User unable to change their ldap password via 'passwd' command. Instead it throws the error message "Authentication token manipulation error"

Issue

• Not able to change ther ldap user password via 'passwd' command, it gives error "Authentication token manipulation error"

$ passwd  
Changing password for user swilliam.  
Current Password:  
New password:  
Retype new password:  
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error

(Sat Jun 11 11:00:34 2011) [sssd[be[default]]] [sdap_exop_modify_passwd_send] (4): Executing extended operation 
(Sat Jun 11 11:00:34 2011) [sssd[be[default]]] [sdap_exop_modify_passwd_send] (8): ldap_extended_operation sent, msgid = 3 
(Sat Jun 11 11:00:34 2011) [sssd[be[default]]] [sdap_process_result] (8): Trace: sh[0x98d4b0], connected[1], ops[0xa52e00], ldap[0x99b210] 
(Sat Jun 11 11:00:34 2011) [sssd[be[default]]] [sdap_process_result] (8): Trace: ldap_result found nothing! 
(Sat Jun 11 11:00:34 2011) [sssd[be[default]]] [sdap_process_result] (8): Trace: sh[0x98d4b0], connected[1], ops[0xa52e00], ldap[0x99b210] 
(Sat Jun 11 11:00:34 2011) [sssd[be[default]]] [sdap_exop_modify_passwd_done] (5): Server returned no controls. 
(Sat Jun 11 11:00:34 2011) [sssd[be[default]]] [sdap_exop_modify_passwd_done] (3): ldap_extended_operation result: No such object(32), Error in search for entry "oid=1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.1.11.1,cn=features,cn=config". 
(Sat Jun 11 11:00:34 2011) [sssd[be[default]]] [be_pam_handler_callback] (4): Backend returned: (3, 4, <NULL>) [Internal Error (System error)]