Fix the mess with ldb includes.

Separate again the public from the private headers.

Add a new header specific for modules.
Also add service function for modules as now ldb_context and ldb_module are
opaque structures for them.

51 files changed, 806 insertions, 449 deletions

diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/attrib_handlers.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/attrib_handlers.c
index 5ec86b5b8f..80725ec04f 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/attrib_handlers.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/attrib_handlers.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   see rfc2252
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 #include "system/locale.h"
 #include "ldb_handlers.h"
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb.c
index fe55d1499a..2fb5a8f9be 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 
 /*
    initialise a ldb context
@@ -481,6 +481,11 @@ void ldb_set_create_perms(struct ldb_context *ldb, unsigned int perms)
 	ldb->create_perms = perms;
 }
 
+unsigned int ldb_get_create_perms(struct ldb_context *ldb)
+{
+	return ldb->create_perms;
+}
+
 void ldb_set_event_context(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct tevent_context *ev)
 {
 	ldb->ev_ctx = ev;
@@ -491,6 +496,16 @@ struct tevent_context * ldb_get_event_context(struct ldb_context *ldb)
 	return ldb->ev_ctx;
 }
 
+void ldb_request_set_state(struct ldb_request *req, int state)
+{
+	req->handle->state = state;
+}
+
+int ldb_request_get_status(struct ldb_request *req)
+{
+	return req->handle->status;
+}
+
 /*
   start an ldb request
   NOTE: the request must be a talloc context.
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_attributes.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_attributes.c
index 001bc45ee1..4d688a4d7e 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_attributes.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_attributes.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   message matching logic generic
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 
 /*
   add a attribute to the ldb_schema
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_controls.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_controls.c
index 6fad5012b6..0c587e0905 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_controls.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_controls.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Simo Sorce
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 
 /* check if a control with the specified "oid" exist and return it */
 /* returns NULL if not found */
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_debug.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_debug.c
index 0f78e37c1c..f8009eb8a3 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_debug.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_debug.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 
 /*
   this allows the user to choose their own debug function
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_dn.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_dn.c
index 02e21a2b25..402d629501 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_dn.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_dn.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *  Author: Simo Sorce
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #define LDB_DN_NULL_FAILED(x) if (!(x)) goto failed
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_ldif.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_ldif.c
index 619c10e11e..400fb352ff 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_ldif.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_ldif.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   see RFC2849 for the LDIF format definition
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 #include "system/locale.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_match.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_match.c
index 4cde739d67..c622701d30 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_match.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_match.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 
 /*
   check if the scope matches in a search result
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_modules.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_modules.c
index 8db28d262c..03d1e6ebe2 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_modules.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_modules.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Simo Sorce
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 
 #if (_SAMBA_BUILD_ >= 4)
 #include "includes.h"
@@ -486,6 +486,41 @@ int ldb_load_modules(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *options[])
 } while (0)
 
 
+struct ldb_module *ldb_module_new(TALLOC_CTX *memctx,
+				  struct ldb_context *ldb,
+				  const char *module_name,
+				  const struct ldb_module_ops *ops)
+{
+	struct ldb_module *module;
+
+	module = talloc(memctx, struct ldb_module);
+	if (!module) {
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	talloc_set_name_const(module, module_name);
+	module->ldb = ldb;
+	module->prev = module->next = NULL;
+	module->ops = ops;
+
+	return module;
+}
+
+struct ldb_context *ldb_module_get_ctx(struct ldb_module *module)
+{
+	return module->ldb;
+}
+
+void *ldb_module_get_private(struct ldb_module *module)
+{
+	return module->private_data;
+}
+
+void ldb_module_set_private(struct ldb_module *module, void *private_data)
+{
+	module->private_data = private_data;
+}
+
 /*
    helper functions to call the next module in chain
 */
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_msg.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_msg.c
index 2f5fe1d18c..ad53a3d29d 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_msg.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_msg.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 
 /*
   create a new ldb_message in a given memory context (NULL for top level)
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_parse.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_parse.c
index b233975220..654a635abf 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_parse.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_parse.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 #include "system/locale.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_utf8.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_utf8.c
index 69ee2b6964..0a8a89ac1d 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_utf8.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/ldb_utf8.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 #include "system/locale.h"
 
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/common/qsort.c b/source4/lib/ldb/common/qsort.c
index 0fa76d3b47..1a0b886b8c 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/common/qsort.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/common/qsort.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * Simo Sorce <idra@samba.org>		2005
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 
 /* Byte-wise swap two items of size SIZE. */
 #define SWAP(a, b, size)						      \
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/examples/ldbreader.c b/source4/lib/ldb/examples/ldbreader.c
index e48b3d338a..3496baf4ce 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/examples/ldbreader.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/examples/ldbreader.c
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ It lists / dumps the records in a LDB database to standard output.
 
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
 #include "ldb.h"
-#include "ldb_errors.h"
 
 /*
   ldb_ldif_write takes a function pointer to a custom output
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/examples/ldifreader.c b/source4/lib/ldb/examples/ldifreader.c
index 12e7a1a6fd..dcd9daf812 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/examples/ldifreader.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/examples/ldifreader.c
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ It lists / dumps the entries in an LDIF file to standard output.
 
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
 #include "ldb.h"
-#include "ldb_errors.h"
 
 /*
   ldb_ldif_write takes a function pointer to a custom output
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/include/dlinklist.h b/source4/lib/ldb/include/dlinklist.h
index d3252751db..acab9fa043 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/include/dlinklist.h
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/include/dlinklist.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 /* To use these macros you must have a structure containing a next and
    prev pointer */
 
+#ifndef _DLINKLIST_H
+#define _DLINKLIST_H
 
 /* hook into the front of the list */
 #define DLIST_ADD(list, p) \
@@ -108,3 +110,5 @@ do { \
 			} \
 		} \
 } while (0)
+
+#endif /* _DLINKLIST_H */
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb.h b/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb.h
index 28c54f5a3c..589887b4c5 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb.h
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb.h
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@
 #define _LDB_H_ 1
 /*! \endcond */
 
+#include "ldb_includes.h"
+
 /*
   major restrictions as compared to normal LDAP:
 
-     - no async calls.
      - each record must have a unique key field
      - the key must be representable as a NULL terminated C string and may not 
        contain a comma or braces
 
   major restrictions as compared to tdb:
 
-     - no explicit locking calls
-     UPDATE: we have transactions now, better than locking --SSS.
+     - no explicit locking calls, but we have transactions when using ldb_tdb
 
 */
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_includes.h b/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_includes.h
index 8356404409..a2927139c8 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_includes.h
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_includes.h
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
 #include "system/time.h"
 #include <talloc.h>
 #include <tevent.h>
-#include "ldb.h"
 #include "ldb_errors.h"
-#include "ldb_private.h"
 #include "dlinklist.h"
 
 #endif /*_LDB_PRIVATE_INCLUDES_H_*/
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_module.h b/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_module.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8742b1058c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+/*
+   ldb database library
+
+   Copyright (C) Simo Sorce         2008
+
+     ** NOTE! The following LGPL license applies to the ldb
+     ** library. This does NOT imply that all of Samba is released
+     ** under the LGPL
+
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+   License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+/*
+ *  Name: ldb
+ *
+ *  Component: ldb module header
+ *
+ *  Description: defines ldb modules structures and helpers
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LDB_MODULE_H_
+#define _LDB_MODULE_H_
+
+#include "ldb.h"
+
+struct ldb_context;
+struct ldb_module;
+
+/*
+   these function pointers define the operations that a ldb module can intercept
+*/
+struct ldb_module_ops {
+	const char *name;
+	int (*init_context) (struct ldb_module *);
+	int (*search)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* search */
+	int (*add)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* add */
+	int (*modify)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* modify */
+	int (*del)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* delete */
+	int (*rename)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* rename */
+	int (*request)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* match any other operation */
+	int (*extended)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* extended operations */
+	int (*start_transaction)(struct ldb_module *);
+	int (*end_transaction)(struct ldb_module *);
+	int (*del_transaction)(struct ldb_module *);
+	int (*sequence_number)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *);
+    void *private_data;
+};
+
+
+/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_debug.c  */
+void ldb_debug(struct ldb_context *ldb, enum ldb_debug_level level, const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3, 4);
+void ldb_debug_set(struct ldb_context *ldb, enum ldb_debug_level level, 
+		   const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3, 4);
+
+#define ldb_oom(ldb) ldb_debug_set(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_FATAL, "ldb out of memory at %s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__)
+
+/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb.c  */
+
+void ldb_request_set_state(struct ldb_request *req, int state);
+int ldb_request_get_status(struct ldb_request *req);
+
+unsigned int ldb_get_create_perms(struct ldb_context *ldb);
+
+const struct ldb_schema_syntax *ldb_standard_syntax_by_name(struct ldb_context *ldb,
+							    const char *syntax);
+
+/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_attributes.c  */
+
+int ldb_schema_attribute_add_with_syntax(struct ldb_context *ldb,
+					 const char *name,
+					 unsigned flags,
+					 const struct ldb_schema_syntax *syntax);
+int ldb_schema_attribute_add(struct ldb_context *ldb, 
+			     const char *name,
+			     unsigned flags,
+			     const char *syntax);
+void ldb_schema_attribute_remove(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *name);
+
+/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_controls.c  */
+struct ldb_control *get_control_from_list(struct ldb_control **controls, const char *oid);
+int save_controls(struct ldb_control *exclude, struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_control ***saver);
+int check_critical_controls(struct ldb_control **controls);
+
+/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_ldif.c  */
+int ldb_should_b64_encode(const struct ldb_val *val);
+
+/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_match.c  */
+int ldb_match_msg(struct ldb_context *ldb,
+		  const struct ldb_message *msg,
+		  const struct ldb_parse_tree *tree,
+		  struct ldb_dn *base,
+		  enum ldb_scope scope);
+
+/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_modules.c  */
+
+struct ldb_module *ldb_module_new(TALLOC_CTX *memctx,
+				  struct ldb_context *ldb,
+				  const char *module_name,
+				  const struct ldb_module_ops *ops);
+
+struct ldb_context *ldb_module_get_ctx(struct ldb_module *module);
+void *ldb_module_get_private(struct ldb_module *module);
+void ldb_module_set_private(struct ldb_module *module, void *private_data);
+
+int ldb_next_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *request);
+int ldb_next_start_trans(struct ldb_module *module);
+int ldb_next_end_trans(struct ldb_module *module);
+int ldb_next_del_trans(struct ldb_module *module);
+int ldb_next_init(struct ldb_module *module);
+
+void ldb_set_errstring(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *err_string);
+void ldb_asprintf_errstring(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *format, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
+void ldb_reset_err_string(struct ldb_context *ldb);
+
+const char *ldb_default_modules_dir(void);
+
+int ldb_register_module(const struct ldb_module_ops *);
+
+typedef int (*ldb_connect_fn)(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *url,
+			      unsigned int flags, const char *options[],
+			      struct ldb_module **module);
+
+struct ldb_backend_ops {
+	const char *name;
+	ldb_connect_fn connect_fn;
+};
+
+const char *ldb_default_modules_dir(void);
+
+int ldb_register_backend(const char *url_prefix, ldb_connect_fn);
+
+struct ldb_handle *ldb_handle_new(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_context *ldb);
+
+int ldb_module_send_entry(struct ldb_request *req,
+			  struct ldb_message *msg,
+			  struct ldb_control **ctrls);
+
+int ldb_module_send_referral(struct ldb_request *req,
+					   char *ref);
+
+int ldb_module_done(struct ldb_request *req,
+		    struct ldb_control **ctrls,
+		    struct ldb_extended *response,
+		    int error);
+
+int ldb_mod_register_control(struct ldb_module *module, const char *oid);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_private.h b/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_private.h
index cf4017ef14..04ee002dd5 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_private.h
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/include/ldb_private.h
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 #ifndef _LDB_PRIVATE_H_
 #define _LDB_PRIVATE_H_ 1
 
+#include "ldb.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
+
 struct ldb_context;
 
 struct ldb_module_ops;
@@ -58,26 +61,6 @@ struct ldb_module {
 };
 
 /*
-   these function pointers define the operations that a ldb module can intercept
-*/
-struct ldb_module_ops {
-	const char *name;
-	int (*init_context) (struct ldb_module *);
-	int (*search)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* search */
-	int (*add)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* add */
-	int (*modify)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* modify */
-	int (*del)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* delete */
-	int (*rename)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* rename */
-	int (*request)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* match any other operation */
-	int (*extended)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *); /* extended operations */
-	int (*start_transaction)(struct ldb_module *);
-	int (*end_transaction)(struct ldb_module *);
-	int (*del_transaction)(struct ldb_module *);
-	int (*sequence_number)(struct ldb_module *, struct ldb_request *);
-    void *private_data;
-};
-
-/*
   schema related information needed for matching rules
 */
 struct ldb_schema {
@@ -130,24 +113,12 @@ struct ldb_context {
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(a) (sizeof(a)/sizeof(a[0]))
 #endif
 
-/*
-  simplify out of memory handling
-*/
-#define ldb_oom(ldb) ldb_debug_set(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_FATAL, "ldb out of memory at %s:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__)
-
 /* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb.c  */
 
 int ldb_connect_backend(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *url, const char *options[],
 			struct ldb_module **backend_module);
 void ldb_set_default_dns(struct ldb_context *ldb);
 
-/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_debug.c  */
-void ldb_debug(struct ldb_context *ldb, enum ldb_debug_level level, const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3, 4);
-void ldb_debug_set(struct ldb_context *ldb, enum ldb_debug_level level, 
-		   const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(3, 4);
-
-/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_ldif.c  */
-int ldb_should_b64_encode(const struct ldb_val *val);
 
 extern const struct ldb_module_ops ldb_objectclass_module_ops;
 extern const struct ldb_module_ops ldb_operational_module_ops;
@@ -173,26 +144,6 @@ extern const struct ldb_backend_ops ldb_ldap_backend_ops;
 extern const struct ldb_backend_ops ldb_ldapi_backend_ops;
 extern const struct ldb_backend_ops ldb_ldaps_backend_ops;
 
-int ldb_match_msg(struct ldb_context *ldb,
-		  const struct ldb_message *msg,
-		  const struct ldb_parse_tree *tree,
-		  struct ldb_dn *base,
-		  enum ldb_scope scope);
-
-const struct ldb_schema_syntax *ldb_standard_syntax_by_name(struct ldb_context *ldb,
-							    const char *syntax);
-
-/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_attributes.c  */
-
-int ldb_schema_attribute_add_with_syntax(struct ldb_context *ldb,
-					 const char *name,
-					 unsigned flags,
-					 const struct ldb_schema_syntax *syntax);
-int ldb_schema_attribute_add(struct ldb_context *ldb, 
-			     const char *name,
-			     unsigned flags,
-			     const char *syntax);
-void ldb_schema_attribute_remove(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *name);
 int ldb_setup_wellknown_attributes(struct ldb_context *ldb);
 
 const char **ldb_subclass_list(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *classname);
@@ -204,11 +155,6 @@ int ldb_handler_copy(struct ldb_context *ldb, void *mem_ctx,
 int ldb_comparison_binary(struct ldb_context *ldb, void *mem_ctx,
 			  const struct ldb_val *v1, const struct ldb_val *v2);
 
-/* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_controls.c  */
-struct ldb_control *get_control_from_list(struct ldb_control **controls, const char *oid);
-int save_controls(struct ldb_control *exclude, struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_control ***saver);
-int check_critical_controls(struct ldb_control **controls);
-
 /* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_utf8.c */
 char *ldb_casefold_default(void *context, void *mem_ctx, const char *s, size_t n);
 
@@ -227,57 +173,12 @@ int ldb_sequence_number(struct ldb_context *ldb, enum ldb_sequence_type type, ui
 #define LDB_SEQ_TIMESTAMP_SEQUENCE 0x02
 
 
-/* MODULES specific headers -- SSS */
-
 /* The following definitions come from lib/ldb/common/ldb_modules.c  */
 
 const char **ldb_modules_list_from_string(struct ldb_context *ldb, TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *string);
 int ldb_load_modules_list(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char **module_list, struct ldb_module *backend, struct ldb_module **out);
 int ldb_load_modules(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *options[]);
 int ldb_init_module_chain(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_module *module);
-int ldb_next_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *request);
-int ldb_next_start_trans(struct ldb_module *module);
-int ldb_next_end_trans(struct ldb_module *module);
-int ldb_next_del_trans(struct ldb_module *module);
-int ldb_next_init(struct ldb_module *module);
-
-void ldb_set_errstring(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *err_string);
-void ldb_asprintf_errstring(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *format, ...) PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE(2,3);
-void ldb_reset_err_string(struct ldb_context *ldb);
-
-const char *ldb_default_modules_dir(void);
-
-int ldb_register_module(const struct ldb_module_ops *);
-
-typedef int (*ldb_connect_fn)(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *url,
-			      unsigned int flags, const char *options[],
-			      struct ldb_module **module);
-
-struct ldb_backend_ops {
-	const char *name;
-	ldb_connect_fn connect_fn;
-};
-
-const char *ldb_default_modules_dir(void);
-
-int ldb_register_backend(const char *url_prefix, ldb_connect_fn);
-
-struct ldb_handle *ldb_handle_new(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, struct ldb_context *ldb);
-
-int ldb_module_send_entry(struct ldb_request *req,
-			  struct ldb_message *msg,
-			  struct ldb_control **ctrls);
-
-int ldb_module_send_referral(struct ldb_request *req,
-					   char *ref);
-
-int ldb_module_done(struct ldb_request *req,
-		    struct ldb_control **ctrls,
-		    struct ldb_extended *response,
-		    int error);
-
-int ldb_mod_register_control(struct ldb_module *module, const char *oid);
-
 
 struct ldb_val ldb_binary_decode(void *mem_ctx, const char *str);
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_ildap/ldb_ildap.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_ildap/ldb_ildap.c
index 791cc75dc1..3901b9b436 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_ildap/ldb_ildap.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_ildap/ldb_ildap.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 
 #include "includes.h"
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 #include "tevent.h"
 #include "libcli/ldap/ldap.h"
@@ -70,8 +70,11 @@ struct ildb_context {
 static void ildb_request_done(struct ildb_context *ctx,
 			      struct ldb_control **ctrls, int error)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_reply *ares;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ctx->module);
+
 	ctx->done = true;
 
 	if (ctx->req == NULL) {
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ static void ildb_request_done(struct ildb_context *ctx,
 
 	ares = talloc_zero(ctx->req, struct ldb_reply);
 	if (!ares) {
-		ldb_oom(ctx->req->handle->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		ctx->req->callback(ctx->req, NULL);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -163,17 +166,21 @@ failed:
 */
 static int ildb_map_error(struct ldb_module *module, NTSTATUS status)
 {
-	struct ildb_private *ildb = talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ildb_private);
+	struct ildb_private *ildb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+
+	ildb = talloc_get_type(ldb_module_get_private(module), struct ildb_private);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 
 	TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx = talloc_new(ildb);
 	if (NT_STATUS_IS_OK(status)) {
 		return LDB_SUCCESS;
 	}
 	if (!mem_ctx) {
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
-	ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb,
+	ldb_set_errstring(ldb,
 			  ldap_errstr(ildb->ldap, mem_ctx, status));
 	talloc_free(mem_ctx);
 	if (NT_STATUS_IS_LDAP(status)) {
@@ -196,6 +203,7 @@ static void ildb_request_timeout(struct tevent_context *ev, struct tevent_timer
 
 static void ildb_callback(struct ldap_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ildb_context *ac;
 	NTSTATUS status;
 	struct ldap_SearchResEntry *search;
@@ -209,6 +217,7 @@ static void ildb_callback(struct ldap_request *req)
 	int i;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(req->async.private_data, struct ildb_context);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 	callback_failed = false;
 	request_done = false;
 	controls = NULL;
@@ -285,7 +294,7 @@ static void ildb_callback(struct ldap_request *req)
 				controls = talloc_steal(ac, msg->controls);
 				if (msg->r.SearchResultDone.resultcode) {
 					if (msg->r.SearchResultDone.errormessage) {
-						ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb, msg->r.SearchResultDone.errormessage);
+						ldb_set_errstring(ldb, msg->r.SearchResultDone.errormessage);
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -303,7 +312,7 @@ static void ildb_callback(struct ldap_request *req)
 
 				search = &(msg->r.SearchResultEntry);
 
-				ldbmsg->dn = ldb_dn_new(ldbmsg, ac->module->ldb, search->dn);
+				ldbmsg->dn = ldb_dn_new(ldbmsg, ldb, search->dn);
 				if ( ! ldb_dn_validate(ldbmsg->dn)) {
 					ret = LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 					break;
@@ -368,21 +377,24 @@ static void ildb_callback(struct ldap_request *req)
 
 static int ildb_request_send(struct ildb_context *ac, struct ldap_message *msg)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldap_request *req;
 
 	if (!ac) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	req = ldap_request_send(ac->ildb->ldap, msg);
 	if (req == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb, "async send request failed");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "async send request failed");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 	ac->ireq = talloc_steal(ac, req);
 
 	if (!ac->ireq->conn) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb, "connection to remote LDAP server dropped?");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "connection to remote LDAP server dropped?");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -405,23 +417,26 @@ static int ildb_request_send(struct ildb_context *ac, struct ldap_message *msg)
  */
 static int ildb_search(struct ildb_context *ac)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_request *req = ac->req;
 	struct ldap_message *msg;
 	int n;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	if (!req->callback || !req->context) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb, "Async interface called with NULL callback function or NULL context");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Async interface called with NULL callback function or NULL context");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	if (req->op.search.tree == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb, "Invalid expression parse tree");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Invalid expression parse tree");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	msg = new_ldap_message(req);
 	if (msg == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb, "Out of Memory");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Out of Memory");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -433,7 +448,7 @@ static int ildb_search(struct ildb_context *ac)
 		msg->r.SearchRequest.basedn  = ldb_dn_get_extended_linearized(msg, req->op.search.base, 0);
 	}
 	if (msg->r.SearchRequest.basedn == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb, "Unable to determine baseDN");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Unable to determine baseDN");
 		talloc_free(msg);
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -659,21 +674,23 @@ static bool ildb_dn_is_special(struct ldb_request *req)
 
 static int ildb_handle_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ildb_private *ildb;
 	struct ildb_context *ac;
 	struct tevent_timer *te;
 	int ret;
 
-	ildb = talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ildb_private);
+	ildb = talloc_get_type(ldb_module_get_private(module), struct ildb_private);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 
 	if (req->starttime == 0 || req->timeout == 0) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Invalid timeout settings");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Invalid timeout settings");
 		return LDB_ERR_TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED;
 	}
 
 	ac = talloc_zero(req, struct ildb_context);
 	if (ac == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Out of Memory");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Out of Memory");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -743,22 +760,15 @@ static int ildb_connect(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *url,
 	NTSTATUS status;
 	struct cli_credentials *creds;
 
-	module = talloc(ldb, struct ldb_module);
-	if (!module) {
-		ldb_oom(ldb);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	talloc_set_name_const(module, "ldb_ildap backend");
-	module->ldb		= ldb;
-	module->prev		= module->next = NULL;
-	module->ops		= &ildb_ops;
+	module = ldb_module_new(ldb, ldb, "ldb_ildap backend", &ildb_ops);
+	if (!module) return -1;
 
 	ildb = talloc(module, struct ildb_private);
 	if (!ildb) {
 		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		goto failed;
 	}
-	module->private_data	= ildb;
+	ldb_module_set_private(module, ildb);
 
 	ildb->event_ctx = ldb_get_event_context(ldb);
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_ldap/ldb_ldap.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_ldap/ldb_ldap.c
index 8e053818e5..e1fcdb1353 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_ldap/ldb_ldap.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_ldap/ldb_ldap.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  *    author: Simo Sorce
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 #define LDAP_DEPRECATED 1
 #include <ldap.h>
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ static int lldb_add_msg_attr(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 */
 static int lldb_search(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct lldb_private *lldb = lldb_ac->lldb;
 	struct ldb_module *module = lldb_ac->module;
 	struct ldb_request *req = lldb_ac->req;
@@ -204,21 +205,23 @@ static int lldb_search(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 	char *expression;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	if (!req->callback || !req->context) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Async interface called with NULL callback function or NULL context");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Async interface called with NULL callback function or NULL context");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	if (req->op.search.tree == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Invalid expression parse tree");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Invalid expression parse tree");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	if (req->controls != NULL) {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "Controls are not yet supported by ldb_ldap backend!\n");
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "Controls are not yet supported by ldb_ldap backend!\n");
 	}
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	search_base = ldb_dn_alloc_linearized(lldb_ac, req->op.search.base);
 	if (req->op.search.base == NULL) {
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ static int lldb_search(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 			    &lldb_ac->msgid);
 
 	if (ret != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
 	}
 
 	return lldb_ldap_to_ldb(ret);
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ static int lldb_search(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 */
 static int lldb_add(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct lldb_private *lldb = lldb_ac->lldb;
 	struct ldb_module *module = lldb_ac->module;
 	struct ldb_request *req = lldb_ac->req;
@@ -277,7 +281,9 @@ static int lldb_add(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 	char *dn;
 	int ret;
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	mods = lldb_msg_to_mods(lldb_ac, req->op.add.message, 0);
 	if (mods == NULL) {
@@ -295,7 +301,7 @@ static int lldb_add(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 			   &lldb_ac->msgid);
 
 	if (ret != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
 	}
 
 	return lldb_ldap_to_ldb(ret);
@@ -306,6 +312,7 @@ static int lldb_add(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 */
 static int lldb_modify(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct lldb_private *lldb = lldb_ac->lldb;
 	struct ldb_module *module = lldb_ac->module;
 	struct ldb_request *req = lldb_ac->req;
@@ -313,7 +320,9 @@ static int lldb_modify(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 	char *dn;
 	int ret;
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	mods = lldb_msg_to_mods(lldb_ac, req->op.mod.message, 1);
 	if (mods == NULL) {
@@ -331,7 +340,7 @@ static int lldb_modify(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 			      &lldb_ac->msgid);
 
 	if (ret != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
 	}
 
 	return lldb_ldap_to_ldb(ret);
@@ -342,13 +351,16 @@ static int lldb_modify(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 */
 static int lldb_delete(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct lldb_private *lldb = lldb_ac->lldb;
 	struct ldb_module *module = lldb_ac->module;
 	struct ldb_request *req = lldb_ac->req;
 	char *dnstr;
 	int ret;
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	dnstr = ldb_dn_alloc_linearized(lldb_ac, req->op.del.dn);
 
@@ -358,7 +370,7 @@ static int lldb_delete(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 			      &lldb_ac->msgid);
 
 	if (ret != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
 	}
 
 	return lldb_ldap_to_ldb(ret);
@@ -369,6 +381,7 @@ static int lldb_delete(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 */
 static int lldb_rename(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct lldb_private *lldb = lldb_ac->lldb;
 	struct ldb_module *module = lldb_ac->module;
 	struct ldb_request *req = lldb_ac->req;
@@ -377,7 +390,9 @@ static int lldb_rename(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 	char *parentdn;
 	int ret;
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	old_dn = ldb_dn_alloc_linearized(lldb_ac, req->op.rename.olddn);
 	if (old_dn == NULL) {
@@ -401,7 +416,7 @@ static int lldb_rename(struct lldb_context *lldb_ac)
 			  &lldb_ac->msgid);
 
 	if (ret != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, ldap_err2string(ret));
 	}
 
 	return lldb_ldap_to_ldb(ret);
@@ -428,14 +443,17 @@ static int lldb_del_trans(struct ldb_module *module)
 	return LDB_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-void lldb_request_done(struct ldb_request *req,
+void lldb_request_done(struct lldb_context *ac,
 			struct ldb_control **ctrls, int error)
 {
+	struct ldb_request *req;
 	struct ldb_reply *ares;
 
+	req = ac->req;
+
 	ares = talloc_zero(req, struct ldb_reply);
 	if (!ares) {
-		ldb_oom(req->handle->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module));
 		req->callback(req, NULL);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -451,6 +469,7 @@ void lldb_request_done(struct ldb_request *req,
  */
 static bool lldb_parse_result(struct lldb_context *ac, LDAPMessage *result)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct lldb_private *lldb = ac->lldb;
 	LDAPControl **serverctrlsp = NULL;
 	char **referralsp = NULL;
@@ -466,6 +485,8 @@ static bool lldb_parse_result(struct lldb_context *ac, LDAPMessage *result)
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	type = ldap_msgtype(result);
 	callback_failed = false;
 	request_done = false;
@@ -490,7 +511,7 @@ static bool lldb_parse_result(struct lldb_context *ac, LDAPMessage *result)
 				ret = LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 				break;
 			}
-			ldbmsg->dn = ldb_dn_new(ldbmsg, ac->module->ldb, dn);
+			ldbmsg->dn = ldb_dn_new(ldbmsg, ldb, dn);
 			if ( ! ldb_dn_validate(ldbmsg->dn)) {
 				talloc_free(ldbmsg);
 				ret = LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -509,7 +530,7 @@ static bool lldb_parse_result(struct lldb_context *ac, LDAPMessage *result)
 				bval = ldap_get_values_len(lldb->ldap, msg, attr);
 
 				if (bval) {
-					lldb_add_msg_attr(ac->module->ldb, ldbmsg, attr, bval);
+					lldb_add_msg_attr(ldb, ldbmsg, attr, bval);
 					ldap_value_free_len(bval);
 				}
 			}
@@ -595,7 +616,7 @@ static bool lldb_parse_result(struct lldb_context *ac, LDAPMessage *result)
 	}
 
 	if (request_done) {
-		lldb_request_done(ac->req, ac->controls, ret);
+		lldb_request_done(ac, ac->controls, ret);
 		lret = true;
 		goto free_and_return;
 	}
@@ -606,7 +627,7 @@ free_and_return:
 
 	if (matcheddnp) ldap_memfree(matcheddnp);
 	if (errmsgp && *errmsgp) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb, errmsgp);
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, errmsgp);
 	}
 	if (errmsgp) {
 		ldap_memfree(errmsgp);
@@ -627,7 +648,7 @@ static void lldb_timeout(struct tevent_context *ev,
 	struct lldb_context *ac;
 	ac = talloc_get_type(private_data, struct lldb_context);
 
-	lldb_request_done(ac->req, NULL, LDB_ERR_TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
+	lldb_request_done(ac, NULL, LDB_ERR_TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
 }
 
 static void lldb_callback(struct tevent_context *ev,
@@ -644,7 +665,7 @@ static void lldb_callback(struct tevent_context *ev,
 	ac = talloc_get_type(private_data, struct lldb_context);
 
 	if (!ac->msgid) {
-		lldb_request_done(ac->req, NULL, LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
+		lldb_request_done(ac, NULL, LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -655,7 +676,7 @@ static void lldb_callback(struct tevent_context *ev,
 		goto respin;
 	}
 	if (lret == -1) {
-		lldb_request_done(ac->req, NULL, LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
+		lldb_request_done(ac, NULL, LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -668,9 +689,9 @@ static void lldb_callback(struct tevent_context *ev,
 respin:
 	tv.tv_sec = 0;
 	tv.tv_usec = 100;
-	lte = event_add_timed(ev, ac, tv, lldb_callback, ac);
+	lte = tevent_add_timer(ev, ac, tv, lldb_callback, ac);
 	if (NULL == lte) {
-		lldb_request_done(ac->req, NULL, LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
+		lldb_request_done(ac, NULL, LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -709,11 +730,12 @@ static void lldb_auto_done_callback(struct tevent_context *ev,
 	struct lldb_context *ac;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(private_data, struct lldb_context);
-	lldb_request_done(ac->req, NULL, LDB_SUCCESS);
+	lldb_request_done(ac, NULL, LDB_SUCCESS);
 }
 
 static int lldb_handle_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct lldb_private *lldb;
 	struct lldb_context *ac;
 	struct tevent_context *ev;
@@ -721,21 +743,22 @@ static int lldb_handle_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *re
 	struct timeval tv;
 	int ret;
 
-	lldb = talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct lldb_private);
+	lldb = talloc_get_type(ldb_module_get_private(module), struct lldb_private);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 
 	if (req->starttime == 0 || req->timeout == 0) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Invalid timeout settings");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Invalid timeout settings");
 		return LDB_ERR_TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED;
 	}
 
-	ev = ldb_get_event_context(module->ldb);
+	ev = ldb_get_event_context(ldb);
 	if (NULL == ev) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	ac = talloc_zero(module->ldb, struct lldb_context);
+	ac = talloc_zero(ldb, struct lldb_context);
 	if (ac == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Out of Memory");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Out of Memory");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -747,7 +770,7 @@ static int lldb_handle_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *re
 	if (lldb_dn_is_special(req)) {
 		tv.tv_sec = 0;
 		tv.tv_usec = 0;
-		te = event_add_timed(ev, ac, tv,
+		te = tevent_add_timer(ev, ac, tv,
 				     lldb_auto_done_callback, ac);
 		if (NULL == te) {
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -779,13 +802,13 @@ static int lldb_handle_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *re
 	}
 
 	if (ret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
-		lldb_request_done(req, NULL, ret);
+		lldb_request_done(ac, NULL, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	tv.tv_sec = 0;
 	tv.tv_usec = 0;
-	te = event_add_timed(ev, ac, tv, lldb_callback, ac);
+	te = tevent_add_timer(ev, ac, tv, lldb_callback, ac);
 	if (NULL == te) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -793,7 +816,7 @@ static int lldb_handle_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *re
 
 	tv.tv_sec = req->starttime + req->timeout;
 	tv.tv_usec = 0;
-	te = event_add_timed(ev, ac, tv, lldb_timeout, ac);
+	te = tevent_add_timer(ev, ac, tv, lldb_timeout, ac);
 	if (NULL == te) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -835,24 +858,15 @@ static int lldb_connect(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 	int version = 3;
 	int ret;
 
-	module = talloc(ldb, struct ldb_module);
-	if (module == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(ldb);
-		talloc_free(lldb);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	talloc_set_name_const(module, "ldb_ldap backend");
-	module->ldb		= ldb;
-	module->prev		= module->next = NULL;
-	module->ops		= &lldb_ops;
+	module = ldb_module_new(ldb, ldb, "ldb_ldap backend", &lldb_ops);
+	if (!module) return -1;
 
-	lldb = talloc(module, struct lldb_private);
+	lldb = talloc_zero(module, struct lldb_private);
 	if (!lldb) {
 		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		goto failed;
 	}
-	module->private_data	= lldb;
-	lldb->ldap		= NULL;
+	ldb_module_set_private(module, lldb);
 
 	ret = ldap_initialize(&lldb->ldap, url);
 	if (ret != LDAP_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map.c
index 72d8378a07..ea2bfd1dc1 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  *  Author: Jelmer Vernooij, Martin Kuehl
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 #include "ldb_map.h"
 #include "ldb_map_private.h"
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 /* Extract mappings from private data. */
 const struct ldb_map_context *map_get_context(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	const struct map_private *data = talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct map_private);
+	const struct map_private *data = talloc_get_type(ldb_module_get_private(module), struct map_private);
 	return data->context;
 }
 
@@ -110,11 +110,14 @@ const struct ldb_map_context *map_get_context(struct ldb_module *module)
 struct map_context *map_init_context(struct ldb_module *module,
 					struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	ac = talloc_zero(req, struct map_context);
 	if (ac == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Out of Memory");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Out of Memory");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -202,8 +205,11 @@ static struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_rebase_remote(void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_map_c
 int ldb_next_remote_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *request)
 {
 	const struct ldb_map_context *data = map_get_context(module);
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	switch (request->operation) {
 	case LDB_SEARCH:
 		if (request->op.search.base) {
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ int ldb_next_remote_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *reque
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 			  "Invalid remote request!\n");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
@@ -462,6 +468,7 @@ bool ldb_dn_check_local(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_dn *dn)
 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_map_local(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx, struct ldb_dn *dn)
 {
 	const struct ldb_map_context *data = map_get_context(module);
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_dn *newdn;
 	const struct ldb_map_attribute *map;
 	enum ldb_map_attr_type map_type;
@@ -473,6 +480,8 @@ struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_map_local(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx, struct
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	newdn = ldb_dn_copy(mem_ctx, dn);
 	if (newdn == NULL) {
 		map_oom(module);
@@ -493,14 +502,14 @@ struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_map_local(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx, struct
 		switch (map_type) {
 		case MAP_IGNORE:
 		case MAP_GENERATE:
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 				  "MAP_IGNORE/MAP_GENERATE attribute '%s' "
 				  "used in DN!\n", ldb_dn_get_component_name(dn, i));
 			goto failed;
 
 		case MAP_CONVERT:
 			if (map->u.convert.convert_local == NULL) {
-				ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+				ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 					  "'convert_local' not set for attribute '%s' "
 					  "used in DN!\n", ldb_dn_get_component_name(dn, i));
 				goto failed;
@@ -534,6 +543,7 @@ failed:
 struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_map_remote(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx, struct ldb_dn *dn)
 {
 	const struct ldb_map_context *data = map_get_context(module);
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_dn *newdn;
 	const struct ldb_map_attribute *map;
 	enum ldb_map_attr_type map_type;
@@ -545,6 +555,8 @@ struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_map_remote(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx, struc
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	newdn = ldb_dn_copy(mem_ctx, dn);
 	if (newdn == NULL) {
 		map_oom(module);
@@ -565,14 +577,14 @@ struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_map_remote(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx, struc
 		switch (map_type) {
 		case MAP_IGNORE:
 		case MAP_GENERATE:
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 				  "MAP_IGNORE/MAP_GENERATE attribute '%s' "
 				  "used in DN!\n", ldb_dn_get_component_name(dn, i));
 			goto failed;
 
 		case MAP_CONVERT:
 			if (map->u.convert.convert_remote == NULL) {
-				ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+				ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 					  "'convert_remote' not set for attribute '%s' "
 					  "used in DN!\n", ldb_dn_get_component_name(dn, i));
 				goto failed;
@@ -623,10 +635,13 @@ struct ldb_dn *ldb_dn_map_rebase_remote(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx
 /* Map a DN contained in an ldb value into the remote partition. */
 static struct ldb_val ldb_dn_convert_local(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_val *val)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_dn *dn, *newdn;
 	struct ldb_val newval;
 
-	dn = ldb_dn_from_ldb_val(mem_ctx, module->ldb, val);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	dn = ldb_dn_from_ldb_val(mem_ctx, ldb, val);
 	if (! ldb_dn_validate(dn)) {
 		newval.length = 0;
 		newval.data = NULL;
@@ -649,10 +664,13 @@ static struct ldb_val ldb_dn_convert_local(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_
 /* Map a DN contained in an ldb value into the local partition. */
 static struct ldb_val ldb_dn_convert_remote(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx, const struct ldb_val *val)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_dn *dn, *newdn;
 	struct ldb_val newval;
 
-	dn = ldb_dn_from_ldb_val(mem_ctx, module->ldb, val);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	dn = ldb_dn_from_ldb_val(mem_ctx, ldb, val);
 	if (! ldb_dn_validate(dn)) {
 		newval.length = 0;
 		newval.data = NULL;
@@ -693,11 +711,14 @@ static struct ldb_val map_objectclass_convert_local(struct ldb_module *module, v
 static void map_objectclass_generate_remote(struct ldb_module *module, const char *local_attr, const struct ldb_message *old, struct ldb_message *remote, struct ldb_message *local)
 {
 	const struct ldb_map_context *data = map_get_context(module);
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_message_element *el, *oc;
 	struct ldb_val val;
 	bool found_extensibleObject = false;
 	int i;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* Find old local objectClass */
 	oc = ldb_msg_find_element(old, "objectClass");
 	if (oc == NULL) {
@@ -707,7 +728,7 @@ static void map_objectclass_generate_remote(struct ldb_module *module, const cha
 	/* Prepare new element */
 	el = talloc_zero(remote, struct ldb_message_element);
 	if (el == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return;			/* TODO: fail? */
 	}
 
@@ -716,7 +737,7 @@ static void map_objectclass_generate_remote(struct ldb_module *module, const cha
 	el->values = talloc_array(el, struct ldb_val, el->num_values);
 	if (el->values == NULL) {
 		talloc_free(el);
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return;			/* TODO: fail? */
 	}
 
@@ -766,10 +787,13 @@ static struct ldb_val map_objectclass_convert_remote(struct ldb_module *module,
 static struct ldb_message_element *map_objectclass_generate_local(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx, const char *local_attr, const struct ldb_message *remote)
 {
 	const struct ldb_map_context *data = map_get_context(module);
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_message_element *el, *oc;
 	struct ldb_val val;
 	int i;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* Find old remote objectClass */
 	oc = ldb_msg_find_element(remote, "objectClass");
 	if (oc == NULL) {
@@ -779,7 +803,7 @@ static struct ldb_message_element *map_objectclass_generate_local(struct ldb_mod
 	/* Prepare new element */
 	el = talloc_zero(mem_ctx, struct ldb_message_element);
 	if (el == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -788,7 +812,7 @@ static struct ldb_message_element *map_objectclass_generate_local(struct ldb_mod
 	el->values = talloc_array(el, struct ldb_val, el->num_values);
 	if (el->values == NULL) {
 		talloc_free(el);
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -809,7 +833,7 @@ static struct ldb_message_element *map_objectclass_generate_local(struct ldb_mod
 		el->values = talloc_realloc(el, el->values, struct ldb_val, el->num_values);
 		if (el->values == NULL) {
 			talloc_free(el);
-			ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+			ldb_oom(ldb);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -847,9 +871,12 @@ static int map_objectclass_convert_operator(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem
 struct ldb_request *map_search_base_req(struct map_context *ac, struct ldb_dn *dn, const char * const *attrs, const struct ldb_parse_tree *tree, void *context, ldb_map_callback_t callback)
 {
 	const struct ldb_parse_tree *search_tree;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_request *req;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	if (tree) {
 		search_tree = tree;
 	} else {
@@ -859,7 +886,7 @@ struct ldb_request *map_search_base_req(struct map_context *ac, struct ldb_dn *d
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&req, ac->module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&req, ldb, ac,
 					dn, LDB_SCOPE_BASE,
 					search_tree, attrs,
 					NULL,
@@ -879,11 +906,14 @@ struct ldb_request *map_build_fixup_req(struct map_context *ac,
 					void *context,
 					ldb_map_callback_t callback)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_request *req;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	const char *dn;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	/* Prepare message */
 	msg = ldb_msg_new(ac);
 	if (msg == NULL) {
@@ -905,7 +935,7 @@ struct ldb_request *map_build_fixup_req(struct map_context *ac,
 	}
 
 	/* Prepare request */
-	ret = ldb_build_mod_req(&req, ac->module->ldb,
+	ret = ldb_build_mod_req(&req, ldb,
 				ac, msg, NULL,
 				context, callback,
 				ac->req);
@@ -961,6 +991,7 @@ static const struct ldb_map_attribute objectclass_attribute_map	= {
 static int map_init_dns(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_map_context *data, const char *name)
 {
 	static const char * const attrs[] = { MAP_DN_FROM, MAP_DN_TO, NULL };
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_dn *dn;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	struct ldb_result *res;
@@ -972,34 +1003,36 @@ static int map_init_dns(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_map_context *data,
 		return LDB_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	dn = ldb_dn_new_fmt(data, module->ldb, "%s=%s", MAP_DN_NAME, name);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	dn = ldb_dn_new_fmt(data, ldb, "%s=%s", MAP_DN_NAME, name);
 	if ( ! ldb_dn_validate(dn)) {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 			  "Failed to construct '%s' DN!\n", MAP_DN_NAME);
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	ret = ldb_search(module->ldb, data, &res, dn, LDB_SCOPE_BASE, attrs, NULL);
+	ret = ldb_search(ldb, data, &res, dn, LDB_SCOPE_BASE, attrs, NULL);
 	talloc_free(dn);
 	if (ret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
 		return ret;
 	}
 	if (res->count == 0) {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 			  "No results for '%s=%s'!\n", MAP_DN_NAME, name);
 		talloc_free(res);
 		return LDB_ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION;
 	}
 	if (res->count > 1) {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 			  "Too many results for '%s=%s'!\n", MAP_DN_NAME, name);
 		talloc_free(res);
 		return LDB_ERR_CONSTRAINT_VIOLATION;
 	}
 
 	msg = res->msgs[0];
-	data->local_base_dn = ldb_msg_find_attr_as_dn(module->ldb, data, msg, MAP_DN_FROM);
-	data->remote_base_dn = ldb_msg_find_attr_as_dn(module->ldb, data, msg, MAP_DN_TO);
+	data->local_base_dn = ldb_msg_find_attr_as_dn(ldb, data, msg, MAP_DN_FROM);
+	data->remote_base_dn = ldb_msg_find_attr_as_dn(ldb, data, msg, MAP_DN_TO);
 	talloc_free(res);
 
 	return LDB_SUCCESS;
@@ -1075,7 +1108,7 @@ _PUBLIC_ int ldb_map_init(struct ldb_module *module, const struct ldb_map_attrib
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	module->private_data = data;
+	ldb_module_set_private(module, data);
 
 	data->context = talloc_zero(data, struct ldb_map_context);
 	if (!data->context) {
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_inbound.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_inbound.c
index 96605f23eb..e915a5f46a 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_inbound.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_inbound.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 #include "ldb_map.h"
 #include "ldb_map_private.h"
@@ -69,10 +69,11 @@ static int ldb_msg_el_partition(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message *l
 	const struct ldb_map_context *data = map_get_context(module);
 	const struct ldb_map_attribute *map = map_attr_find_local(data, attr_name);
 	struct ldb_message_element *el=NULL;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 
 	/* Unknown attribute: ignore */
 	if (map == NULL) {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
 			  "Not mapping attribute '%s': no mapping found\n",
 			  old->name);
 		goto local;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ static int ldb_msg_el_partition(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message *l
 
 	case MAP_CONVERT:
 		if (map->u.convert.convert_local == NULL) {
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
 				  "Not mapping attribute '%s': "
 				  "'convert_local' not set\n",
 				  map->local_name);
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ static int ldb_msg_el_partition(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message *l
 
 	case MAP_GENERATE:
 		if (map->u.generate.generate_remote == NULL) {
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
 				  "Not mapping attribute '%s': "
 				  "'generate_remote' not set\n",
 				  map->local_name);
@@ -158,12 +159,15 @@ static bool ldb_msg_check_remote(struct ldb_module *module, const struct ldb_mes
 static int ldb_msg_partition(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message *local, struct ldb_message *remote, const struct ldb_message *msg)
 {
 	/* const char * const names[]; */
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int i, ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < msg->num_elements; i++) {
 		/* Skip 'IS_MAPPED' */
 		if (ldb_attr_cmp(msg->elements[i].name, IS_MAPPED) == 0) {
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
 				  "Skipping attribute '%s'\n",
 				  msg->elements[i].name);
 			continue;
@@ -195,10 +199,12 @@ static int map_rename_local_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 /* Store the DN of a single search result in context. */
 static int map_search_self_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(req->context, struct map_context);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 
 	if (!ares) {
 		return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
@@ -214,7 +220,7 @@ static int map_search_self_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *a
 	case LDB_REPLY_ENTRY:
 		/* We have already found a remote DN */
 		if (ac->local_dn) {
-			ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb,
+			ldb_set_errstring(ldb,
 					  "Too many results!");
 			return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
 						LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
@@ -284,10 +290,12 @@ static int map_search_self_req(struct ldb_request **req,
 static int map_op_local_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 				 struct ldb_reply *ares)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(req->context, struct map_context);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 
 	if (!ares) {
 		return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
@@ -299,7 +307,7 @@ static int map_op_local_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 	}
 
 	if (ares->type != LDB_REPLY_DONE) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(req->handle->ldb, "Invalid reply type!");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Invalid reply type!");
 		return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
 					LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
 	}
@@ -317,9 +325,11 @@ static int map_op_local_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 static int map_op_remote_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 				  struct ldb_reply *ares)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(req->context, struct map_context);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 
 	if (!ares) {
 		return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
@@ -331,7 +341,7 @@ static int map_op_remote_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 	}
 
 	if (ares->type != LDB_REPLY_DONE) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(req->handle->ldb, "Invalid reply type!");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Invalid reply type!");
 		return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
 					LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
 	}
@@ -350,11 +360,14 @@ static int map_op_remote_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 int map_add(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
 	const struct ldb_message *msg = req->op.add.message;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 	struct ldb_message *remote_msg;
 	const char *dn;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* Do not manipulate our control entries */
 	if (ldb_dn_is_special(msg->dn)) {
 		return ldb_next_request(module, req);
@@ -397,7 +410,7 @@ int map_add(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	ldb_msg_partition(module, ac->local_msg, remote_msg, msg);
 
 	/* Prepare the remote operation */
-	ret = ldb_build_add_req(&ac->remote_req, module->ldb,
+	ret = ldb_build_add_req(&ac->remote_req, ldb,
 				ac, remote_msg,
 				req->controls,
 				ac, map_op_remote_callback,
@@ -426,10 +439,13 @@ int map_add(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 static int map_add_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 {
 	struct ldb_request *local_req;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	/* Prepare the local operation */
-	ret = ldb_build_add_req(&local_req, ac->module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_add_req(&local_req, ldb, ac,
 				ac->local_msg,
 				ac->req->controls,
 				ac,
@@ -451,9 +467,12 @@ int map_modify(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	const struct ldb_message *msg = req->op.mod.message;
 	struct ldb_request *search_req;
 	struct ldb_message *remote_msg;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* Do not manipulate our control entries */
 	if (ldb_dn_is_special(msg->dn)) {
 		return ldb_next_request(module, req);
@@ -498,7 +517,7 @@ int map_modify(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	ldb_msg_partition(module, ac->local_msg, remote_msg, msg);
 
 	/* Prepare the remote operation */
-	ret = ldb_build_mod_req(&ac->remote_req, module->ldb,
+	ret = ldb_build_mod_req(&ac->remote_req, ldb,
 				ac, remote_msg,
 				req->controls,
 				ac, map_op_remote_callback,
@@ -526,9 +545,12 @@ int map_modify(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 static int map_modify_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 {
 	struct ldb_request *local_req;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	char *dn;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	if (ac->local_dn == NULL) {
 		/* No local record present, add it instead */
 		/* Add local 'IS_MAPPED' */
@@ -544,7 +566,7 @@ static int map_modify_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 		}
 
 		/* Prepare the local operation */
-		ret = ldb_build_add_req(&local_req, ac->module->ldb, ac,
+		ret = ldb_build_add_req(&local_req, ldb, ac,
 					ac->local_msg,
 					ac->req->controls,
 					ac,
@@ -555,7 +577,7 @@ static int map_modify_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* Prepare the local operation */
-		ret = ldb_build_mod_req(&local_req, ac->module->ldb, ac,
+		ret = ldb_build_mod_req(&local_req, ldb, ac,
 					ac->local_msg,
 					ac->req->controls,
 					ac,
@@ -577,9 +599,12 @@ static int map_modify_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 int map_delete(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
 	struct ldb_request *search_req;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* Do not manipulate our control entries */
 	if (ldb_dn_is_special(req->op.del.dn)) {
 		return ldb_next_request(module, req);
@@ -598,7 +623,7 @@ int map_delete(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	}
 
 	/* Prepare the remote operation */
-	ret = ldb_build_del_req(&ac->remote_req, module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_del_req(&ac->remote_req, ldb, ac,
 				   ldb_dn_map_local(module, ac, req->op.del.dn),
 				   req->controls,
 				   ac,
@@ -628,8 +653,11 @@ int map_delete(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 static int map_delete_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 {
 	struct ldb_request *local_req;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	/* No local record, continue remotely */
 	if (ac->local_dn == NULL) {
 		/* Do the remote request. */
@@ -637,7 +665,7 @@ static int map_delete_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 	}
 
 	/* Prepare the local operation */
-	ret = ldb_build_del_req(&local_req, ac->module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_del_req(&local_req, ldb, ac,
 				   ac->req->op.del.dn,
 				   ac->req->controls,
 				   ac,
@@ -657,9 +685,12 @@ static int map_delete_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 int map_rename(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
 	struct ldb_request *search_req;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* Do not manipulate our control entries */
 	if (ldb_dn_is_special(req->op.rename.olddn)) {
 		return ldb_next_request(module, req);
@@ -685,7 +716,7 @@ int map_rename(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	}
 
 	/* Prepare the remote operation */
-	ret = ldb_build_rename_req(&ac->remote_req, module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_rename_req(&ac->remote_req, ldb, ac,
 				   ldb_dn_map_local(module, ac, req->op.rename.olddn),
 				   ldb_dn_map_local(module, ac, req->op.rename.newdn),
 				   req->controls,
@@ -715,8 +746,11 @@ int map_rename(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 static int map_rename_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 {
 	struct ldb_request *local_req;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	/* No local record, continue remotely */
 	if (ac->local_dn == NULL) {
 		/* Do the remote request. */
@@ -724,7 +758,7 @@ static int map_rename_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 	}
 
 	/* Prepare the local operation */
-	ret = ldb_build_rename_req(&local_req, ac->module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_rename_req(&local_req, ldb, ac,
 				   ac->req->op.rename.olddn,
 				   ac->req->op.rename.newdn,
 				   ac->req->controls,
@@ -741,10 +775,12 @@ static int map_rename_do_local(struct map_context *ac)
 static int map_rename_local_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 				     struct ldb_reply *ares)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(req->context, struct map_context);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 
 	if (!ares) {
 		return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
@@ -756,7 +792,7 @@ static int map_rename_local_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 	}
 
 	if (ares->type != LDB_REPLY_DONE) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(req->handle->ldb, "Invalid reply type!");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Invalid reply type!");
 		return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
 					LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
 	}
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_outbound.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_outbound.c
index 5588eaaf46..327fa92f8d 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_outbound.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_outbound.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 #include "ldb_map.h"
 #include "ldb_map_private.h"
@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ static int ldb_msg_el_merge(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message *local
 	const struct ldb_map_attribute *map;
 	struct ldb_message_element *old, *el=NULL;
 	const char *remote_name = NULL;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 
 	/* We handle wildcards in ldb_msg_el_merge_wildcard */
 	if (ldb_attr_cmp(attr_name, "*") == 0) {
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ static int ldb_msg_el_merge(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message *local
 
 	case MAP_CONVERT:
 		if (map->u.convert.convert_remote == NULL) {
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 				  "Skipping attribute '%s': "
 				  "'convert_remote' not set\n",
 				  attr_name);
@@ -319,7 +322,7 @@ static int ldb_msg_el_merge(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message *local
 
 	case MAP_GENERATE:
 		if (map->u.generate.generate_local == NULL) {
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "ldb_map: "
 				  "Skipping attribute '%s': "
 				  "'generate_local' not set\n",
 				  attr_name);
@@ -869,6 +872,9 @@ static int map_subtree_collect_remote(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx,
 {
 	const struct ldb_map_context *data = map_get_context(module);
 	const struct ldb_map_attribute *map;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 
 	if (tree == NULL) {
 		return 0;
@@ -893,7 +899,7 @@ static int map_subtree_collect_remote(struct ldb_module *module, void *mem_ctx,
 	}
 
 	if (map->type == MAP_GENERATE) {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "ldb_map: "
 			  "Skipping attribute '%s': "
 			  "'convert_operator' not set\n",
 			  tree->u.equality.attr);
@@ -1045,14 +1051,17 @@ int map_return_entry(struct map_context *ac, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 {
 	struct ldb_message_element *el;
 	const char * const *attrs;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int i;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	/* Merged result doesn't match original query, skip */
-	if (!ldb_match_msg(ac->module->ldb, ares->message,
+	if (!ldb_match_msg(ldb, ares->message,
 			   ac->req->op.search.tree,
 			   ac->req->op.search.base,
 			   ac->req->op.search.scope)) {
-		ldb_debug(ac->module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_TRACE, "ldb_map: "
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_TRACE, "ldb_map: "
 			  "Skipping record '%s': "
 			  "doesn't match original search\n",
 			  ldb_dn_get_linearized(ares->message->dn));
@@ -1086,13 +1095,17 @@ int map_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	struct ldb_parse_tree *remote_tree;
 	struct ldb_parse_tree *local_tree;
 	struct ldb_request *remote_req;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
 	const char *wildcard[] = { "*", NULL };
 	const char * const *attrs;
 
-	if (!module->private_data) /* if we're not yet initialized, go to the next module */
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	/* if we're not yet initialized, go to the next module */
+	if (!ldb_module_get_private(module))
 		return ldb_next_request(module, req);
 
 	/* Do not manipulate our control entries */
@@ -1165,7 +1178,7 @@ int map_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	ac->local_tree = local_tree;
 
 	/* Prepare the remote operation */
-	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&remote_req, module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&remote_req, ldb, ac,
 				      req->op.search.base,
 				      req->op.search.scope,
 				      remote_tree,
@@ -1282,10 +1295,12 @@ static int map_search_local(struct map_context *ac)
 /* Merge the remote and local parts of a search result. */
 int map_local_merge_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct map_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(req->context, struct map_context);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 
 	if (!ares) {
 		return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
@@ -1301,7 +1316,7 @@ int map_local_merge_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 		/* We have already found a local record */
 		if (ac->r_current->local) {
 			talloc_free(ares);
-			ldb_set_errstring(ac->module->ldb, "ldb_map: Too many results!");
+			ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "ldb_map: Too many results!");
 			return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
 						LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
 		}
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_private.h b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_private.h
index 0543ba71b9..0c46443253 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_private.h
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_map/ldb_map_private.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 /* A handy macro to report Out of Memory conditions */
-#define map_oom(module) ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, talloc_asprintf(module, "Out of Memory"));
+#define map_oom(module) ldb_set_errstring(ldb_module_get_ctx(module), talloc_asprintf(module, "Out of Memory"));
 
 /* The type of search callback functions */
 typedef int (*ldb_map_callback_t)(struct ldb_request *, struct ldb_reply *);
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_sqlite3/ldb_sqlite3.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_sqlite3/ldb_sqlite3.c
index be99c29d1e..39a77a5505 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_sqlite3/ldb_sqlite3.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_sqlite3/ldb_sqlite3.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  *  Author: Derrell Lipman (based on Andrew Tridgell's LDAP backend)
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 #include <sqlite3.h>
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_cache.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_cache.c
index 2576e2c7bd..43b965f239 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_cache.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_cache.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
-
 #include "ldb_tdb.h"
 
 #define LTDB_FLAG_CASE_INSENSITIVE (1<<0)
@@ -57,10 +55,14 @@ static const struct {
 */
 static void ltdb_attributes_unload(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	int i;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	if (ltdb->cache->attributes == NULL) {
 		/* no previously loaded attributes */
 		return;
@@ -68,7 +70,7 @@ static void ltdb_attributes_unload(struct ldb_module *module)
 
 	msg = ltdb->cache->attributes;
 	for (i=0;i<msg->num_elements;i++) {
-		ldb_schema_attribute_remove(module->ldb, msg->elements[i].name);
+		ldb_schema_attribute_remove(ldb, msg->elements[i].name);
 	}
 
 	talloc_free(ltdb->cache->attributes);
@@ -104,12 +106,16 @@ static int ltdb_attributes_flags(struct ldb_message_element *el, unsigned *v)
 */
 static int ltdb_attributes_load(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	struct ldb_message *msg = ltdb->cache->attributes;
 	struct ldb_dn *dn;
 	int i, r;
 
-	dn = ldb_dn_new(module, module->ldb, LTDB_ATTRIBUTES);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	dn = ldb_dn_new(module, ldb, LTDB_ATTRIBUTES);
 	if (dn == NULL) goto failed;
 
 	r = ltdb_search_dn1(module, dn, msg);
@@ -128,7 +134,7 @@ static int ltdb_attributes_load(struct ldb_module *module)
 		const struct ldb_schema_syntax *s;
 
 		if (ltdb_attributes_flags(&msg->elements[i], &flags) != 0) {
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "Invalid @ATTRIBUTES element for '%s'\n", msg->elements[i].name);
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "Invalid @ATTRIBUTES element for '%s'\n", msg->elements[i].name);
 			goto failed;
 		}
 		switch (flags & ~LTDB_FLAG_HIDDEN) {
@@ -142,22 +148,22 @@ static int ltdb_attributes_load(struct ldb_module *module)
 			syntax = LDB_SYNTAX_INTEGER;
 			break;
 		default:
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, 
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, 
 				  "Invalid flag combination 0x%x for '%s' in @ATTRIBUTES\n",
 				  flags, msg->elements[i].name);
 			goto failed;
 		}
 
-		s = ldb_standard_syntax_by_name(module->ldb, syntax);
+		s = ldb_standard_syntax_by_name(ldb, syntax);
 		if (s == NULL) {
-			ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, 
+			ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, 
 				  "Invalid attribute syntax '%s' for '%s' in @ATTRIBUTES\n",
 				  syntax, msg->elements[i].name);
 			goto failed;
 		}
 
 		flags |= LDB_ATTR_FLAG_ALLOCATED;
-		if (ldb_schema_attribute_add_with_syntax(module->ldb, msg->elements[i].name, flags, s) != 0) {
+		if (ldb_schema_attribute_add_with_syntax(ldb, msg->elements[i].name, flags, s) != 0) {
 			goto failed;
 		}
 	}
@@ -173,7 +179,9 @@ failed:
 */
 static int ltdb_baseinfo_init(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	struct ldb_message_element el;
 	struct ldb_val val;
@@ -183,6 +191,8 @@ static int ltdb_baseinfo_init(struct ldb_module *module)
 	   out. */
 	const char *initial_sequence_number = "1";
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	ltdb->sequence_number = atof(initial_sequence_number);
 
 	msg = talloc(ltdb, struct ldb_message);
@@ -192,7 +202,7 @@ static int ltdb_baseinfo_init(struct ldb_module *module)
 
 	msg->num_elements = 1;
 	msg->elements = &el;
-	msg->dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, module->ldb, LTDB_BASEINFO);
+	msg->dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, ldb, LTDB_BASEINFO);
 	if (!msg->dn) {
 		goto failed;
 	}
@@ -226,7 +236,8 @@ failed:
  */
 static void ltdb_cache_free(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 
 	ltdb->sequence_number = 0;
 	talloc_free(ltdb->cache);
@@ -248,13 +259,17 @@ int ltdb_cache_reload(struct ldb_module *module)
 */
 int ltdb_cache_load(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	struct ldb_dn *baseinfo_dn = NULL, *options_dn = NULL;
 	struct ldb_dn *indexlist_dn = NULL;
 	uint64_t seq;
 	struct ldb_message *baseinfo = NULL, *options = NULL;
 	int r;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* a very fast check to avoid extra database reads */
 	if (ltdb->cache != NULL && 
 	    tdb_get_seqnum(ltdb->tdb) == ltdb->tdb_seqnum) {
@@ -275,7 +290,7 @@ int ltdb_cache_load(struct ldb_module *module)
 	baseinfo = talloc(ltdb->cache, struct ldb_message);
 	if (baseinfo == NULL) goto failed;
 
-	baseinfo_dn = ldb_dn_new(module, module->ldb, LTDB_BASEINFO);
+	baseinfo_dn = ldb_dn_new(module, ldb, LTDB_BASEINFO);
 	if (baseinfo_dn == NULL) goto failed;
 
 	r= ltdb_search_dn1(module, baseinfo_dn, baseinfo);
@@ -307,7 +322,7 @@ int ltdb_cache_load(struct ldb_module *module)
 	options = talloc(ltdb->cache, struct ldb_message);
 	if (options == NULL) goto failed;
 
-	options_dn = ldb_dn_new(options, module->ldb, LTDB_OPTIONS);
+	options_dn = ldb_dn_new(options, ldb, LTDB_OPTIONS);
 	if (options_dn == NULL) goto failed;
 
 	r= ltdb_search_dn1(module, options_dn, options);
@@ -336,7 +351,7 @@ int ltdb_cache_load(struct ldb_module *module)
 		goto failed;
 	}
 	    
-	indexlist_dn = ldb_dn_new(module, module->ldb, LTDB_INDEXLIST);
+	indexlist_dn = ldb_dn_new(module, ldb, LTDB_INDEXLIST);
 	if (indexlist_dn == NULL) goto failed;
 
 	r = ltdb_search_dn1(module, indexlist_dn, ltdb->cache->indexlist);
@@ -369,7 +384,9 @@ failed:
 */
 int ltdb_increase_sequence_number(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	struct ldb_message_element el[2];
 	struct ldb_val val;
@@ -378,6 +395,8 @@ int ltdb_increase_sequence_number(struct ldb_module *module)
 	char *s = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	msg = talloc(ltdb, struct ldb_message);
 	if (msg == NULL) {
 		errno = ENOMEM;
@@ -392,7 +411,7 @@ int ltdb_increase_sequence_number(struct ldb_module *module)
 
 	msg->num_elements = ARRAY_SIZE(el);
 	msg->elements = el;
-	msg->dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, module->ldb, LTDB_BASEINFO);
+	msg->dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, ldb, LTDB_BASEINFO);
 	if (msg->dn == NULL) {
 		talloc_free(msg);
 		errno = ENOMEM;
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_index.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_index.c
index c4c23022f8..cdbef3944b 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_index.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_index.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
-
 #include "ldb_tdb.h"
 
 /*
@@ -69,8 +67,8 @@ struct ltdb_idxptr {
  */
 static int ltdb_idxptr_add(struct ldb_module *module, const struct ldb_message *msg)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	ltdb->idxptr->dn_list = talloc_realloc(ltdb->idxptr, ltdb->idxptr->dn_list, 
 					       const char *, ltdb->idxptr->num_dns+1);
 	if (ltdb->idxptr->dn_list == NULL) {
@@ -177,8 +175,8 @@ static int ltdb_convert_to_idxptr(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message_
 	struct ldb_index_pointer *ptr, *tmp;
 	int i;
 	struct ldb_val *val2;
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 
 	ptr = NULL;
 
@@ -216,8 +214,8 @@ static int ltdb_convert_to_idxptr(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message_
 /* enable the idxptr mode when transactions start */
 int ltdb_index_transaction_start(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	ltdb->idxptr = talloc_zero(module, struct ltdb_idxptr);
 	return LDB_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -260,11 +258,14 @@ static int ltdb_search_dn1_index(struct ldb_module *module,
  */
 static int ltdb_idxptr_fix_dn(struct ldb_module *module, const char *strdn)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_dn *dn;
 	struct ldb_message *msg = ldb_msg_new(module);
 	int ret;
 
-	dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, module->ldb, strdn);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, ldb, strdn);
 	if (ltdb_search_dn1_index(module, dn, msg) == LDB_SUCCESS) {
 		ret = ltdb_store(module, msg, TDB_REPLACE);
 	}
@@ -276,8 +277,8 @@ static int ltdb_idxptr_fix_dn(struct ldb_module *module, const char *strdn)
 int ltdb_index_transaction_commit(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 
 	/* fix all the DNs that we have modified */
 	if (ltdb->idxptr) {
@@ -298,8 +299,8 @@ int ltdb_index_transaction_commit(struct ldb_module *module)
 /* cleanup the idxptr mode when transaction cancels */
 int ltdb_index_transaction_cancel(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	talloc_free(ltdb->idxptr);
 	ltdb->idxptr = NULL;
 	return LDB_SUCCESS;
@@ -314,8 +315,8 @@ int ltdb_index_transaction_cancel(struct ldb_module *module)
 */
 int ltdb_store_idxptr(struct ldb_module *module, const struct ldb_message *msg, int flgs)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (ltdb->idxptr) {
@@ -510,12 +511,14 @@ static int ltdb_index_dn_simple(struct ldb_module *module,
 				const struct ldb_message *index_list,
 				struct dn_list *list)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_dn *dn;
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int i, j;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	list->count = 0;
 	list->dn = NULL;
 
@@ -587,15 +590,18 @@ static int ltdb_index_dn_leaf(struct ldb_module *module,
 			      const struct ldb_message *index_list,
 			      struct dn_list *list)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	if (ldb_attr_dn(tree->u.equality.attr) == 0) {
 		list->dn = talloc_array(list, char *, 1);
 		if (list->dn == NULL) {
-			ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+			ldb_oom(ldb);
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 		}
 		list->dn[0] = talloc_strdup(list->dn, (char *)tree->u.equality.value.data);
 		if (list->dn[0] == NULL) {
-			ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+			ldb_oom(ldb);
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 		}
 		list->count = 1;
@@ -707,10 +713,12 @@ static int ltdb_index_dn_or(struct ldb_module *module,
 			    const struct ldb_message *index_list,
 			    struct dn_list *list)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	ret = LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	list->dn = NULL;
 	list->count = 0;
@@ -791,10 +799,12 @@ static int ltdb_index_dn_and(struct ldb_module *module,
 			     const struct ldb_message *index_list,
 			     struct dn_list *list)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	ret = LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	list->dn = NULL;
 	list->count = 0;
@@ -852,7 +862,7 @@ static int ltdb_index_dn_one(struct ldb_module *module,
 			     struct ldb_dn *parent_dn,
 			     struct dn_list *list)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct dn_list *list2;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	struct ldb_dn *key;
@@ -860,6 +870,8 @@ static int ltdb_index_dn_one(struct ldb_module *module,
 	unsigned int i, j;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	list2 = talloc_zero(module, struct dn_list);
 	if (list2 == NULL) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -991,9 +1003,12 @@ static int ltdb_index_dn(struct ldb_module *module,
 static int ltdb_index_filter(const struct dn_list *dn_list,
 			     struct ltdb_context *ac)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < dn_list->count; i++) {
 		struct ldb_dn *dn;
 		int ret;
@@ -1003,7 +1018,7 @@ static int ltdb_index_filter(const struct dn_list *dn_list,
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 		}
 
-		dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, ac->module->ldb, dn_list->dn[i]);
+		dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, ldb, dn_list->dn[i]);
 		if (dn == NULL) {
 			talloc_free(msg);
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -1023,7 +1038,7 @@ static int ltdb_index_filter(const struct dn_list *dn_list,
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 		}
 
-		if (!ldb_match_msg(ac->module->ldb, msg,
+		if (!ldb_match_msg(ldb, msg,
 				   ac->tree, ac->base, ac->scope)) {
 			talloc_free(msg);
 			continue;
@@ -1054,10 +1069,14 @@ static int ltdb_index_filter(const struct dn_list *dn_list,
 */
 int ltdb_search_indexed(struct ltdb_context *ac)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(ac->module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(ac->module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	struct dn_list *dn_list;
 	int ret, idxattr, idxone;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	idxattr = idxone = 0;
 	ret = ldb_msg_find_idx(ltdb->cache->indexlist, NULL, NULL, LTDB_IDXATTR);
 	if (ret == 0 ) {
@@ -1087,12 +1106,12 @@ int ltdb_search_indexed(struct ltdb_context *ac)
 		/* with BASE searches only one DN can match */
 		dn_list->dn = talloc_array(dn_list, char *, 1);
 		if (dn_list->dn == NULL) {
-			ldb_oom(ac->module->ldb);
+			ldb_oom(ldb);
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 		}
 		dn_list->dn[0] = ldb_dn_alloc_linearized(dn_list, ac->base);
 		if (dn_list->dn[0] == NULL) {
-			ldb_oom(ac->module->ldb);
+			ldb_oom(ldb);
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 		}
 		dn_list->count = 1;
@@ -1198,12 +1217,14 @@ static int ltdb_index_add1_add(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 static int ltdb_index_add1(struct ldb_module *module, const char *dn,
 			   struct ldb_message_element *el, int v_idx)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	struct ldb_dn *dn_key;
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int i;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	msg = talloc(module, struct ldb_message);
 	if (msg == NULL) {
 		errno = ENOMEM;
@@ -1253,7 +1274,8 @@ static int ltdb_index_add1(struct ldb_module *module, const char *dn,
 static int ltdb_index_add0(struct ldb_module *module, const char *dn,
 			   struct ldb_message_element *elements, int num_el)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int i, j;
 
@@ -1308,12 +1330,14 @@ int ltdb_index_add(struct ldb_module *module, const struct ldb_message *msg)
 int ltdb_index_del_value(struct ldb_module *module, const char *dn,
 			 struct ldb_message_element *el, int v_idx)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	struct ldb_dn *dn_key;
 	int ret, i;
 	unsigned int j;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	if (dn[0] == '@') {
 		return LDB_SUCCESS;
 	}
@@ -1351,7 +1375,7 @@ int ltdb_index_del_value(struct ldb_module *module, const char *dn,
 				ldb_dn_get_linearized(dn_key));
 		ldif.changetype = LDB_CHANGETYPE_NONE;
 		ldif.msg = msg;
-		ldb_ldif_write_file(module->ldb, stdout, &ldif);
+		ldb_ldif_write_file(ldb, stdout, &ldif);
 		sleep(100);
 		/* it ain't there. hmmm */
 		talloc_free(dn_key);
@@ -1383,7 +1407,8 @@ int ltdb_index_del_value(struct ldb_module *module, const char *dn,
 */
 int ltdb_index_del(struct ldb_module *module, const struct ldb_message *msg)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	int ret;
 	const char *dn;
 	unsigned int i, j;
@@ -1425,7 +1450,8 @@ int ltdb_index_del(struct ldb_module *module, const struct ldb_message *msg)
 */
 int ltdb_index_one(struct ldb_module *module, const struct ldb_message *msg, int add)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	struct ldb_message_element el;
 	struct ldb_val val;
 	struct ldb_dn *pdn;
@@ -1489,12 +1515,15 @@ static int delete_index(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, vo
 */
 static int re_index(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, void *state)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_module *module = (struct ldb_module *)state;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	const char *dn = NULL;
 	int ret;
 	TDB_DATA key2;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	if (strncmp((char *)key.dptr, "DN=@", 4) == 0 ||
 	    strncmp((char *)key.dptr, "DN=", 3) != 0) {
 		return 0;
@@ -1516,7 +1545,7 @@ static int re_index(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, void *
 	key2 = ltdb_key(module, msg->dn);
 	if (key2.dptr == NULL) {
 		/* probably a corrupt record ... darn */
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "Invalid DN in re_index: %s\n",
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR, "Invalid DN in re_index: %s\n",
 							ldb_dn_get_linearized(msg->dn));
 		talloc_free(msg);
 		return 0;
@@ -1537,7 +1566,7 @@ static int re_index(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, void *
 	if (ret == LDB_SUCCESS) {
 		ret = ltdb_index_add0(module, dn, msg->elements, msg->num_elements);
 	} else {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR,
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR,
 			"Adding special ONE LEVEL index failed (%s)!\n",
 			ldb_dn_get_linearized(msg->dn));
 	}
@@ -1554,7 +1583,8 @@ static int re_index(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, void *
 */
 int ltdb_reindex(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (ltdb_cache_reload(module) != 0) {
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_pack.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_pack.c
index afb07dcbca..1995606f88 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_pack.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_pack.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
 #include "ldb_tdb.h"
 
 /* change this if the data format ever changes */
@@ -79,13 +78,15 @@ int ltdb_pack_data(struct ldb_module *module,
 		   const struct ldb_message *message,
 		   struct TDB_DATA *data)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	unsigned int i, j, real_elements=0;
 	size_t size;
 	const char *dn;
 	uint8_t *p;
 	size_t len;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	dn = ldb_dn_get_linearized(message->dn);
 	if (dn == NULL) {
 		errno = ENOMEM;
@@ -159,13 +160,14 @@ int ltdb_unpack_data(struct ldb_module *module,
 		     const struct TDB_DATA *data,
 		     struct ldb_message *message)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	uint8_t *p;
 	unsigned int remaining;
 	unsigned int i, j;
 	unsigned format;
 	size_t len;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 	message->elements = NULL;
 
 	p = data->dptr;
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_search.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_search.c
index 35149c4b77..0f595267fc 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_search.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_search.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
-
 #include "ldb_tdb.h"
 
 /*
@@ -112,10 +110,12 @@ static int msg_add_distinguished_name(struct ldb_message *msg)
 static int msg_add_all_elements(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_message *ret,
 				const struct ldb_message *msg)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int check_duplicates = (ret->num_elements != 0);
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	if (msg_add_distinguished_name(ret) != 0) {
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ static struct ldb_message *ltdb_pull_attrs(struct ldb_module *module,
 */
 static int ltdb_search_base(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_dn *dn)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	TDB_DATA tdb_key, tdb_data;
 
 	if (ldb_dn_is_null(dn)) {
@@ -239,7 +240,8 @@ static int ltdb_search_base(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_dn *dn)
 */
 int ltdb_search_dn1(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_dn *dn, struct ldb_message *msg)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	int ret;
 	TDB_DATA tdb_key, tdb_data;
 
@@ -371,11 +373,13 @@ int ltdb_filter_attrs(struct ldb_message *msg, const char * const *attrs)
  */
 static int search_func(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, void *state)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ltdb_context *ac;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	int ret;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(state, struct ltdb_context);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 
 	if (key.dsize < 4 || 
 	    strncmp((char *)key.dptr, "DN=", 3) != 0) {
@@ -395,7 +399,7 @@ static int search_func(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, voi
 	}
 
 	if (!msg->dn) {
-		msg->dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, ac->module->ldb,
+		msg->dn = ldb_dn_new(msg, ldb,
 				     (char *)key.dptr + 3);
 		if (msg->dn == NULL) {
 			talloc_free(msg);
@@ -404,7 +408,7 @@ static int search_func(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, voi
 	}
 
 	/* see if it matches the given expression */
-	if (!ldb_match_msg(ac->module->ldb, msg,
+	if (!ldb_match_msg(ldb, msg,
 			   ac->tree, ac->base, ac->scope)) {
 		talloc_free(msg);
 		return 0;
@@ -435,7 +439,8 @@ static int search_func(struct tdb_context *tdb, TDB_DATA key, TDB_DATA data, voi
 */
 static int ltdb_search_full(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(ctx->module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(ctx->module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (ltdb->in_transaction != 0) {
@@ -457,12 +462,16 @@ static int ltdb_search_full(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 */
 int ltdb_search(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_module *module = ctx->module;
 	struct ldb_request *req = ctx->req;
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	int ret;
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	if (ltdb_lock_read(module) != 0) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -483,12 +492,12 @@ int ltdb_search(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 		/* Check what we should do with a NULL dn */
 		switch (req->op.search.scope) {
 		case LDB_SCOPE_BASE:
-			ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb, 
+			ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb, 
 					       "NULL Base DN invalid for a base search");
 			ret = LDB_ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX;
 			break;
 		case LDB_SCOPE_ONELEVEL:
-			ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb, 
+			ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb, 
 					       "NULL Base DN invalid for a one-level search");
 			ret = LDB_ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX;	
 			break;
@@ -500,7 +509,7 @@ int ltdb_search(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 	} else if (ldb_dn_is_valid(req->op.search.base) == false) {
 
 		/* We don't want invalid base DNs here */
-		ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb, 
+		ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb, 
 				       "Invalid Base DN: %s", 
 				       ldb_dn_get_linearized(req->op.search.base));
 		ret = LDB_ERR_INVALID_DN_SYNTAX;
@@ -510,7 +519,7 @@ int ltdb_search(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 		ret = ltdb_search_base(module, req->op.search.base);
 		
 		if (ret == LDB_ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT) {
-			ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb, 
+			ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb, 
 					       "No such Base DN: %s", 
 					       ldb_dn_get_linearized(req->op.search.base));
 		}
@@ -539,7 +548,7 @@ int ltdb_search(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 			/* Not indexed, so we need to do a full scan */
 			ret = ltdb_search_full(ctx);
 			if (ret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
-				ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Indexed and full searches both failed!\n");
+				ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Indexed and full searches both failed!\n");
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb.c
index 9528f5a662..d6276c4b86 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb.c
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
  *    Author: Simo Sorce
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
-
 #include "ldb_tdb.h"
 
 
@@ -84,7 +82,8 @@ static int ltdb_err_map(enum TDB_ERROR tdb_code)
 */
 int ltdb_lock_read(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	if (ltdb->in_transaction == 0) {
 		return tdb_lockall_read(ltdb->tdb);
 	}
@@ -96,7 +95,8 @@ int ltdb_lock_read(struct ldb_module *module)
 */
 int ltdb_unlock_read(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = (struct ltdb_private *)module->private_data;
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	if (ltdb->in_transaction == 0) {
 		return tdb_unlockall_read(ltdb->tdb);
 	}
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int ltdb_unlock_read(struct ldb_module *module)
 */
 struct TDB_DATA ltdb_key(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_dn *dn)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 	TDB_DATA key;
 	char *key_str = NULL;
 	const char *dn_folded = NULL;
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ failed:
 static int ltdb_check_special_dn(struct ldb_module *module,
 			  const struct ldb_message *msg)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 	int i, j;
 
 	if (! ldb_dn_is_special(msg->dn) ||
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ static int ltdb_check_special_dn(struct ldb_module *module,
 	for (i = 0; i < msg->num_elements; i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < msg->elements[i].num_values; j++) {
 			if (ltdb_check_at_attributes_values(&msg->elements[i].values[j]) != 0) {
-				ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Invalid attribute value in an @ATTRIBUTES entry");
+				ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Invalid attribute value in an @ATTRIBUTES entry");
 				return LDB_ERR_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_SYNTAX;
 			}
 		}
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ static int ltdb_modified(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_dn *dn)
 */
 int ltdb_store(struct ldb_module *module, const struct ldb_message *msg, int flgs)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	TDB_DATA tdb_key, tdb_data;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ done:
 static int ltdb_add_internal(struct ldb_module *module,
 			     const struct ldb_message *msg)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = ltdb_check_special_dn(module, msg);
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ static int ltdb_add_internal(struct ldb_module *module,
 	ret = ltdb_store(module, msg, TDB_INSERT);
 
 	if (ret == LDB_ERR_ENTRY_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
-		ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb,
+		ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb,
 					"Entry %s already exists",
 					ldb_dn_get_linearized(msg->dn));
 		return ret;
@@ -296,7 +298,7 @@ static int ltdb_add(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 	struct ldb_request *req = ctx->req;
 	int tret;
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	tret = ltdb_add_internal(module, req->op.add.message);
 	if (tret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
@@ -312,8 +314,8 @@ static int ltdb_add(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 */
 int ltdb_delete_noindex(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_dn *dn)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	TDB_DATA tdb_key;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@ static int ltdb_delete(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 	struct ldb_request *req = ctx->req;
 	int tret;
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	if (ltdb_cache_load(module) != 0) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -514,7 +516,7 @@ static int msg_delete_element(struct ldb_module *module,
 			      const char *name,
 			      const struct ldb_val *val)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 	unsigned int i;
 	int found;
 	struct ldb_message_element *el;
@@ -560,9 +562,9 @@ static int msg_delete_element(struct ldb_module *module,
 int ltdb_modify_internal(struct ldb_module *module,
 			 const struct ldb_message *msg)
 {
-	struct ldb_context *ldb = module->ldb;
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	struct ldb_context *ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 	TDB_DATA tdb_key, tdb_data;
 	struct ldb_message *msg2;
 	unsigned i, j;
@@ -625,12 +627,12 @@ int ltdb_modify_internal(struct ldb_module *module,
 
 			for (j=0;j<el->num_values;j++) {
 				if (ldb_msg_find_val(el2, &el->values[j])) {
-					ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb, "%s: value #%d already exists", el->name, j);
+					ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb, "%s: value #%d already exists", el->name, j);
 					ret = LDB_ERR_ATTRIBUTE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS;
 					goto failed;
 				}
 				if (ldb_msg_find_val(el, &el->values[j]) != &el->values[j]) {
-					ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb, "%s: value #%d provided more than once", el->name, j);
+					ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb, "%s: value #%d provided more than once", el->name, j);
 					ret = LDB_ERR_ATTRIBUTE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS;
 					goto failed;
 				}
@@ -661,7 +663,7 @@ int ltdb_modify_internal(struct ldb_module *module,
 
 			for (j=0;j<el->num_values;j++) {
 				if (ldb_msg_find_val(el, &el->values[j]) != &el->values[j]) {
-					ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb, "%s: value #%d provided more than once", el->name, j);
+					ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb, "%s: value #%d provided more than once", el->name, j);
 					ret = LDB_ERR_ATTRIBUTE_OR_VALUE_EXISTS;
 					goto failed;
 				}
@@ -688,7 +690,7 @@ int ltdb_modify_internal(struct ldb_module *module,
 			if (msg->elements[i].num_values == 0) {
 				if (msg_delete_attribute(module, ldb, msg2, 
 							 msg->elements[i].name) != 0) {
-					ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb, "No such attribute: %s for delete on %s", msg->elements[i].name, dn);
+					ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb, "No such attribute: %s for delete on %s", msg->elements[i].name, dn);
 					ret = LDB_ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE;
 					goto failed;
 				}
@@ -699,7 +701,7 @@ int ltdb_modify_internal(struct ldb_module *module,
 						       msg2, 
 						       msg->elements[i].name,
 						       &msg->elements[i].values[j]) != 0) {
-					ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb, "No matching attribute value when deleting attribute: %s on %s", msg->elements[i].name, dn);
+					ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb, "No matching attribute value when deleting attribute: %s on %s", msg->elements[i].name, dn);
 					ret = LDB_ERR_NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE;
 					goto failed;
 				}
@@ -710,7 +712,7 @@ int ltdb_modify_internal(struct ldb_module *module,
 			}
 			break;
 		default:
-			ldb_asprintf_errstring(module->ldb,
+			ldb_asprintf_errstring(ldb,
 				"Invalid ldb_modify flags on %s: 0x%x",
 				msg->elements[i].name,
 				msg->elements[i].flags & LDB_FLAG_MOD_MASK);
@@ -750,7 +752,7 @@ static int ltdb_modify(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 	struct ldb_request *req = ctx->req;
 	int tret;
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	tret = ltdb_check_special_dn(module, req->op.mod.message);
 	if (tret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
@@ -779,7 +781,7 @@ static int ltdb_rename(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
 	int tret;
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	if (ltdb_cache_load(ctx->module) != 0) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -841,8 +843,8 @@ static int ltdb_rename(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 
 static int ltdb_start_trans(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 
 	if (tdb_transaction_start(ltdb->tdb) != 0) {
 		return ltdb_err_map(tdb_error(ltdb->tdb));
@@ -857,8 +859,8 @@ static int ltdb_start_trans(struct ldb_module *module)
 
 static int ltdb_end_trans(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 
 	ltdb->in_transaction--;
 
@@ -875,8 +877,8 @@ static int ltdb_end_trans(struct ldb_module *module)
 
 static int ltdb_del_trans(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
-	struct ltdb_private *ltdb =
-		talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct ltdb_private);
+	void *data = ldb_module_get_private(module);
+	struct ltdb_private *ltdb = talloc_get_type(data, struct ltdb_private);
 
 	ltdb->in_transaction--;
 
@@ -897,6 +899,7 @@ static int ltdb_del_trans(struct ldb_module *module)
 static int ltdb_sequence_number(struct ltdb_context *ctx,
 				struct ldb_extended **ext)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_module *module = ctx->module;
 	struct ldb_request *req = ctx->req;
 	TALLOC_CTX *tmp_ctx;
@@ -907,13 +910,15 @@ static int ltdb_sequence_number(struct ltdb_context *ctx,
 	const char *date;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	seq = talloc_get_type(req->op.extended.data,
 				struct ldb_seqnum_request);
 	if (seq == NULL) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	req->handle->state = LDB_ASYNC_PENDING;
+	ldb_request_set_state(req, LDB_ASYNC_PENDING);
 
 	if (ltdb_lock_read(module) != 0) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -930,7 +935,7 @@ static int ltdb_sequence_number(struct ltdb_context *ctx,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
-	dn = ldb_dn_new(tmp_ctx, module->ldb, LTDB_BASEINFO);
+	dn = ldb_dn_new(tmp_ctx, ldb, LTDB_BASEINFO);
 
 	msg = talloc(tmp_ctx, struct ldb_message);
 	if (msg == NULL) {
@@ -978,18 +983,23 @@ done:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void ltdb_request_done(struct ldb_request *req, int error)
+static void ltdb_request_done(struct ltdb_context *ctx, int error)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+	struct ldb_request *req;
 	struct ldb_reply *ares;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ctx->module);
+	req = ctx->req;
+
 	/* if we already returned an error just return */
-	if (req->handle->status != LDB_SUCCESS) {
+	if (ldb_request_get_status(req) != LDB_SUCCESS) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	ares = talloc_zero(req, struct ldb_reply);
 	if (!ares) {
-		ldb_oom(req->handle->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		req->callback(req, NULL);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1007,23 +1017,28 @@ static void ltdb_timeout(struct tevent_context *ev,
 	struct ltdb_context *ctx;
 	ctx = talloc_get_type(private_data, struct ltdb_context);
 
-	ltdb_request_done(ctx->req, LDB_ERR_TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
+	ltdb_request_done(ctx, LDB_ERR_TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED);
 }
 
-static void ltdb_request_extended_done(struct ldb_request *req,
+static void ltdb_request_extended_done(struct ltdb_context *ctx,
 					struct ldb_extended *ext,
 					int error)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+	struct ldb_request *req;
 	struct ldb_reply *ares;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ctx->module);
+	req = ctx->req;
+
 	/* if we already returned an error just return */
-	if (req->handle->status != LDB_SUCCESS) {
+	if (ldb_request_get_status(req) != LDB_SUCCESS) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	ares = talloc_zero(req, struct ldb_reply);
 	if (!ares) {
-		ldb_oom(req->handle->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		req->callback(req, NULL);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1048,7 +1063,7 @@ static void ltdb_handle_extended(struct ltdb_context *ctx)
 		ret = LDB_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_CRITICAL_EXTENSION;
 	}
 
-	ltdb_request_extended_done(ctx->req, ext, ret);
+	ltdb_request_extended_done(ctx, ext, ret);
 }
 
 static void ltdb_callback(struct tevent_context *ev,
@@ -1088,13 +1103,14 @@ static void ltdb_callback(struct tevent_context *ev,
 	if (!ctx->callback_failed) {
 		/* Once we are done, we do not need timeout events */
 		talloc_free(ctx->timeout_event);
-		ltdb_request_done(ctx->req, ret);
+		ltdb_request_done(ctx, ret);
 	}
 }
 
 static int ltdb_handle_request(struct ldb_module *module,
 			       struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct tevent_context *ev;
 	struct ltdb_context *ac;
 	struct tevent_timer *te;
@@ -1104,16 +1120,18 @@ static int ltdb_handle_request(struct ldb_module *module,
 		return LDB_ERR_UNSUPPORTED_CRITICAL_EXTENSION;
 	}
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	if (req->starttime == 0 || req->timeout == 0) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Invalid timeout settings");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Invalid timeout settings");
 		return LDB_ERR_TIME_LIMIT_EXCEEDED;
 	}
 
-	ev = ldb_get_event_context(module->ldb);
+	ev = ldb_get_event_context(ldb);
 
 	ac = talloc_zero(req, struct ltdb_context);
 	if (ac == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Out of Memory");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Out of Memory");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -1154,8 +1172,9 @@ static const struct ldb_module_ops ltdb_ops = {
 */
 static int ltdb_connect(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *url,
 			unsigned int flags, const char *options[],
-			struct ldb_module **module)
+			struct ldb_module **_module)
 {
+	struct ldb_module *module;
 	const char *path;
 	int tdb_flags, open_flags;
 	struct ltdb_private *ltdb;
@@ -1199,7 +1218,7 @@ static int ltdb_connect(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *url,
 	/* note that we use quite a large default hash size */
 	ltdb->tdb = ltdb_wrap_open(ltdb, path, 10000,
 				   tdb_flags, open_flags,
-				   ldb->create_perms, ldb);
+				   ldb_get_create_perms(ldb), ldb);
 	if (!ltdb->tdb) {
 		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_ERROR,
 			  "Unable to open tdb '%s'\n", path);
@@ -1209,24 +1228,20 @@ static int ltdb_connect(struct ldb_context *ldb, const char *url,
 
 	ltdb->sequence_number = 0;
 
-	*module = talloc(ldb, struct ldb_module);
-	if ((*module) == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(ldb);
+	module = ldb_module_new(ldb, ldb, "ldb_tdb backend", &ltdb_ops);
+	if (!module) {
 		talloc_free(ltdb);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	talloc_set_name_const(*module, "ldb_tdb backend");
-	(*module)->ldb = ldb;
-	(*module)->prev = (*module)->next = NULL;
-	(*module)->private_data = ltdb;
-	(*module)->ops = &ltdb_ops;
+	ldb_module_set_private(module, ltdb);
 
-	if (ltdb_cache_load(*module) != 0) {
-		talloc_free(*module);
+	if (ltdb_cache_load(module) != 0) {
+		talloc_free(module);
 		talloc_free(ltdb);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	*_module = module;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb.h b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb.h
index b373d37b7e..7ebf199f6f 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb.h
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "tdb.h"
 #endif
 
+#include "ldb_module.h"
+
 /* this private structure is used by the ltdb backend in the
    ldb_context */
 struct ltdb_private {
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb_wrap.c b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb_wrap.c
index 4fea43c8c8..6ee8417e25 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb_wrap.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb_tdb/ldb_tdb_wrap.c
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
    License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
-
 #include "ldb_tdb.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/asq.c b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/asq.c
index c650970af4..475b609e41 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/asq.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/asq.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  *  Author: Simo Sorce
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 struct asq_context {
 
@@ -63,11 +63,14 @@ struct asq_context {
 
 static struct asq_context *asq_context_init(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct asq_context *ac;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	ac = talloc_zero(req, struct asq_context);
 	if (ac == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -206,9 +209,12 @@ static int asq_reqs_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 
 static int asq_build_first_request(struct asq_context *ac, struct ldb_request **base_req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	const char **base_attrs;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	ac->req_attrs = ac->req->op.search.attrs;
 	ac->req_attribute = talloc_strdup(ac, ac->asq_ctrl->source_attribute);
 	if (ac->req_attribute == NULL)
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ static int asq_build_first_request(struct asq_context *ac, struct ldb_request **
 
 	base_attrs[1] = NULL;
 
-	ret = ldb_build_search_req(base_req, ac->module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_search_req(base_req, ldb, ac,
 					ac->req->op.search.base,
 					LDB_SCOPE_BASE,
 					NULL,
@@ -239,6 +245,7 @@ static int asq_build_first_request(struct asq_context *ac, struct ldb_request **
 
 static int asq_build_multiple_requests(struct asq_context *ac, bool *terminated)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_control **saved_controls;
 	struct ldb_control *control;
 	struct ldb_dn *dn;
@@ -249,6 +256,8 @@ static int asq_build_multiple_requests(struct asq_context *ac, bool *terminated)
 		return LDB_ERR_NO_SUCH_OBJECT;
 	}
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	el = ldb_msg_find_element(ac->base_res->message, ac->req_attribute);
 	/* no values found */
 	if (el == NULL) {
@@ -266,7 +275,7 @@ static int asq_build_multiple_requests(struct asq_context *ac, bool *terminated)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < el->num_values; i++) {
 
-		dn = ldb_dn_new(ac, ac->module->ldb,
+		dn = ldb_dn_new(ac, ldb,
 				(const char *)el->values[i].data);
 		if ( ! ldb_dn_validate(dn)) {
 			ac->asq_ret = ASQ_CTRL_INVALID_ATTRIBUTE_SYNTAX;
@@ -275,7 +284,7 @@ static int asq_build_multiple_requests(struct asq_context *ac, bool *terminated)
 		}
 
 		ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&ac->reqs[i],
-						ac->module->ldb, ac,
+						ldb, ac,
 						dn, LDB_SCOPE_BASE,
 						ac->req->op.search.tree,
 						ac->req_attrs,
@@ -298,9 +307,12 @@ static int asq_build_multiple_requests(struct asq_context *ac, bool *terminated)
 
 static int asq_search_continue(struct asq_context *ac)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	bool terminated = false;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	switch (ac->step) {
 	case ASQ_SEARCH_BASE:
 
@@ -312,7 +324,7 @@ static int asq_search_continue(struct asq_context *ac)
 
 		ac->step = ASQ_SEARCH_MULTI;
 
-		return ldb_request(ac->module->ldb, ac->reqs[ac->cur_req]);
+		return ldb_request(ldb, ac->reqs[ac->cur_req]);
 
 	case ASQ_SEARCH_MULTI:
 
@@ -323,7 +335,7 @@ static int asq_search_continue(struct asq_context *ac)
 			return asq_search_terminate(ac);
 		}
 
-		return ldb_request(ac->module->ldb, ac->reqs[ac->cur_req]);
+		return ldb_request(ldb, ac->reqs[ac->cur_req]);
 	}
 
 	return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -331,11 +343,14 @@ static int asq_search_continue(struct asq_context *ac)
 
 static int asq_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_request *base_req;
 	struct ldb_control *control;
 	struct asq_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* check if there's a paged request control */
 	control = ldb_request_get_control(req, LDB_CONTROL_ASQ_OID);
 	if (control == NULL) {
@@ -366,16 +381,19 @@ static int asq_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 
 	ac->step = ASQ_SEARCH_BASE;
 
-	return ldb_request(module->ldb, base_req);
+	return ldb_request(ldb, base_req);
 }
 
 static int asq_init(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	ret = ldb_mod_register_control(module, LDB_CONTROL_ASQ_OID);
 	if (ret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "asq: Unable to register control with rootdse!\n");
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, "asq: Unable to register control with rootdse!\n");
 	}
 
 	return ldb_next_init(module);
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/operational.c b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/operational.c
index 11c06c81bb..d862638389 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/operational.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/operational.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   modifiersName: not supported by w2k3?
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 /*
   construct a canonical name from a message
@@ -126,8 +126,11 @@ static int operational_search_post_process(struct ldb_module *module,
 					   struct ldb_message *msg, 
 					   const char * const *attrs)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int i, a=0;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	for (a=0;attrs && attrs[a];a++) {
 		for (i=0;i<ARRAY_SIZE(search_sub);i++) {
 			if (ldb_attr_cmp(attrs[a], search_sub[i].attr) != 0) {
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ static int operational_search_post_process(struct ldb_module *module,
 	return 0;
 
 failed:
-	ldb_debug_set(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, 
+	ldb_debug_set(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING, 
 		      "operational_search_post_process failed for attribute '%s'\n", 
 		      attrs[a]);
 	return -1;
@@ -224,12 +227,15 @@ static int operational_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 
 static int operational_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct operational_context *ac;
 	struct ldb_request *down_req;
 	const char **search_attrs = NULL;
 	int i, a;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	ac = talloc(req, struct operational_context);
 	if (ac == NULL) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -268,7 +274,7 @@ static int operational_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&down_req, module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&down_req, ldb, ac,
 					req->op.search.base,
 					req->op.search.scope,
 					req->op.search.tree,
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/paged_results.c b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/paged_results.c
index dfc565fef8..7d7cdf66a0 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/paged_results.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/paged_results.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
  *  Author: Simo Sorce
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 struct message_store {
 	/* keep the whole ldb_reply as an optimization
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ static int paged_search_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares
 
 static int paged_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_control *control;
 	struct private_data *private_data;
 	struct ldb_paged_control *paged_ctrl;
@@ -298,6 +299,8 @@ static int paged_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	struct paged_context *ac;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* check if there's a paged request control */
 	control = ldb_request_get_control(req, LDB_CONTROL_PAGED_RESULTS_OID);
 	if (control == NULL) {
@@ -310,11 +313,12 @@ static int paged_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 		return LDB_ERR_PROTOCOL_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	private_data = talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct private_data);
+	private_data = talloc_get_type(ldb_module_get_private(module),
+					struct private_data);
 
 	ac = talloc_zero(req, struct paged_context);
 	if (ac == NULL) {
-		ldb_set_errstring(module->ldb, "Out of Memory");
+		ldb_set_errstring(ldb, "Out of Memory");
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -333,7 +337,7 @@ static int paged_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 		}
 
-		ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&search_req, module->ldb, ac,
+		ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&search_req, ldb, ac,
 						req->op.search.base,
 						req->op.search.scope,
 						req->op.search.tree,
@@ -385,9 +389,12 @@ static int paged_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 
 static int paged_request_init(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct private_data *data;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	data = talloc(module, struct private_data);
 	if (data == NULL) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OTHER;
@@ -395,11 +402,11 @@ static int paged_request_init(struct ldb_module *module)
 
 	data->next_free_id = 1;
 	data->store = NULL;
-	module->private_data = data;
+	ldb_module_set_private(module, data);
 
 	ret = ldb_mod_register_control(module, LDB_CONTROL_PAGED_RESULTS_OID);
 	if (ret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING,
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING,
 			"paged_request:"
 			"Unable to register control with rootdse!\n");
 	}
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/paged_searches.c b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/paged_searches.c
index 56f9b1cac3..01e77cb22c 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/paged_searches.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/paged_searches.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 #define PS_DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE 500
 /* 500 objects per query seem to be a decent compromise
@@ -211,10 +211,12 @@ static int ps_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 
 static int ps_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct private_data *private_data;
 	struct ps_context *ac;
 
-	private_data = talloc_get_type(module->private_data, struct private_data);
+	private_data = talloc_get_type(ldb_module_get_private(module), struct private_data);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
 
 	/* check if paging is supported and if there is a any control */
 	if (!private_data || !private_data->paged_supported || req->controls) {
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ static int ps_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 
 	ac = talloc_zero(req, struct ps_context);
 	if (ac == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -241,11 +243,14 @@ static int ps_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 
 static int ps_next_request(struct ps_context *ac) {
 
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_paged_control *control;
 	struct ldb_control **controls;
 	struct ldb_request *new_req;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
 	controls = talloc_array(ac, struct ldb_control *, 2);
 	if (!controls) {
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ static int ps_next_request(struct ps_context *ac) {
 	controls[0]->data = control;
 	controls[1] = NULL;
 
-	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&new_req, ac->module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&new_req, ldb, ac,
 					ac->req->op.search.base,
 					ac->req->op.search.scope,
 					ac->req->op.search.tree,
@@ -324,26 +329,30 @@ static int check_supported_paged(struct ldb_request *req,
 
 static int ps_init(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	static const char *attrs[] = { "supportedControl", NULL };
 	struct private_data *data;
 	struct ldb_dn *base;
 	int ret;
 	struct ldb_request *req;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	data = talloc(module, struct private_data);
 	if (data == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
-	module->private_data = data;
 	data->paged_supported = false;
 
-	base = ldb_dn_new(module, module->ldb, "");
+	ldb_module_set_private(module, data);
+
+	base = ldb_dn_new(module, ldb, "");
 	if (base == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
-	ret = ldb_build_search_req(&req, module->ldb, module,
+	ret = ldb_build_search_req(&req, ldb, module,
 				   base, LDB_SCOPE_BASE,
 				   "(objectClass=*)",
 				   attrs, NULL,
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/rdn_name.c b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/rdn_name.c
index 62b8ce5112..a5ffcc034a 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/rdn_name.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/rdn_name.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
  *      Simo Sorce Mar 2006
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 struct rename_context {
 
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static int rdn_name_add_callback(struct ldb_request *req,
 
 static int rdn_name_add(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_request *down_req;
 	struct rename_context *ac;
 	struct ldb_message *msg;
@@ -95,7 +96,8 @@ static int rdn_name_add(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	struct ldb_val rdn_val;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_TRACE, "rdn_name_add_record\n");
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+	ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_TRACE, "rdn_name_add_record\n");
 
 	/* do not manipulate our control entries */
 	if (ldb_dn_is_special(req->op.add.message->dn)) {
@@ -141,10 +143,10 @@ static int rdn_name_add(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 			return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 		}
 	} else {
-		a = ldb_schema_attribute_by_name(module->ldb, rdn_name);
+		a = ldb_schema_attribute_by_name(ldb, rdn_name);
 
 		for (i = 0; i < attribute->num_values; i++) {
-			ret = a->syntax->comparison_fn(module->ldb, msg,
+			ret = a->syntax->comparison_fn(ldb, msg,
 					&rdn_val, &attribute->values[i]);
 			if (ret == 0) {
 				/* overwrite so it matches in case */
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ static int rdn_name_add(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 			}
 		}
 		if (i == attribute->num_values) {
-			ldb_debug_set(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_FATAL, 
+			ldb_debug_set(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_FATAL, 
 				      "RDN mismatch on %s: %s (%s)", 
 				      ldb_dn_get_linearized(msg->dn), rdn_name, rdn_val.data);
 			talloc_free(ac);
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ static int rdn_name_add(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = ldb_build_add_req(&down_req, module->ldb, req,
+	ret = ldb_build_add_req(&down_req, ldb, req,
 				msg,
 				req->controls,
 				ac, rdn_name_add_callback,
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ static int rdn_modify_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 
 static int rdn_rename_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct rename_context *ac;
 	struct ldb_request *mod_req;
 	const char *rdn_name;
@@ -213,6 +216,7 @@ static int rdn_rename_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 	int ret;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(req->context, struct rename_context);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 
 	if (!ares) {
 		goto error;
@@ -258,7 +262,7 @@ static int rdn_rename_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	ret = ldb_build_mod_req(&mod_req, ac->module->ldb,
+	ret = ldb_build_mod_req(&mod_req, ldb,
 				ac, msg, NULL,
 				ac, rdn_modify_callback,
 				req);
@@ -268,7 +272,7 @@ static int rdn_rename_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 	talloc_steal(mod_req, msg);
 
 	/* do the mod call */
-	return ldb_request(ac->module->ldb, mod_req);
+	return ldb_request(ldb, mod_req);
 
 error:
 	return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
@@ -277,11 +281,13 @@ error:
 
 static int rdn_name_rename(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct rename_context *ac;
 	struct ldb_request *down_req;
 	int ret;
 
-	ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_TRACE, "rdn_name_rename\n");
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+	ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_TRACE, "rdn_name_rename\n");
 
 	/* do not manipulate our control entries */
 	if (ldb_dn_is_special(req->op.rename.newdn)) {
@@ -297,7 +303,7 @@ static int rdn_name_rename(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 	ac->req = req;
 
 	ret = ldb_build_rename_req(&down_req,
-				   module->ldb,
+				   ldb,
 				   ac,
 				   req->op.rename.olddn,
 				   req->op.rename.newdn,
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/skel.c b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/skel.c
index 0cd29ac4b7..248f9b346b 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/skel.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/skel.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Simo Sorce
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 struct private_data {
 
@@ -87,9 +87,13 @@ static int skel_del_trans(struct ldb_module *module)
 
 static int skel_destructor(struct ldb_module *ctx)
 {
-	struct private_data *data = talloc_get_type(ctx->private_data, struct private_data);
+	struct private_data *data;
+
+	data = talloc_get_type(ldb_module_get_private(ctx), struct private_data);
+
 	/* put your clean-up functions here */
 	if (data->some_private_data) talloc_free(data->some_private_data);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -100,16 +104,19 @@ static int skel_request(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req)
 
 static int skel_init(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct private_data *data;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	data = talloc(module, struct private_data);
 	if (data == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	data->some_private_data = NULL;
-	module->private_data = data;
+	ldb_module_set_private(module, data);
 
 	talloc_set_destructor (module, skel_destructor);
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/sort.c b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/sort.c
index 25e56b24c8..2b2a1ab1e3 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/modules/sort.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/modules/sort.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Simo Sorce
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 struct opaque {
 	struct ldb_context *ldb;
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ static int sort_compare(struct ldb_message **msg1, struct ldb_message **msg2, vo
 {
 	struct sort_context *ac = talloc_get_type(opaque, struct sort_context);
 	struct ldb_message_element *el1, *el2;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
+
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 
 	if (!ac || ac->sort_result != 0) {
 		/* an error occurred previously,
@@ -122,17 +125,20 @@ static int sort_compare(struct ldb_message **msg1, struct ldb_message **msg2, vo
 	}
 
 	if (ac->reverse)
-		return ac->a->syntax->comparison_fn(ac->module->ldb, ac, &el2->values[0], &el1->values[0]);
+		return ac->a->syntax->comparison_fn(ldb, ac, &el2->values[0], &el1->values[0]);
 
-	return ac->a->syntax->comparison_fn(ac->module->ldb, ac, &el1->values[0], &el2->values[0]);
+	return ac->a->syntax->comparison_fn(ldb, ac, &el1->values[0], &el2->values[0]);
 }
 
 static int server_sort_results(struct sort_context *ac)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_reply *ares;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	ac->a = ldb_schema_attribute_by_name(ac->module->ldb, ac->attributeName);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
+
+	ac->a = ldb_schema_attribute_by_name(ldb, ac->attributeName);
 	ac->sort_result = 0;
 
 	ldb_qsort(ac->msgs, ac->num_msgs,
@@ -179,9 +185,11 @@ static int server_sort_results(struct sort_context *ac)
 static int server_sort_search_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply *ares)
 {
 	struct sort_context *ac;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int ret;
 
 	ac = talloc_get_type(req->context, struct sort_context);
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(ac->module);
 
 	if (!ares) {
 		return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
@@ -197,7 +205,7 @@ static int server_sort_search_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply
 		ac->msgs = talloc_realloc(ac, ac->msgs, struct ldb_message *, ac->num_msgs + 2);
 		if (! ac->msgs) {
 			talloc_free(ares);
-			ldb_oom(ac->module->ldb);
+			ldb_oom(ldb);
 			return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
 						LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
 		}
@@ -212,7 +220,7 @@ static int server_sort_search_callback(struct ldb_request *req, struct ldb_reply
 		ac->referrals = talloc_realloc(ac, ac->referrals, char *, ac->num_refs + 2);
 		if (! ac->referrals) {
 			talloc_free(ares);
-			ldb_oom(ac->module->ldb);
+			ldb_oom(ldb);
 			return ldb_module_done(ac->req, NULL, NULL,
 						LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR);
 		}
@@ -242,8 +250,11 @@ static int server_sort_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req
 	struct ldb_control **controls;
 	struct ldb_request *down_req;
 	struct sort_context *ac;
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	/* check if there's a paged request control */
 	control = ldb_request_get_control(req, LDB_CONTROL_SERVER_SORT_OID);
 	if (control == NULL) {
@@ -253,7 +264,7 @@ static int server_sort_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req
 
 	ac = talloc_zero(req, struct sort_context);
 	if (ac == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(module->ldb);
+		ldb_oom(ldb);
 		return LDB_ERR_OPERATIONS_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -291,7 +302,7 @@ static int server_sort_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req
 	ac->orderingRule = sort_ctrls[0]->orderingRule;
 	ac->reverse = sort_ctrls[0]->reverse;
 
-	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&down_req, module->ldb, ac,
+	ret = ldb_build_search_req_ex(&down_req, ldb, ac,
 					req->op.search.base,
 					req->op.search.scope,
 					req->op.search.tree,
@@ -316,11 +327,14 @@ static int server_sort_search(struct ldb_module *module, struct ldb_request *req
 
 static int server_sort_init(struct ldb_module *module)
 {
+	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	int ret;
 
+	ldb = ldb_module_get_ctx(module);
+
 	ret = ldb_mod_register_control(module, LDB_CONTROL_SERVER_SORT_OID);
 	if (ret != LDB_SUCCESS) {
-		ldb_debug(module->ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING,
+		ldb_debug(ldb, LDB_DEBUG_WARNING,
 			"server_sort:"
 			"Unable to register control with rootdse!\n");
 	}
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/pyldb.c b/source4/lib/ldb/pyldb.c
index 9e98363c6f..f71ee23340 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/pyldb.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/pyldb.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
    License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb_private.h"
 #include <Python.h>
 #include "pyldb.h"
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tests/sample_module.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tests/sample_module.c
index 1a9e72c907..bbe4419b59 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tests/sample_module.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tests/sample_module.c
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@
    License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
-#include "ldb.h"
-#include "ldb_errors.h"
+#include "ldb_module.h"
 
 int sample_add(struct ldb_module *mod, struct ldb_request *req)
 {
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/cmdline.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/cmdline.c
index 765d8b9edf..3dce9b187b 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/cmdline.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/cmdline.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
    License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb.h"
 #include "tools/cmdline.h"
 
 #if (_SAMBA_BUILD_ >= 4)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ struct ldb_cmdline *ldb_cmdline_process(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 
 	ret = talloc_zero(ldb, struct ldb_cmdline);
 	if (ret == NULL) {
-		ldb_oom(ldb);
+		fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory!\n");
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct ldb_cmdline *ldb_cmdline_process(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 			options.options = talloc_realloc(ret, options.options, 
 							 const char *, num_options+3);
 			if (options.options == NULL) {
-				ldb_oom(ldb);
+				fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory!\n");
 				goto failed;
 			}
 			options.options[num_options] = poptGetOptArg(pc);
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ struct ldb_cmdline *ldb_cmdline_process(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 
 			options.controls = talloc_array(ret, char *, cc + 1);
 			if (options.controls == NULL) {
-				ldb_oom(ldb);
+				fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory!\n");
 				goto failed;
 			}
 			for (p = cs, cc = 0; p != NULL; cc++) {
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbadd.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbadd.c
index f32a4fa9bc..be02334797 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbadd.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbadd.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb.h"
 #include "tools/cmdline.h"
 
 static int failures;
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbdel.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbdel.c
index 22d4aa6976..232f51681a 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbdel.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbdel.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb.h"
 #include "tools/cmdline.h"
 
 static int ldb_delete_recursive(struct ldb_context *ldb, struct ldb_dn *dn)
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c
index 1a684c5c2d..3a915f8bea 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb.h"
 #include "tools/cmdline.h"
 
 static struct ldb_cmdline *options;
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbmodify.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbmodify.c
index 6e355a10cf..c3f55c6096 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbmodify.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbmodify.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb.h"
 #include "tools/cmdline.h"
 
 static int failures;
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbrename.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbrename.c
index a5feb7a091..01ed3d9835 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbrename.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbrename.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  *  Author: Stefan Metzmacher
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb.h"
 #include "tools/cmdline.h"
 
 static void usage(void)
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbsearch.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbsearch.c
index ceabd5cd78..35d4ac7002 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbsearch.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbsearch.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb.h"
 #include "tools/cmdline.h"
 
 static void usage(void)
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbtest.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbtest.c
index f3d6d621a9..edaa9fb85c 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbtest.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbtest.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  *  Author: Andrew Tridgell
  */
 
-#include "ldb_includes.h"
+#include "ldb.h"
 #include "tools/cmdline.h"
 
 static struct timeval tp1,tp2;