diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/back-ldbm.h b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/back-ldbm.h
index a7d3cd34b85c6c5211d58a62dadc9078d923f193..227bde5a403e975d8c39170c049d462f65ea7707 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/back-ldbm.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/back-ldbm.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct attrinfo {
 
 struct ldbminfo {
 	ID			li_nextid;
+	char		*li_nextid_file;
 	pthread_mutex_t		li_root_mutex;
 	pthread_mutex_t		li_add_mutex;
 	pthread_mutex_t		li_nextid_mutex;
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/config.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/config.c
index 99a7c7794ef0da8fc96e3bbb56d144ab1c7057b1..541410ee4dc388b9b4bef92760fa27c9fc69a178 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/config.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/config.c
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ ldbm_back_config(
 		}
 		li->li_directory = ch_strdup( argv[1] );
 
+		li->li_nextid_file =
+			ch_malloc( strlen(li->li_directory) + sizeof("/NEXTID") );
+
+		strcpy(li->li_nextid_file, li->li_directory);
+		strcat(li->li_nextid_file, "/NEXTID");
+
 	/* mode with which to create new database files */
 	} else if ( strcasecmp( argv[0], "mode" ) == 0 ) {
 		if ( argc < 2 ) {
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/nextid.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/nextid.c
index 63c7ed4d89e62cfbd146dea13c5dced424ab5825..594e542a21778ce8930bddb46519519e73518998 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/nextid.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/nextid.c
@@ -13,65 +13,94 @@
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-ldbm.h"
 
+static ID
+next_id_read( Backend *be )
+{
+	struct ldbminfo	*li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
+	ID  	id;
+	char	buf[20];
+	char*	file = li->li_nextid_file; 
+	FILE*	fp;
+
+	if ( (fp = fopen( file, "r" )) == NULL ) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+		    "next_id_read: could not open \"%s\"\n",
+		    file, 0, 0 );
+		return NOID;
+	}
+
+	if ( fgets( buf, sizeof(buf), fp ) == NULL ) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+		   "next_id_read: could not fgets nextid from \"%s\"\n",
+		    file, 0, 0 );
+		fclose( fp );
+		return NOID;
+	}
+
+	id = atol( buf );
+	fclose( fp );
+
+	if(id < 1) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
+			"next_id_read %lu: atol(%s) return non-positive integer\n",
+			id, buf, 0 );
+		return NOID;
+	}
+
+	return id;
+}
+
+static int
+next_id_write( Backend *be, ID id )
+{
+	struct ldbminfo	*li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
+	char	buf[20];
+	char*	file = li->li_nextid_file; 
+	FILE*	fp;
+	int		rc;
+
+	if ( (fp = fopen( file, "w" )) == NULL ) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "next_id_write(%lu): could not open \"%s\"\n",
+		    id, file, 0 );
+		return -1;
+	} 
+
+	rc = 0;
+
+	if ( fprintf( fp, "%ld\n", id ) == EOF ) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "next_id_write(%lu): cannot fprintf\n",
+		    id, 0, 0 );
+		rc = -1;
+	}
+
+	if( fclose( fp ) != 0 ) {
+		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "next_id_write %lu: cannot fclose\n",
+		    id, 0, 0 );
+		rc = -1;
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 ID
 next_id( Backend *be )
 {
 	struct ldbminfo	*li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
-	char		buf[MAXPATHLEN];
-	char		buf2[20];
-	FILE		*fp;
 	ID		id;
 
-	sprintf( buf, "%s/NEXTID", li->li_directory );
-
 	pthread_mutex_lock( &li->li_nextid_mutex );
 
 	/* first time in here since startup - try to read the nexid */
-	if ( li->li_nextid == -1 ) {
-		if ( (fp = fopen( buf, "r" )) == NULL ) {
-			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-			    "next_id %lu: could not open \"%s\"\n",
-			    li->li_nextid, buf, 0 );
-			li->li_nextid = 1;
+	if ( li->li_nextid == NOID ) {
+		li->li_nextid = next_id_read( be );
 
-		} else {
-			if ( fgets( buf2, sizeof(buf2), fp ) != NULL ) {
-				li->li_nextid = atol( buf2 );
-
-				if(li->li_nextid < 1) {
-					/* protect against bad data */
-					Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-					"next_id %lu: atol(%s) return non-positive integer\n",
-						li->li_nextid, buf2, 0 );
-					li->li_nextid = 1;
-				}
-
-			} else {
-				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-			   "next_id %lu: could not fgets nextid from \"%s\"\n",
-				    li->li_nextid, buf2, 0 );
-				li->li_nextid = 1;
-			}
-
-			fclose( fp );
+		if ( li->li_nextid == NOID ) {
+			li->li_nextid = 1;
 		}
 	}
 
 	id = li->li_nextid++;
-
-	if ( (fp = fopen( buf, "w" )) == NULL ) {
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "next_id %lu: could not open \"%s\"\n",
-		    li->li_nextid, buf, 0 );
-	} else {
-		if ( fprintf( fp, "%ld\n", li->li_nextid ) == EOF ) {
-			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "next_id %lu: cannot fprintf\n",
-			    li->li_nextid, 0, 0 );
-		}
-		if( fclose( fp ) != 0 ) {
-			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "next_id %lu: cannot fclose\n",
-			    li->li_nextid, 0, 0 );
-		}
-	}
+	(void) next_id_write( be, li->li_nextid );
 
 	pthread_mutex_unlock( &li->li_nextid_mutex );
 	return( id );
@@ -81,8 +110,6 @@ void
 next_id_return( Backend *be, ID id )
 {
 	struct ldbminfo	*li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
-	char		buf[MAXPATHLEN];
-	FILE		*fp;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock( &li->li_nextid_mutex );
 
@@ -91,25 +118,9 @@ next_id_return( Backend *be, ID id )
 		return;
 	}
 
-	sprintf( buf, "%s/NEXTID", li->li_directory );
-
 	li->li_nextid--;
-	if ( (fp = fopen( buf, "w" )) == NULL ) {
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-		  "next_id_return of %lu: could not open \"%s\" next id %lu\n",
-		    id, buf, li->li_nextid );
-	} else {
-		if ( fprintf( fp, "%ld\n", li->li_nextid ) == EOF ) {
-			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-		  "next_id_return of %lu: cannot fprintf \"%s\" next id %lu\n",
-			    id, buf, li->li_nextid );
-		}
-		if( fclose( fp ) != 0 ) {
-			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-		  "next_id_return of %lu: cannot fclose \"%s\" next id %lu\n",
-			    id, buf, li->li_nextid );
-		}
-	}
+	(void) next_id_write( be, li->li_nextid );
+
 	pthread_mutex_unlock( &li->li_nextid_mutex );
 }
 
@@ -117,42 +128,16 @@ ID
 next_id_get( Backend *be )
 {
 	struct ldbminfo	*li = (struct ldbminfo *) be->be_private;
-	char		buf[MAXPATHLEN];
-	char		buf2[20];
-	FILE		*fp;
 	ID		id;
 
-	sprintf( buf, "%s/NEXTID", li->li_directory );
-
 	pthread_mutex_lock( &li->li_nextid_mutex );
 
 	/* first time in here since startup - try to read the nexid */
-	if ( li->li_nextid == -1 ) {
-		if ( (fp = fopen( buf, "r" )) == NULL ) {
-			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-			    "next_id_get %lu: could not open \"%s\"\n",
-			    li->li_nextid, buf, 0 );
-			li->li_nextid = 1;
+	if ( li->li_nextid == NOID ) {
+		li->li_nextid = next_id_read( be );
 
-		} else {
-			if ( fgets( buf2, sizeof(buf2), fp ) != NULL ) {
-				li->li_nextid = atol( buf2 );
-
-				if(li->li_nextid < 1) {
-					/* protect against bad data */
-					Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-					"next_id_get %lu: atol(%s) return non-positive integer\n",
-						li->li_nextid, buf2, 0 );
-					li->li_nextid = 1;
-				}
-
-			} else {
-				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-			    "next_id_get %lu: cannot fgets nextid from \"%s\"\n",
-				    li->li_nextid, buf2, 0 );
-				li->li_nextid = 1;
-			}
-			fclose( fp );
+		if ( li->li_nextid == NOID ) {
+			li->li_nextid = 1;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/bind.c b/servers/slapd/bind.c
index 189ec03408ba4ef59c87f1fed2f82ba59e39551d..0a6418549902fafdc84ff676599342c6a422bde8 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/bind.c
@@ -135,8 +135,22 @@ do_bind(
 			free( cred.bv_val );
 		}
 
+		pthread_mutex_lock( &conn->c_dnmutex );
+
 		conn->c_protocol = version;
 
+		if ( conn->c_cdn != NULL ) {
+			free( conn->c_cdn );
+			conn->c_cdn = NULL;
+		}
+
+		if ( conn->c_dn != NULL ) {
+			free( conn->c_dn );
+			conn->c_dn = NULL;
+		}
+
+		pthread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_dnmutex );
+
 		send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_SUCCESS, NULL, NULL );
 		return;
 	}
@@ -154,7 +168,22 @@ do_bind(
 			free( cred.bv_val );
 		}
 		if ( cred.bv_len == 0 ) {
+			pthread_mutex_lock( &conn->c_dnmutex );
+
 			conn->c_protocol = version;
+
+			if ( conn->c_cdn != NULL ) {
+				free( conn->c_cdn );
+				conn->c_cdn = NULL;
+			}
+
+			if ( conn->c_dn != NULL ) {
+				free( conn->c_dn );
+				conn->c_dn = NULL;
+			}
+
+			pthread_mutex_unlock( &conn->c_dnmutex );
+
 			send_ldap_result( conn, op, LDAP_SUCCESS,
 				NULL, NULL );
 		} else if ( default_referral && *default_referral ) {