3 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbadd.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbadd.c
index 3749aec629..f32a4fa9bc 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbadd.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbadd.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	options = ldb_cmdline_process(ldb, argc, argv, usage);
 
 	if (ldb_transaction_start(ldb) != 0) {
-		printf("Failed to start transaction\n");
+		printf("Failed to start transaction: %s\n", ldb_errstring(ldb));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (count != 0 && ldb_transaction_commit(ldb) != 0) {
-		printf("Failed to commit transaction\n");
+		printf("Failed to commit transaction: %s\n", ldb_errstring(ldb));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c
index b18aea1b10..1a684c5c2d 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbedit.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int merge_edits(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 	int adds=0, modifies=0, deletes=0;
 
 	if (ldb_transaction_start(ldb) != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to start transaction\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to start transaction: %s\n", ldb_errstring(ldb));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int merge_edits(struct ldb_context *ldb,
 	}
 
 	if (ldb_transaction_commit(ldb) != 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to commit transaction\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to commit transaction: %s\n", ldb_errstring(ldb));
 		return -1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbmodify.c b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbmodify.c
index 8b6309e016..d73937cea4 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbmodify.c
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tools/ldbmodify.c
@@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	ldb = ldb_init(NULL, NULL);
 
+	options = ldb_cmdline_process(ldb, argc, argv, usage);
+
 	if (ldb_transaction_start(ldb) != 0) {
-		printf("Failed to start transaction\n");
+		printf("Failed to start transaction: %s\n", ldb_errstring(ldb));
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	options = ldb_cmdline_process(ldb, argc, argv, usage);
-
 	if (options->argc == 0) {
 		ret = process_file(ldb, stdin, &count);
 	} else {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (count != 0 && ldb_transaction_commit(ldb) != 0) {
-		printf("Failed to commit transaction\n");
+		printf("Failed to commit transaction: %s\n", ldb_errstring(ldb));
 		exit(1);
 	}