.c b/libcli/auth/ntlm_check.c
index da16ce2fb0..9cbd49595f 100644
--- a/libcli/auth/ntlm_check.c
+++ b/libcli/auth/ntlm_check.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ NTSTATUS ntlm_password_check(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 		if (lm_response->length && 
 		    (convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, 
 					  lm_response->data, lm_response->length, 
-					   (void *)&unix_pw, NULL, false))) {
+					   (void *)&unix_pw, NULL))) {
 			if (E_deshash(unix_pw, client_lm.hash)) {
 				lm_ok = true;
 			} else {
diff --git a/libcli/auth/smbencrypt.c b/libcli/auth/smbencrypt.c
index f7c60e7de1..3274f113c2 100644
--- a/libcli/auth/smbencrypt.c
+++ b/libcli/auth/smbencrypt.c
@@ -596,8 +596,7 @@ bool decode_pw_buffer(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
 				   &in_buffer[512 - byte_len],
 				   byte_len,
 				   (void *)pp_new_pwrd,
-				   new_pw_len,
-				   false)) {
+				   new_pw_len)) {
 		DEBUG(0, ("decode_pw_buffer: failed to convert incoming password\n"));
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/libgpo/gpo_ini.c b/libgpo/gpo_ini.c
index 7df56a81b0..a4bff0e86b 100644
--- a/libgpo/gpo_ini.c
+++ b/libgpo/gpo_ini.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static NTSTATUS convert_file_from_ucs2(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 	}
 
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, data_in, n,
-				   (void *)&data_out, &converted_size, false))
+				   (void *)&data_out, &converted_size))
 	{
 		status = NT_STATUS_INVALID_BUFFER_SIZE;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/librpc/ndr/ndr_drsuapi.c b/librpc/ndr/ndr_drsuapi.c
index 86ecdcb861..35216ff19d 100644
--- a/librpc/ndr/ndr_drsuapi.c
+++ b/librpc/ndr/ndr_drsuapi.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static void _print_drsuapi_DsAttributeValue_str(struct ndr_print *ndr, const cha
 	                           CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX,
 	                           r->blob->data,
 	                           r->blob->length,
-	                           (void **)&str, NULL, false)) {
+	                           (void **)&str, NULL)) {
 		ndr_print_string(ndr, "string", "INVALID CONVERSION");
 	} else {
 		ndr_print_string(ndr, "string", str);
diff --git a/librpc/ndr/ndr_string.c b/librpc/ndr/ndr_string.c
index 610676cf78..402cf4e4ad 100644
--- a/librpc/ndr/ndr_string.c
+++ b/librpc/ndr/ndr_string.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_pull_string(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 						   ndr->data+ndr->offset,
 						   (len2 + c_len_term)*byte_mul,
 						   (void **)(void *)&as,
-						   &converted_size, false))
+						   &converted_size))
 			{
 				return ndr_pull_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV,
 						      "Bad character conversion with flags 0x%x", flags);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_pull_string(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 						   ndr->data+ndr->offset,
 						   (len1 + c_len_term)*byte_mul,
 						   (void **)(void *)&as,
-						   &converted_size, false))
+						   &converted_size))
 			{
 				return ndr_pull_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV, 
 						      "Bad character conversion with flags 0x%x", flags);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_pull_string(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 						   ndr->data+ndr->offset,
 						   (len1 + c_len_term)*byte_mul,
 						   (void **)(void *)&as,
-						   &converted_size, false))
+						   &converted_size))
 			{
 				return ndr_pull_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV, 
 						      "Bad character conversion with flags 0x%x", flags);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_pull_string(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 						   ndr->data+ndr->offset,
 						   (len3 + c_len_term)*byte_mul,
 						   (void **)(void *)&as,
-						   &converted_size, false))
+						   &converted_size))
 			{
 				return ndr_pull_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV, 
 						      "Bad character conversion with flags 0x%x", flags);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_pull_string(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 						   CH_UNIX,
 						   ndr->data+ndr->offset, len3,
 						   (void **)(void *)&as,
-						   &converted_size, false))
+						   &converted_size))
 			{
 				return ndr_pull_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV, 
 						      "Bad character conversion with flags 0x%x", flags);
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_pull_string(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 		if (!convert_string_talloc(ndr->current_mem_ctx, chset, CH_UNIX,
 					   ndr->data+ndr->offset, len1,
 					   (void **)(void *)&as,
-					   &converted_size, false))
+					   &converted_size))
 		{
 			return ndr_pull_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV, 
 					      "Bad character conversion with flags 0x%x", flags);
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_pull_string(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 						   CH_UNIX,
 						   ndr->data+ndr->offset, len1,
 						   (void **)(void *)&as,
-						   &converted_size, false))
+						   &converted_size))
 			{
 				return ndr_pull_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV, 
 						      "Bad character conversion with flags 0x%x", flags);
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_push_string(struct ndr_push *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 		s_len++;
 	}
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(ndr, CH_UNIX, chset, s, s_len,
-				   (void **)(void *)&dest, &d_len, false))
+				   (void **)(void *)&dest, &d_len))
 	{
 		return ndr_push_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV, 
 				      "Bad character push conversion with flags 0x%x", flags);
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_pull_charset(struct ndr_pull *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(ndr->current_mem_ctx, chset, CH_UNIX,
 				   ndr->data+ndr->offset, length*byte_mul,
 				   discard_const_p(void *, var),
-				   &converted_size, false))
+				   &converted_size))
 	{
 		return ndr_pull_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV, 
 				      "Bad character conversion");
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ enum ndr_err_code ndr_push_charset(struct ndr_push *ndr, int ndr_flags,
 	NDR_PUSH_NEED_BYTES(ndr, required);
 	ret = convert_string(CH_UNIX, chset, 
 			     var, strlen(var),
-			     ndr->data+ndr->offset, required, false);
+			     ndr->data+ndr->offset, required);
 	if (ret == -1) {
 		return ndr_push_error(ndr, NDR_ERR_CHARCNV, 
 				      "Bad character conversion");
diff --git a/source3/include/proto.h b/source3/include/proto.h
index d166813467..8e1bcc6417 100644
--- a/source3/include/proto.h
+++ b/source3/include/proto.h
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void gfree_charcnv(void);
 void init_iconv(void);
 size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 		      void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-		      void *dest, size_t destlen, bool allow_bad_conv);
+		      void *dest, size_t destlen);
 size_t unix_strupper(const char *src, size_t srclen, char *dest, size_t destlen);
 char *talloc_strdup_upper(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, const char *s);
 char *strupper_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, const char *s);
diff --git a/source3/lib/charcnv.c b/source3/lib/charcnv.c
index 1779c4fbf7..6addc90e22 100644
--- a/source3/lib/charcnv.c
+++ b/source3/lib/charcnv.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ void init_iconv(void)
  * @param srclen length of the source string in bytes
  * @param dest pointer to destination string (multibyte or singlebyte)
  * @param destlen maximal length allowed for string
- * @param allow_bad_conv determines if a "best effort" conversion is acceptable (never returns errors)
  * @returns the number of bytes occupied in the destination
  *
  * Ensure the srclen contains the terminating zero.
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ void init_iconv(void)
 
 static size_t convert_string_internal(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 		      void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-		      void *dest, size_t destlen, bool allow_bad_conv)
+		      void *dest, size_t destlen)
 {
 	size_t i_len, o_len;
 	size_t retval;
@@ -138,8 +137,6 @@ static size_t convert_string_internal(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 				reason="Incomplete multibyte sequence";
 				if (!conv_silent)
 					DEBUG(3,("convert_string_internal: Conversion error: %s(%s)\n",reason,inbuf));
-				if (allow_bad_conv)
-					goto use_as_is;
 				return (size_t)-1;
 			case E2BIG:
 				reason="No more room"; 
@@ -159,9 +156,6 @@ static size_t convert_string_internal(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 				reason="Illegal multibyte sequence";
 				if (!conv_silent)
 					DEBUG(3,("convert_string_internal: Conversion error: %s(%s)\n",reason,inbuf));
-				if (allow_bad_conv)
-					goto use_as_is;
-				
 				return (size_t)-1;
 			default:
 				if (!conv_silent)
@@ -171,87 +165,6 @@ static size_t convert_string_internal(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 		/* smb_panic(reason); */
 	}
 	return destlen-o_len;
-
- use_as_is:
-
-	/* 
-	 * Conversion not supported. This is actually an error, but there are so
-	 * many misconfigured iconv systems and smb.conf's out there we can't just
-	 * fail. Do a very bad conversion instead.... JRA.
-	 */
-
-	{
-		if (o_len == 0 || i_len == 0)
-			return destlen - o_len;
-
-		if (((from == CH_UTF16LE)||(from == CH_UTF16BE)) &&
-				((to != CH_UTF16LE)||(to != CH_UTF16BE))) {
-			/* Can't convert from utf16 any endian to multibyte.
-			   Replace with the default fail char.
-			*/
-			if (i_len < 2)
-				return destlen - o_len;
-			if (i_len >= 2) {
-				*outbuf = lp_failed_convert_char();
-
-				outbuf++;
-				o_len--;
-
-				inbuf += 2;
-				i_len -= 2;
-			}
-
-			if (o_len == 0 || i_len == 0)
-				return destlen - o_len;
-
-			/* Keep trying with the next char... */
-			goto again;
-
-		} else if (from != CH_UTF16LE && from != CH_UTF16BE && to == CH_UTF16LE) {
-			/* Can't convert to UTF16LE - just widen by adding the
-			   default fail char then zero.
-			*/
-			if (o_len < 2)
-				return destlen - o_len;
-
-			outbuf[0] = lp_failed_convert_char();
-			outbuf[1] = '\0';
-
-			inbuf++;
-			i_len--;
-
-			outbuf += 2;
-			o_len -= 2;
-
-			if (o_len == 0 || i_len == 0)
-				return destlen - o_len;
-
-			/* Keep trying with the next char... */
-			goto again;
-
-		} else if (from != CH_UTF16LE && from != CH_UTF16BE &&
-				to != CH_UTF16LE && to != CH_UTF16BE) {
-			/* Failed multibyte to multibyte. Just copy the default fail char and
-				try again. */
-			outbuf[0] = lp_failed_convert_char();
-
-			inbuf++;
-			i_len--;
-
-			outbuf++;
-			o_len--;
-
-			if (o_len == 0 || i_len == 0)
-				return destlen - o_len;
-
-			/* Keep trying with the next char... */
-			goto again;
-
-		} else {
-			/* Keep compiler happy.... */
-			return destlen - o_len;
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -262,7 +175,6 @@ static size_t convert_string_internal(charset_t from, charset_t to,
  * @param srclen length of the source string in bytes, or -1 for nul terminated.
  * @param dest pointer to destination string (multibyte or singlebyte)
  * @param destlen maximal length allowed for string - *NEVER* -1.
- * @param allow_bad_conv determines if a "best effort" conversion is acceptable (never returns errors)
  * @returns the number of bytes occupied in the destination
  *
  * Ensure the srclen contains the terminating zero.
@@ -273,7 +185,7 @@ static size_t convert_string_internal(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 
 size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 		      void const *src, size_t srclen, 
-		      void *dest, size_t destlen, bool allow_bad_conv)
+		      void *dest, size_t destlen)
 {
 	/*
 	 * NB. We deliberately don't do a strlen here if srclen == -1.
@@ -311,7 +223,7 @@ size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 #ifdef BROKEN_UNICODE_COMPOSE_CHARACTERS
 				goto general_case;
 #else
-				size_t ret = convert_string_internal(from, to, p, slen, q, dlen, allow_bad_conv);
+				size_t ret = convert_string_internal(from, to, p, slen, q, dlen);
 				if (ret == (size_t)-1) {
 					return ret;
 				}
@@ -351,7 +263,7 @@ size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 #ifdef BROKEN_UNICODE_COMPOSE_CHARACTERS
 				goto general_case;
 #else
-				size_t ret = convert_string_internal(from, to, p, slen, q, dlen, allow_bad_conv);
+				size_t ret = convert_string_internal(from, to, p, slen, q, dlen);
 				if (ret == (size_t)-1) {
 					return ret;
 				}
@@ -391,7 +303,7 @@ size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 #ifdef BROKEN_UNICODE_COMPOSE_CHARACTERS
 				goto general_case;
 #else
-				size_t ret = convert_string_internal(from, to, p, slen, q, dlen, allow_bad_conv);
+				size_t ret = convert_string_internal(from, to, p, slen, q, dlen);
 				if (ret == (size_t)-1) {
 					return ret;
 				}
@@ -412,7 +324,7 @@ size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
 #ifdef BROKEN_UNICODE_COMPOSE_CHARACTERS
   general_case:
 #endif
-	return convert_string_internal(from, to, src, srclen, dest, destlen, allow_bad_conv);
+	return convert_string_internal(from, to, src, srclen, dest, destlen);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -434,7 +346,7 @@ size_t convert_string(charset_t from, charset_t to,
  */
 bool convert_string_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, charset_t from, charset_t to,
 			   void const *src, size_t srclen, void *dst,
-			   size_t *converted_size, bool allow_bad_conv)
+			   size_t *converted_size)
 
 {
 	size_t i_len, o_len, destlen = (srclen * 3) / 2;
@@ -516,8 +428,6 @@ bool convert_string_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, charset_t from, charset_t to,
 				reason="Incomplete multibyte sequence";
 				if (!conv_silent)
 					DEBUG(3,("convert_string_talloc: Conversion error: %s(%s)\n",reason,inbuf));
-				if (allow_bad_conv)
-					goto use_as_is;
 				break;
 			case E2BIG:
 				goto convert;
@@ -525,8 +435,6 @@ bool convert_string_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, charset_t from, charset_t to,
 				reason="Illegal multibyte sequence";
 				if (!conv_silent)
 					DEBUG(3,("convert_string_talloc: Conversion error: %s(%s)\n",reason,inbuf));
-				if (allow_bad_conv)
-					goto use_as_is;
 				break;
 		}
 		if (!conv_silent)
@@ -562,89 +470,6 @@ bool convert_string_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, charset_t from, charset_t to,
 
 	*converted_size = destlen;
 	return true;
-
- use_as_is:
-
-	/* 
-	 * Conversion not supported. This is actually an error, but there are so
-	 * many misconfigured iconv systems and smb.conf's out there we can't just
-	 * fail. Do a very bad conversion instead.... JRA.
-	 */
-
-	{
-		if (o_len == 0 || i_len == 0)
-			goto out;
-
-		if (((from == CH_UTF16LE)||(from == CH_UTF16BE)) &&
-				((to != CH_UTF16LE)||(to != CH_UTF16BE))) {
-			/* Can't convert from utf16 any endian to multibyte.
-			   Replace with the default fail char.
-			*/
-
-			if (i_len < 2)
-				goto out;
-
-			if (i_len >= 2) {
-				*outbuf = lp_failed_convert_char();
-
-				outbuf++;
-				o_len--;
-
-				inbuf += 2;
-				i_len -= 2;
-			}
-
-			if (o_len == 0 || i_len == 0)
-				goto out;
-
-			/* Keep trying with the next char... */
-			goto again;
-
-		} else if (from != CH_UTF16LE && from != CH_UTF16BE && to == CH_UTF16LE) {
-			/* Can't convert to UTF16LE - just widen by adding the
-			   default fail char then zero.
-			*/
-			if (o_len < 2)
-				goto out;
-
-			outbuf[0] = lp_failed_convert_char();
-			outbuf[1] = '\0';
-
-			inbuf++;
-			i_len--;
-
-			outbuf += 2;
-			o_len -= 2;
-
-			if (o_len == 0 || i_len == 0)
-				goto out;
-
-			/* Keep trying with the next char... */
-			goto again;
-
-		} else if (from != CH_UTF16LE && from != CH_UTF16BE &&
-				to != CH_UTF16LE && to != CH_UTF16BE) {
-			/* Failed multibyte to multibyte. Just copy the default fail char and
-			   try again. */
-			outbuf[0] = lp_failed_convert_char();
-
-			inbuf++;
-			i_len--;
-
-			outbuf++;
-			o_len--;
-
-			if (o_len == 0 || i_len == 0)
-				goto out;
-
-			/* Keep trying with the next char... */
-			goto again;
-
-		} else {
-			/* Keep compiler happy.... */
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 size_t unix_strupper(const char *src, size_t srclen, char *dest, size_t destlen)
@@ -661,7 +486,7 @@ size_t unix_strupper(const char *src, size_t srclen, char *dest, size_t destlen)
 		return srclen;
 	}
 
-	size = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, buffer, size, dest, destlen, True);
+	size = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, buffer, size, dest, destlen);
 	TALLOC_FREE(buffer);
 	return size;
 }
@@ -702,7 +527,7 @@ char *talloc_strdup_upper(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, const char *s)
 
 		if (!convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16LE, s,
 					   strlen(s)+1, (void *)&ubuf,
-					   &converted_size, True))
+					   &converted_size))
 		{
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -711,7 +536,7 @@ char *talloc_strdup_upper(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, const char *s)
 
 		if (!convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, ubuf,
 					   converted_size, (void *)&out_buffer,
-					   &converted_size2, True))
+					   &converted_size2))
 		{
 			TALLOC_FREE(ubuf);
 			return NULL;
@@ -737,8 +562,7 @@ size_t unix_strlower(const char *src, size_t srclen, char *dest, size_t destlen)
 	smb_ucs2_t *buffer = NULL;
 
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16LE, src, srclen,
-				   (void **)(void *)&buffer, &size,
-				   True))
+				   (void **)(void *)&buffer, &size))
 	{
 		smb_panic("failed to create UCS2 buffer");
 	}
@@ -746,7 +570,7 @@ size_t unix_strlower(const char *src, size_t srclen, char *dest, size_t destlen)
 		TALLOC_FREE(buffer);
 		return srclen;
 	}
-	size = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, buffer, size, dest, destlen, True);
+	size = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, buffer, size, dest, destlen);
 	TALLOC_FREE(buffer);
 	return size;
 }
@@ -824,7 +648,7 @@ size_t push_ascii(void *dest, const char *src, size_t dest_len, int flags)
 		src_len++;
 	}
 
-	ret = convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_DOS, src, src_len, dest, dest_len, True);
+	ret = convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_DOS, src, src_len, dest, dest_len);
 	if (ret == (size_t)-1 &&
 			(flags & (STR_TERMINATE | STR_TERMINATE_ASCII))
 			&& dest_len > 0) {
@@ -861,7 +685,7 @@ size_t push_ascii_nstring(void *dest, const char *src)
 	for (i = 0; buffer[i] != 0 && (i < buffer_len); i++) {
 		unsigned char mb[10];
 		/* Convert one smb_ucs2_t character at a time. */
-		size_t mb_len = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_DOS, buffer+i, sizeof(smb_ucs2_t), mb, sizeof(mb), False);
+		size_t mb_len = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_DOS, buffer+i, sizeof(smb_ucs2_t), mb, sizeof(mb));
 		if ((mb_len != (size_t)-1) && (dest_len + mb_len <= MAX_NETBIOSNAME_LEN - 1)) {
 			memcpy((char *)dest + dest_len, mb, mb_len);
 			dest_len += mb_len;
@@ -887,7 +711,7 @@ bool push_ascii_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, char **dest, const char *src, size_t
 
 	*dest = NULL;
 	return convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_DOS, src, src_len,
-				     (void **)dest, converted_size, True);
+				     (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -925,7 +749,7 @@ size_t pull_ascii(char *dest, const void *src, size_t dest_len, size_t src_len,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = convert_string(CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, dest, dest_len, True);
+	ret = convert_string(CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, dest, dest_len);
 	if (ret == (size_t)-1) {
 		ret = 0;
 		dest_len = 0;
@@ -1005,7 +829,7 @@ static size_t pull_ascii_base_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
 	/* src_len != -1 here. */
 
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, &dest,
-				     &dest_len, True)) {
+				     &dest_len)) {
 		dest_len = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1092,7 +916,7 @@ size_t push_ucs2(const void *base_ptr, void *dest, const char *src, size_t dest_
 	/* ucs2 is always a multiple of 2 bytes */
 	dest_len &= ~1;
 
-	ret =  convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16LE, src, src_len, dest, dest_len, True);
+	ret =  convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16LE, src, src_len, dest, dest_len);
 	if (ret == (size_t)-1) {
 		if ((flags & STR_TERMINATE) &&
 				dest &&
@@ -1141,7 +965,7 @@ bool push_ucs2_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, smb_ucs2_t **dest, const char *src,
 
 	*dest = NULL;
 	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16LE, src, src_len,
-				     (void **)dest, converted_size, True);
+				     (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 
@@ -1180,7 +1004,7 @@ static size_t push_utf8(void *dest, const char *src, size_t dest_len, int flags)
 		src_len++;
 	}
 
-	ret = convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_UTF8, src, src_len, dest, dest_len, True);
+	ret = convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_UTF8, src, src_len, dest, dest_len);
 	TALLOC_FREE(tmpbuf);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1208,7 +1032,7 @@ bool push_utf8_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, char **dest, const char *src,
 
 	*dest = NULL;
 	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF8, src, src_len,
-				     (void**)dest, converted_size, True);
+				     (void**)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1261,7 +1085,7 @@ size_t pull_ucs2(const void *base_ptr, char *dest, const void *src, size_t dest_
 	if (src_len != (size_t)-1)
 		src_len &= ~1;
 
-	ret = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, dest, dest_len, True);
+	ret = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, src, src_len, dest, dest_len);
 	if (ret == (size_t)-1) {
 		ret = 0;
 		dest_len = 0;
@@ -1362,7 +1186,7 @@ size_t pull_ucs2_base_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
 	src_len &= ~1;
 
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, src, src_len,
-				   (void *)&dest, &dest_len, True)) {
+				   (void *)&dest, &dest_len)) {
 		dest_len = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1416,7 +1240,7 @@ bool pull_ucs2_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, char **dest, const smb_ucs2_t *src,
 
 	*dest = NULL;
 	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, src, src_len,
-				     (void **)dest, converted_size, True);
+				     (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1437,7 +1261,7 @@ bool pull_utf8_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, char **dest, const char *src,
 
 	*dest = NULL;
 	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX, src, src_len,
-				     (void **)dest, converted_size, True);
+				     (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
  
@@ -1459,7 +1283,7 @@ bool pull_ascii_talloc(TALLOC_CTX *ctx, char **dest, const char *src,
 
 	*dest = NULL;
 	return convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len,
-				     (void **)dest, converted_size, True);
+				     (void **)dest, converted_size);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/source3/lib/dprintf.c b/source3/lib/dprintf.c
index 835d34076e..73bacdccbb 100644
--- a/source3/lib/dprintf.c
+++ b/source3/lib/dprintf.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ again:
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	clen = convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_DISPLAY, p, ret, p2, maxlen, True);
+	clen = convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_DISPLAY, p, ret, p2, maxlen);
 	if (clen == -1) {
 		ret = -1;
 		goto out;
diff --git a/source3/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c b/source3/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
index c91258ef12..70062345a6 100644
--- a/source3/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
+++ b/source3/lib/eventlog/eventlog.c
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ NTSTATUS evlog_tdb_entry_to_evt_entry(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 		size_t len;
 		if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX,
 					   t->sid.data, t->sid.length,
-					   (void *)&sid_str, &len, false)) {
+					   (void *)&sid_str, &len)) {
 			return NT_STATUS_INVALID_SID;
 		}
 		if (len > 0) {
diff --git a/source3/lib/smbldap.c b/source3/lib/smbldap.c
index 568a7ee6b9..c094fbe255 100644
--- a/source3/lib/smbldap.c
+++ b/source3/lib/smbldap.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ ATTRIB_MAP_ENTRY sidmap_attr_list[] = {
 		return False;
 	}
 
-	if (convert_string(CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX,values[0], -1, value, max_len, False) == (size_t)-1) {
+	if (convert_string(CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX,values[0], -1, value, max_len) == (size_t)-1) {
 		DEBUG(1, ("smbldap_get_single_attribute: string conversion of [%s] = [%s] failed!\n", 
 			  attribute, values[0]));
 		ldap_value_free(values);
diff --git a/source3/lib/tldap_util.c b/source3/lib/tldap_util.c
index 7697a4326a..ae3dab38ab 100644
--- a/source3/lib/tldap_util.c
+++ b/source3/lib/tldap_util.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ char *tldap_talloc_single_attribute(struct tldap_message *msg,
 	}
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX,
 				   val.data, val.length,
-				   &result, &len, false)) {
+				   &result, &len)) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	return result;
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ bool tldap_add_mod_str(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 	bool ret;
 
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_UNIX, CH_UTF8, str,
-				   strlen(str), &utf8.data, &utf8.length,
-				   false)) {
+				   strlen(str), &utf8.data, &utf8.length)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -290,12 +289,12 @@ static int compare_utf8_blobs(const DATA_BLOB *d1, const DATA_BLOB *d2)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX, d1->data,
-				   d1->length, &s1, &s1len, false)) {
+				   d1->length, &s1, &s1len)) {
 		/* can't do much here */
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX, d2->data,
-				   d2->length, &s2, &s2len, false)) {
+				   d2->length, &s2, &s2len)) {
 		/* can't do much here */
 		TALLOC_FREE(s1);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/source3/libsmb/clifile.c b/source3/libsmb/clifile.c
index 72f0e4b8eb..fcf31561be 100644
--- a/source3/libsmb/clifile.c
+++ b/source3/libsmb/clifile.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static uint8_t *internal_bytes_push_str(uint8_t *buf, bool ucs2,
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_UNIX,
 				   ucs2 ? CH_UTF16LE : CH_DOS,
 				   str, str_len, &converted,
-				   &converted_size, true)) {
+				   &converted_size)) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -445,8 +445,7 @@ NTSTATUS cli_posix_readlink_recv(struct tevent_req *req, struct cli_state *cli,
 				state->data,
 				state->num_data,
 				&converted,
-				&converted_size,
-				true)) {
+				&converted_size)) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 
@@ -5417,7 +5416,7 @@ NTSTATUS cli_shadow_copy_data_recv(struct tevent_req *req, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 		ret = convert_string_talloc(
 			names, CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX,
 			src, 2 * sizeof(SHADOW_COPY_LABEL),
-			&names[i], &converted_size, True);
+			&names[i], &converted_size);
 		if (!ret) {
 			TALLOC_FREE(names);
 			return NT_STATUS_INVALID_NETWORK_RESPONSE;
diff --git a/source3/libsmb/climessage.c b/source3/libsmb/climessage.c
index 4c730c4b76..2c2921aa0c 100644
--- a/source3/libsmb/climessage.c
+++ b/source3/libsmb/climessage.c
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ static struct tevent_req *cli_message_start_send(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_UNIX, CH_DOS,
 				   username, strlen(username)+1,
-				   &utmp, &ulen, true)) {
+				   &utmp, &ulen)) {
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_UNIX, CH_DOS,
 				   host, strlen(host)+1,
-				   &htmp, &hlen, true)) {
+				   &htmp, &hlen)) {
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static struct tevent_req *cli_message_text_send(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 	SSVAL(&state->vwv, 0, grp);
 
 	if (convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_UNIX, CH_DOS, msg, msglen,
-				  &tmp, &tmplen, true)) {
+				  &tmp, &tmplen)) {
 		msg = tmp;
 		msglen = tmplen;
 	} else {
diff --git a/source3/libsmb/clirap.c b/source3/libsmb/clirap.c
index 1756c479b4..141db7131e 100644
--- a/source3/libsmb/clirap.c
+++ b/source3/libsmb/clirap.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ static bool parse_streams_blob(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const uint8_t *rdata,
 		tmp_buf[nlen+1] = 0;
 
 		if (!convert_string_talloc(streams, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, tmp_buf,
-					   nlen+2, &vstr, &size, false))
+					   nlen+2, &vstr, &size))
 		{
 			TALLOC_FREE(tmp_buf);
 			goto fail;
@@ -1285,8 +1285,7 @@ NTSTATUS cli_qpathinfo_alt_name(struct cli_state *cli, const char *fname, fstrin
 				   rdata + 4,
 				   len,
 				   &converted,
-				   &converted_size,
-				   true)) {
+				   &converted_size)) {
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
 	}
 	fstrcpy(alt_name, converted);
diff --git a/source3/libsmb/clitrans.c b/source3/libsmb/clitrans.c
index 42632f394f..dab8c10c84 100644
--- a/source3/libsmb/clitrans.c
+++ b/source3/libsmb/clitrans.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ struct tevent_req *cli_trans_send(
 				       cli_ucs2(cli) ? CH_UTF16LE : CH_DOS,
 				       pipe_name, strlen(pipe_name) + 1,
 				       &state->pipe_name_conv,
-				       &state->pipe_name_conv_len, true))) {
+				       &state->pipe_name_conv_len))) {
 		tevent_req_nterror(req, NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY);
 		return tevent_req_post(req, ev);
 	}
diff --git a/source3/passdb/pdb_ads.c b/source3/passdb/pdb_ads.c
index 654bc5de6f..dc728ee454 100644
--- a/source3/passdb/pdb_ads.c
+++ b/source3/passdb/pdb_ads.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static bool pdb_ads_init_ads_from_sam(struct pdb_ads_state *state,
 		ret &= convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(),
 					     CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16LE,
 					     pw_quote, strlen(pw_quote),
-					     &pw_utf16, &pw_utf16_len, false);
+					     &pw_utf16, &pw_utf16_len);
 		if (!ret) {
 			goto fail;
 		}
@@ -1652,8 +1652,7 @@ static bool pdb_ads_dnblob2sid(struct pdb_ads_state *state, DATA_BLOB *dnblob,
 	bool ret;
 
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX,
-				   dnblob->data, dnblob->length, &dn, &len,
-				   false)) {
+				   dnblob->data, dnblob->length, &dn, &len)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	rc = pdb_ads_search_fmt(state, dn, TLDAP_SCOPE_BASE,
diff --git a/source3/registry/reg_parse.c b/source3/registry/reg_parse.c
index b76bcfe2a7..c03b39c29d 100644
--- a/source3/registry/reg_parse.c
+++ b/source3/registry/reg_parse.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static bool act_val_sz(struct reg_parse* p, cbuf* value, bool cont)
 
 		if (convert_string_talloc(p->valblob, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16LE,
 					  src, strlen(src)+1,
-					  &dst, &dlen, true))
+					  &dst, &dlen))
 		{
 			cbuf_swapptr(p->valblob, &dst, dlen);
 		} else {
diff --git a/source3/rpc_server/lsa/srv_lsa_nt.c b/source3/rpc_server/lsa/srv_lsa_nt.c
index 061b481071..be8747b4d2 100644
--- a/source3/rpc_server/lsa/srv_lsa_nt.c
+++ b/source3/rpc_server/lsa/srv_lsa_nt.c
@@ -1647,8 +1647,7 @@ static NTSTATUS add_trusted_domain_user(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 							   auth_struct->incoming.current.array[i].AuthInfo.clear.password,
 							   auth_struct->incoming.current.array[i].AuthInfo.clear.size,
 							   &dummy,
-							   &dummy_size,
-							   false)) {
+							   &dummy_size)) {
 					return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
 				}
 				if (!pdb_set_plaintext_passwd(sam_acct, dummy)) {
diff --git a/source3/smbd/mangle_hash2.c b/source3/smbd/mangle_hash2.c
index f0a4e34207..f93deab9db 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/mangle_hash2.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/mangle_hash2.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ static bool is_legal_name(const char *name)
 			 * for mb UNIX asian characters like Japanese (SJIS) here.
 			 * JRA.
 			 */
-			if (convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16LE, name, 2, mbc, 2, False) == 2) {
+			if (convert_string(CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16LE, name, 2, mbc, 2) == 2) {
 				/* Was a good mb string. */
 				name += 2;
 				continue;
diff --git a/source3/smbd/message.c b/source3/smbd/message.c
index 386aca1727..f2ca420bf9 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/message.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/message.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void msg_deliver(struct msg_state *state)
 
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(talloc_tos(), CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, state->msg,
 				   talloc_get_size(state->msg), (void *)&msg,
-				   &len, true)) {
+				   &len)) {
 		DEBUG(3, ("Conversion failed, delivering message in DOS "
 			  "codepage format\n"));
 		msg = state->msg;
diff --git a/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c b/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c
index b191b74fcc..70f0dba404 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/smb2_create.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ NTSTATUS smbd_smb2_request_process_create(struct smbd_smb2_request *smb2req)
 				   in_name_buffer.data,
 				   in_name_buffer.length,
 				   &in_name_string,
-				   &in_name_string_size, false);
+				   &in_name_string_size);
 	if (!ok) {
 		return smbd_smb2_request_error(smb2req, NT_STATUS_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER);
 	}
diff --git a/source3/smbd/smb2_find.c b/source3/smbd/smb2_find.c
index 1ee493b906..fe5dee618e 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/smb2_find.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/smb2_find.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ NTSTATUS smbd_smb2_request_process_find(struct smbd_smb2_request *req)
 				   in_file_name_buffer.data,
 				   in_file_name_buffer.length,
 				   &in_file_name_string,
-				   &in_file_name_string_size, false);
+				   &in_file_name_string_size);
 	if (!ok) {
 		return smbd_smb2_request_error(req, NT_STATUS_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER);
 	}
diff --git a/source3/smbd/smb2_ioctl.c b/source3/smbd/smb2_ioctl.c
index 672965f470..5a42d59e9a 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/smb2_ioctl.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/smb2_ioctl.c
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ static struct tevent_req *smbd_smb2_ioctl_send(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 					   in_file_name_buffer.data,
 					   in_file_name_buffer.length,
 					   &in_file_name_string,
-					   &in_file_name_string_size, false);
+					   &in_file_name_string_size);
 		if (!ok) {
 			tevent_req_nterror(req, NT_STATUS_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER);
 			return tevent_req_post(req, ev);
diff --git a/source3/smbd/smb2_tcon.c b/source3/smbd/smb2_tcon.c
index 01c7e01c65..39b8eb1ae7 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/smb2_tcon.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/smb2_tcon.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ NTSTATUS smbd_smb2_request_process_tcon(struct smbd_smb2_request *req)
 				   in_path_buffer.data,
 				   in_path_buffer.length,
 				   &in_path_string,
-				   &in_path_string_size, false);
+				   &in_path_string_size);
 	if (!ok) {
 		return smbd_smb2_request_error(req, NT_STATUS_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER);
 	}
diff --git a/source3/torture/utable.c b/source3/torture/utable.c
index e4d2dee6f3..b7789d35bc 100644
--- a/source3/torture/utable.c
+++ b/source3/torture/utable.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool torture_utable(int dummy)
 		p = fname+strlen(fname);
 		len = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, 
 				     &c2, 2, 
-				     p, sizeof(fname)-strlen(fname), True);
+				     p, sizeof(fname)-strlen(fname));
 		p[len] = 0;
 		fstrcat(fname,"_a_long_extension");
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static char *form_name(int c)
 
 	len = convert_string(CH_UTF16LE, CH_UNIX, 
 			     &c2, 2, 
-			     p, sizeof(fname)-strlen(fname), True);
+			     p, sizeof(fname)-strlen(fname));
 	p[len] = 0;
 	return fname;
 }
diff --git a/source3/utils/ntlm_auth_diagnostics.c b/source3/utils/ntlm_auth_diagnostics.c
index 1b9b133e4f..41462c052b 100644
--- a/source3/utils/ntlm_auth_diagnostics.c
+++ b/source3/utils/ntlm_auth_diagnostics.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static bool test_plaintext(enum ntlm_break break_which)
 				   CH_DOS, password,
 				   strlen(password)+1, 
 				   &lm_response.data,
-				   &lm_response.length, True)) {
+				   &lm_response.length)) {
 		DEBUG(0, ("convert_string_talloc failed!\n"));
 		exit(1);
 	}
diff --git a/source3/web/cgi.c b/source3/web/cgi.c
index e3356a2f7e..1c610dfd52 100644
--- a/source3/web/cgi.c
+++ b/source3/web/cgi.c
@@ -207,14 +207,14 @@ void cgi_load_variables(void)
 
 		convert_string_talloc(frame, CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX,
 			       variables[i].name, strlen(variables[i].name),
-			       &dest, &dest_len, True);
+			       &dest, &dest_len);
 		SAFE_FREE(variables[i].name);
 		variables[i].name = SMB_STRDUP(dest ? dest : "");
 
 		dest = NULL;
 		convert_string_talloc(frame, CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX,
 			       variables[i].value, strlen(variables[i].value),
-			       &dest, &dest_len, True);
+			       &dest, &dest_len);
 		SAFE_FREE(variables[i].value);
 		variables[i].value = SMB_STRDUP(dest ? dest : "");
 		TALLOC_FREE(frame);
@@ -359,11 +359,11 @@ static bool cgi_handle_authorization(char *line)
 
 	convert_string(CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX, 
 		       line, -1, 
-		       user, sizeof(user), True);
+		       user, sizeof(user));
 
 	convert_string(CH_UTF8, CH_UNIX, 
 		       p+1, -1, 
-		       user_pass, sizeof(user_pass), True);
+		       user_pass, sizeof(user_pass));
 
 	/*
 	 * Try and get the user from the UNIX password file.
diff --git a/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/password_hash.c b/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/password_hash.c
index 53d12d96df..470a2b05a3 100644
--- a/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/password_hash.c
+++ b/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/password_hash.c
@@ -1689,8 +1689,7 @@ static int setup_given_passwords(struct setup_password_fields_io *io,
 					   g->cleartext_utf8->data,
 					   g->cleartext_utf8->length,
 					   (void *)&cleartext_utf16_blob->data,
-					   &cleartext_utf16_blob->length,
-					   false)) {
+					   &cleartext_utf16_blob->length)) {
 			if (g->cleartext_utf8->length != 0) {
 				talloc_free(cleartext_utf16_blob);
 				ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb,
@@ -1717,8 +1716,7 @@ static int setup_given_passwords(struct setup_password_fields_io *io,
 					   g->cleartext_utf16->data,
 					   g->cleartext_utf16->length,
 					   (void *)&cleartext_utf8_blob->data,
-					   &cleartext_utf8_blob->length,
-					   false)) {
+					   &cleartext_utf8_blob->length)) {
 			if (g->cleartext_utf16->length != 0) {
 				/* We must bail out here, the input wasn't even
 				 * a multiple of 2 bytes */
diff --git a/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c b/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c
index f59aae8969..21341850d9 100644
--- a/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c
+++ b/source4/dsdb/samdb/ldb_modules/samldb.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ found:
 				   CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16,
 				   newpass, strlen(newpass),
 				   (void *)&newpass_utf16.data,
-				   &newpass_utf16.length, false)) {
+				   &newpass_utf16.length)) {
 		ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb,
 				       "samldb_rodc_add: "
 				       "failed to generate UTF16 password from random password");
diff --git a/source4/dsdb/schema/schema_syntax.c b/source4/dsdb/schema/schema_syntax.c
index 6d2700599d..88badc7136 100644
--- a/source4/dsdb/schema/schema_syntax.c
+++ b/source4/dsdb/schema/schema_syntax.c
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ static WERROR dsdb_syntax_UNICODE_drsuapi_to_ldb(const struct dsdb_syntax_ctx *c
 					   CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX,
 					   in->value_ctr.values[i].blob->data,
 					   in->value_ctr.values[i].blob->length,
-					   (void **)&str, NULL, false)) {
+					   (void **)&str, NULL)) {
 			return WERR_FOOBAR;
 		}
 
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ static WERROR dsdb_syntax_UNICODE_ldb_to_drsuapi(const struct dsdb_syntax_ctx *c
 		if (!convert_string_talloc(blobs,
 					   CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16,
 					   in->values[i].data, in->values[i].length,
-					   (void **)&blobs[i].data, &blobs[i].length, false)) {
+					   (void **)&blobs[i].data, &blobs[i].length)) {
 			return WERR_FOOBAR;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ static WERROR dsdb_syntax_UNICODE_validate_one_val(const struct dsdb_syntax_ctx
 				   val->data,
 				   val->length,
 				   (void **)&dst,
-				   &size, false);
+				   &size);
 	TALLOC_FREE(dst);
 	if (!ok) {
 		return WERR_DS_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_SYNTAX;
@@ -2246,7 +2246,7 @@ static WERROR dsdb_syntax_PRESENTATION_ADDRESS_drsuapi_to_ldb(const struct dsdb_
 		if (!convert_string_talloc(out->values, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX,
 					   in->value_ctr.values[i].blob->data+4,
 					   in->value_ctr.values[i].blob->length-4,
-					   (void **)&str, NULL, false)) {
+					   (void **)&str, NULL)) {
 			return WERR_FOOBAR;
 		}
 
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ static WERROR dsdb_syntax_PRESENTATION_ADDRESS_ldb_to_drsuapi(const struct dsdb_
 		if (!convert_string_talloc(blobs, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16,
 					   in->values[i].data,
 					   in->values[i].length,
-					   (void **)&data, &ret, false)) {
+					   (void **)&data, &ret)) {
 			return WERR_FOOBAR;
 		}
 
diff --git a/source4/kdc/kpasswdd.c b/source4/kdc/kpasswdd.c
index 117cab095d..8ac92cd478 100644
--- a/source4/kdc/kpasswdd.c
+++ b/source4/kdc/kpasswdd.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static bool kpasswd_process_request(struct kdc_server *kdc,
 					       CH_UTF8, CH_UTF16,
 					       (const char *)input->data,
 					       input->length,
-					       (void **)&password.data, &pw_len, false)) {
+					       (void **)&password.data, &pw_len)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		password.length = pw_len;
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static bool kpasswd_process_request(struct kdc_server *kdc,
 					       CH_UTF8, CH_UTF16,
 					       (const char *)chpw.newpasswd.data,
 					       chpw.newpasswd.length,
-					       (void **)&password.data, &pw_len, false)) {
+					       (void **)&password.data, &pw_len)) {
 			free_ChangePasswdDataMS(&chpw);
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/source4/lib/registry/ldb.c b/source4/lib/registry/ldb.c
index a6f00aa330..5244a2061b 100644
--- a/source4/lib/registry/ldb.c
+++ b/source4/lib/registry/ldb.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void reg_ldb_unpack_value(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 			/* The data should be provided as UTF16 string */
 			convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF8, CH_UTF16,
 					      val->data, val->length,
-					      (void **)&data->data, &data->length, false);
+					      (void **)&data->data, &data->length);
 		} else {
 			data->data = NULL;
 			data->length = 0;
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ static struct ldb_message *reg_ldb_pack_value(struct ldb_context *ctx,
 			/* The data is provided as UTF16 string */
 			ret2 = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UTF8,
 						     (void *)data.data, data.length,
-						     (void **)&val->data, &val->length,
-						     false);
+						     (void **)&val->data, &val->length);
 			if (ret2) {
 				ret = ldb_msg_add_value(msg, "data", val, NULL);
 			} else {
diff --git a/source4/lib/registry/patchfile_dotreg.c b/source4/lib/registry/patchfile_dotreg.c
index 8fac00ba44..073c12e345 100644
--- a/source4/lib/registry/patchfile_dotreg.c
+++ b/source4/lib/registry/patchfile_dotreg.c
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ static char *reg_val_dotreg_string(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, uint32_t type,
 		case REG_EXPAND_SZ:
 		case REG_SZ:
 			convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx,
-							  CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, data.data, data.length,
-							  (void **)&ret, NULL, false);
+					      CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, data.data, data.length,
+					      (void **)&ret, NULL);
 			break;
 		case REG_DWORD:
 		case REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN:
diff --git a/source4/lib/registry/tests/generic.c b/source4/lib/registry/tests/generic.c
index 68fcdd593d..2ef6f84700 100644
--- a/source4/lib/registry/tests/generic.c
+++ b/source4/lib/registry/tests/generic.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static bool test_reg_val_data_string_sz(struct torture_context *ctx)
 {
 	DATA_BLOB db;
 	convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF8, CH_UTF16,
-					  "bla", 3, (void **)&db.data, &db.length, false);
+					  "bla", 3, (void **)&db.data, &db.length);
 	torture_assert_str_equal(ctx, "bla",
 				 reg_val_data_string(ctx, REG_SZ, db),
 				 "sz failed");
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static bool test_reg_val_description(struct torture_context *ctx)
 	convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF8, CH_UTF16,
 					    "stationary traveller",
 					    strlen("stationary traveller"),
-					    (void **)&data.data, &data.length, false);
+					    (void **)&data.data, &data.length);
 	torture_assert_str_equal(ctx, "camel = REG_SZ : stationary traveller",
 				 reg_val_description(ctx, "camel", REG_SZ, data),
 				 "reg_val_description failed");
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static bool test_reg_val_description_nullname(struct torture_context *ctx)
 	convert_string_talloc(ctx, CH_UTF8, CH_UTF16,
 					    "west berlin",
 					    strlen("west berlin"),
-					    (void **)&data.data, &data.length, false);
+					    (void **)&data.data, &data.length);
 	torture_assert_str_equal(ctx, "<No Name> = REG_SZ : west berlin",
 				 reg_val_description(ctx, NULL, REG_SZ, data),
 				 "description with null name failed");
diff --git a/source4/lib/registry/util.c b/source4/lib/registry/util.c
index bbcc869e03..3bbfaf2454 100644
--- a/source4/lib/registry/util.c
+++ b/source4/lib/registry/util.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ char *reg_val_data_string(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, uint32_t type,
 			convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx,
 					      CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX,
 					      data.data, data.length,
-					      (void **)&ret, NULL, false);
+					      (void **)&ret, NULL);
 			break;
 		case REG_DWORD:
 		case REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN:
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ bool reg_string_to_val(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *type_str,
 						     CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16,
 						     data_str, strlen(data_str)+1,
 						     (void **)&data->data,
-						     &data->length, false);
+						     &data->length);
 			break;
 		case REG_MULTI_SZ:
 		case REG_EXPAND_SZ:
diff --git a/source4/libcli/raw/rawfileinfo.c b/source4/libcli/raw/rawfileinfo.c
index 08598a2d64..5efa4dd337 100644
--- a/source4/libcli/raw/rawfileinfo.c
+++ b/source4/libcli/raw/rawfileinfo.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ NTSTATUS smbcli_parse_stream_info(DATA_BLOB blob, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 		}
 		ret = convert_string_talloc(io->streams, 
 					     CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX,
-					     blob.data+ofs+24, nlen, &vstr, NULL, false);
+					     blob.data+ofs+24, nlen, &vstr, NULL);
 		if (!ret) {
 			return NT_STATUS_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER;
 		}
diff --git a/source4/libcli/raw/rawrequest.c b/source4/libcli/raw/rawrequest.c
index eb39fffeda..bf0268867f 100644
--- a/source4/libcli/raw/rawrequest.c
+++ b/source4/libcli/raw/rawrequest.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static size_t smbcli_req_pull_ucs2(struct request_bufinfo *bufinfo, TALLOC_CTX *
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	ret = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)dest, &ret_size, false);
+	ret = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)dest, &ret_size);
 	if (!ret) {
 		*dest = NULL;
 		return 0;
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ size_t smbcli_req_pull_ascii(struct request_bufinfo *bufinfo, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ct
 		src_len2++;
 	}
 
-	ret = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)dest, &ret_size, false);
+	ret = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)dest, &ret_size);
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		*dest = NULL;
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ size_t smbcli_blob_pull_ucs2(TALLOC_CTX* mem_ctx,
 
 	src_len2 = utf16_len_n(src, src_len);
 
-	ret = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)&dest2, &ret_size, false);
+	ret = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)&dest2, &ret_size);
 	if (!ret) {
 		*dest = NULL;
 		return 0;
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ static size_t smbcli_blob_pull_ascii(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 		src_len2++;
 	}
 
-	ret = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)&dest2, &ret_size, false);
+	ret = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)&dest2, &ret_size);
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		*dest = NULL;
diff --git a/source4/libcli/smb2/request.c b/source4/libcli/smb2/request.c
index 358d13363f..bf96d05bea 100644
--- a/source4/libcli/smb2/request.c
+++ b/source4/libcli/smb2/request.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ NTSTATUS smb2_pull_o16s16_string(struct smb2_request_buffer *buf, TALLOC_CTX *me
 	}
 
 	ret = convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, 
-				     blob.data, blob.length, &vstr, NULL, false);
+				     blob.data, blob.length, &vstr, NULL);
 	data_blob_free(&blob);
 	(*str) = (char *)vstr;
 	if (!ret) {
@@ -736,8 +736,7 @@ NTSTATUS smb2_push_o16s16_string(struct smb2_request_buffer *buf,
 	}
 
 	ret = convert_string_talloc(buf->buffer, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16, 
-				     str, strlen(str), (void **)&blob.data, &blob.length, 
-					 false);
+				    str, strlen(str), (void **)&blob.data, &blob.length);
 	if (!ret) {
 		return NT_STATUS_ILLEGAL_CHARACTER;
 	}
diff --git a/source4/libnet/libnet_samdump.c b/source4/libnet/libnet_samdump.c
index ab58598f29..85473f3862 100644
--- a/source4/libnet/libnet_samdump.c
+++ b/source4/libnet/libnet_samdump.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ NTSTATUS libnet_SamDump(struct libnet_context *ctx, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 			}
 			if (!convert_string_talloc_convenience(mem_ctx, lpcfg_iconv_convenience(ctx->lp_ctx), CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX,
 						  s->secret.data, s->secret.length, 
-						  (void **)&secret_string, NULL, false)) {
+						  (void **)&secret_string, NULL)) {
 				r->out.error_string = talloc_asprintf(mem_ctx, 
 								      "Could not convert secret for domain %s to a string",
 								      t->name);
diff --git a/source4/rpc_server/samr/samr_password.c b/source4/rpc_server/samr/samr_password.c
index 3cc682906b..45cc498e48 100644
--- a/source4/rpc_server/samr/samr_password.c
+++ b/source4/rpc_server/samr/samr_password.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_samr_OemChangePasswordUser2(struct dcesrv_call_state *dce_call,
 				  CH_DOS, CH_UNIX,
 				  (const char *)new_password.data,
 				  new_password.length,
-				  (void **)&new_pass, NULL, false)) {
+				  (void **)&new_pass, NULL)) {
 		DEBUG(3,("samr: failed to convert incoming password buffer to unix charset\n"));
 		return NT_STATUS_WRONG_PASSWORD;
 	}
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_samr_OemChangePasswordUser2(struct dcesrv_call_state *dce_call,
 					       CH_DOS, CH_UTF16,
 					       (const char *)new_password.data,
 					       new_password.length,
-					       (void **)&new_unicode_password.data, &unicode_pw_len, false)) {
+					       (void **)&new_unicode_password.data, &unicode_pw_len)) {
 		DEBUG(3,("samr: failed to convert incoming password buffer to UTF16 charset\n"));
 		return NT_STATUS_WRONG_PASSWORD;
 	}
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ NTSTATUS dcesrv_samr_ChangePasswordUser3(struct dcesrv_call_state *dce_call,
 					  CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX,
 					  (const char *)new_password.data,
 					  new_password.length,
-					  (void **)&new_pass, NULL, false)) {
+					  (void **)&new_pass, NULL)) {
 			E_deshash(new_pass, new_lm_hash);
 			E_old_pw_hash(new_nt_hash, lm_pwd->hash, lm_verifier.hash);
 			if (memcmp(lm_verifier.hash, r->in.lm_verifier->hash, 16) != 0) {
diff --git a/source4/smb_server/smb/request.c b/source4/smb_server/smb/request.c
index 65ed3d0af3..59a34a0b13 100644
--- a/source4/smb_server/smb/request.c
+++ b/source4/smb_server/smb/request.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static size_t req_pull_ucs2(struct request_bufinfo *bufinfo, const char **dest,
 		return src_len2 + alignment;
 	}
 
-	ret = convert_string_talloc(bufinfo->mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)&dest2, NULL, false);
+	ret = convert_string_talloc(bufinfo->mem_ctx, CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)&dest2, NULL);
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		*dest = NULL;
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ static size_t req_pull_ascii(struct request_bufinfo *bufinfo, const char **dest,
 		src_len2++;
 	}
 
-	ret = convert_string_talloc(bufinfo->mem_ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)&dest2, NULL, false);
+	ret = convert_string_talloc(bufinfo->mem_ctx, CH_DOS, CH_UNIX, src, src_len2, (void **)&dest2, NULL);
 
 	if (!ret) {
 		*dest = NULL;
diff --git a/source4/torture/basic/charset.c b/source4/torture/basic/charset.c
index e09297ecaa..301efabf4f 100644
--- a/source4/torture/basic/charset.c
+++ b/source4/torture/basic/charset.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static NTSTATUS unicode_open(struct torture_context *tctx,
 	}
 	SSVAL(ucs_name, i*2, 0);
 
-	if (!convert_string_talloc_convenience(ucs_name, lpcfg_iconv_convenience(tctx->lp_ctx), CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, ucs_name, (1+u_name_len)*2, (void **)&fname, &i, false)) {
+	if (!convert_string_talloc_convenience(ucs_name, lpcfg_iconv_convenience(tctx->lp_ctx), CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, ucs_name, (1+u_name_len)*2, (void **)&fname, &i)) {
 		torture_comment(tctx, "Failed to convert UCS2 Name into unix - convert_string_talloc() failure\n");
 		talloc_free(ucs_name);
 		return NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY;
diff --git a/source4/torture/basic/utable.c b/source4/torture/basic/utable.c
index ffa25650de..eaa3f39e9c 100644
--- a/source4/torture/basic/utable.c
+++ b/source4/torture/basic/utable.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ bool torture_utable(struct torture_context *tctx,
 		p = fname+strlen(fname);
 		len = convert_string(CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, 
 				     c2, 2, 
-				     p, sizeof(fname)-strlen(fname), false);
+				     p, sizeof(fname)-strlen(fname));
 		p[len] = 0;
 		strncat(fname,"_a_long_extension",sizeof(fname)-1);
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static char *form_name(int c)
 
 	len = convert_string(CH_UTF16, CH_UNIX, 
 			     c2, 2, 
-			     p, sizeof(fname)-strlen(fname), false);
+			     p, sizeof(fname)-strlen(fname));
 	if (len == -1)
 		return NULL;
 	p[len] = 0;
diff --git a/source4/torture/rpc/forest_trust.c b/source4/torture/rpc/forest_trust.c
index 3ef3f1d819..060ac43910 100644
--- a/source4/torture/rpc/forest_trust.c
+++ b/source4/torture/rpc/forest_trust.c
@@ -436,8 +436,7 @@ static bool get_trust_domain_passwords_auth_blob(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(mem_ctx, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16, password,
 				  strlen(password),
 				  &auth_info_array[0].AuthInfo.clear.password,
-				  &converted_size,
-				  false)) {
+				  &converted_size)) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
diff --git a/source4/torture/rpc/samlogon.c b/source4/torture/rpc/samlogon.c
index 0ba0d2633f..e624f000f6 100644
--- a/source4/torture/rpc/samlogon.c
+++ b/source4/torture/rpc/samlogon.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ static bool test_plaintext(struct samlogon_state *samlogon_state, enum ntlm_brea
 	if (!convert_string_talloc(samlogon_state->mem_ctx,
 				   CH_UNIX, CH_DOS,
 				   password, strlen(password)+1,
-				   (void**)&dospw, NULL, false)) {
+				   (void**)&dospw, NULL)) {
 		DEBUG(0, ("convert_string_talloc failed!\n"));
 		exit(1);
 	}
diff --git a/source4/torture/rpc/winreg.c b/source4/torture/rpc/winreg.c
index 8a9a5e48bc..55164cdadf 100644
--- a/source4/torture/rpc/winreg.c
+++ b/source4/torture/rpc/winreg.c
@@ -2771,8 +2771,7 @@ static bool test_symlink_keys(struct torture_context *tctx,
 		convert_string_talloc(tctx, CH_UNIX, CH_UTF16,
 				      kernel_mode_path,
 				      strlen(kernel_mode_path), /* not NULL terminated */
-				      &blob.data, &blob.length,
-				      false),
+				      &blob.data, &blob.length),
 		"failed to convert");
 
 	torture_assert(tctx,