--- source/passdb/pdb_ldap.c	Sat Aug 18 19:49:09 2007
+++ source/passdb/pdb_ldap.c.orig	Sat Aug 18 19:51:58 2007
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@
 		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
 	}
 	
-	if (mods == NULL) {
+	if ((mods == NULL) && (lp_ldap_passwd_sync()!=LDAP_PASSWD_SYNC_ONLY)) {
 		DEBUG(4,("ldapsam_update_sam_account: mods is empty: nothing to update for user: %s\n",
 			 pdb_get_username(newpwd)));
 		SAFE_FREE(dn);