3 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb.i b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb.i
index 2604393e8f..560142eb6d 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb.i
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb.i
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ fail:
 
         /* FIXME: implement __getslice__ */
 #endif
+    %pythoncode {
+        def __eq__(self, other):
+            if isinstance(other, self.__class__):
+                return self.__cmp__(other) == 0
+            if isinstance(other, str):
+                return str(self) == other
+            return False
+    }
     }
 } ldb_dn;
 
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb.py b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb.py
index 4cc8b5268a..ab2a68a4b3 100644
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/ldb.py
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/ldb.py
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ class Dn(object):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): 
         _ldb.Dn_swiginit(self,_ldb.new_Dn(*args, **kwargs))
     __swig_destroy__ = _ldb.delete_Dn
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if isinstance(other, self.__class__):
+            return self.__cmp__(other) == 0
+        if isinstance(other, str):
+            return str(self) == other
+        return False
+
 Dn.validate = new_instancemethod(_ldb.Dn_validate,None,Dn)
 Dn.get_casefold = new_instancemethod(_ldb.Dn_get_casefold,None,Dn)
 Dn.__str__ = new_instancemethod(_ldb.Dn___str__,None,Dn)
diff --git a/source4/lib/ldb/tests/python/api.py b/source4/lib/ldb/tests/python/api.py
index b071b84b19..d5346c30b0 100755
--- a/source4/lib/ldb/tests/python/api.py
+++ b/source4/lib/ldb/tests/python/api.py
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ class DnTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.ldb = ldb.Ldb("foo.tdb")
 
+    def test_eq_str(self):
+        x = ldb.Dn(self.ldb, "dc=foo,bar=bloe")
+        self.assertEquals("dc=foo,bar=bloe", x)
+
     def test_str(self):
         x = ldb.Dn(self.ldb, "dc=foo,bar=bloe")
         self.assertEquals(x.__str__(), "dc=foo,bar=bloe")