Red Hat Directory Server LDAP modify error 16 when trying to delete a userPassword attribute by value

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Issue

It is not possible to delete a userPassword attribute by specifying its value in a LDAP modify operation.
Doing so in some applications create errors or exceptions.
The LDAP error code is 16 - NO_SUCH_ATTRIBUTE
Java application error example:

org.forgerock.opendj.ldap.ErrorResultException: No Such Attribute:

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
  • Red Hat Directory Server 9.1
389-ds-base-1.2.11.15-31.el6_5.x86_64

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