2 files changed, 18 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c
index e8497ba18f..12bf12bfff 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c
@@ -278,28 +278,23 @@ static void usage(void)
 	struct ldb_context *ldb;
 	struct ldb_message **msgs;
 	int ret;
-	const char *expression = NULL;
+	const char *expression = "(|(objectclass=*)(dn=*))";
 	const char * const * attrs = NULL;
 
 	ldb = ldb_init(NULL);
 
 	options = ldb_cmdline_process(ldb, argc, argv, usage);
 
-	if (options->all_records) {
-		expression = "(|(objectclass=*)(dn=*))";
-	}
-
-	if (!expression) {
-		if (options->argc == 0) {
-			usage();
-		}
+	/* the check for '=' is for compatibility with ldapsearch */
+	if (options->argc > 0 && 
+	    strchr(options->argv[0], '=')) {
 		expression = options->argv[0];
-		options->argc--;
 		options->argv++;
+		options->argc--;
 	}
 
 	if (options->argc > 0) {
-		attrs = (const char * const *)options->argv;
+		attrs = (const char * const *)(options->argv);
 	}
 
 	ret = ldb_search(ldb, options->basedn, options->scope, expression, attrs, &msgs);
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbsearch.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbsearch.c
index 0e81da5de3..396bb7797a 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbsearch.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbsearch.c
@@ -120,18 +120,23 @@ static int do_search(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 	const char * const * attrs = NULL;
 	struct ldb_cmdline *options;
 	int ret = -1;
+	const char *expression = "(|(objectclass=*)(dn=*))";
 
 	ldb = ldb_init(NULL);
 
 	options = ldb_cmdline_process(ldb, argc, argv, usage);
-	
-	if (options->argc < 1 && !options->interactive) {
-		usage();
-		exit(1);
+
+	/* the check for '=' is for compatibility with ldapsearch */
+	if (!options->interactive &&
+	    options->argc > 0 && 
+	    strchr(options->argv[0], '=')) {
+		expression = options->argv[0];
+		options->argv++;
+		options->argc--;
 	}
 
-	if (options->argc > 1) {
-		attrs = (const char * const *)(options->argv+1);
+	if (options->argc > 0) {
+		attrs = (const char * const *)(options->argv);
 	}
 
 	if (options->interactive) {
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@ static int do_search(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 		}
 	} else {
 		ret = do_search(ldb, options->basedn, options->scope, options->sorted, 
-				options->argv[0], attrs);
+				expression, attrs);
 	}
 
 	talloc_free(ldb);