Index: apacheds/core/src/main/java/org/apache/ldap/server/authn/SimpleAuthenticator.java
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--- apacheds/core/src/main/java/org/apache/ldap/server/authn/SimpleAuthenticator.java	(revision 280712)
+++ apacheds/core/src/main/java/org/apache/ldap/server/authn/SimpleAuthenticator.java	(working copy)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         
         try
         {
-            userEntry = nexus.lookup( principalDn );
+            userEntry = nexus.lookup( principalDn, new String[] {"userPassword"} );
             if ( userEntry == null )
             {
                 throw new LdapAuthenticationException();