diff --git a/tests/test_BackendAD.py b/tests/test_BackendAD.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from __future__ import with_statement
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import pytest
+import sys
+from sets import Set
+from ldapcherry.backend.backendAD import Backend
+from ldapcherry.exceptions import *
+from disable import travis_disabled
+import cherrypy
+import logging
+
+cfg = {
+    'display_name': u'test☭',
+    'domain': 'DC.LDAPCHERRY.ORG',
+    'login': 'Administrator',
+    'password': 'qwertyP455',
+    'uri': 'ldaps://ad.ldapcherry.org',
+    'checkcert': 'off',
+}
+
+def syslog_error(msg='', context='',
+        severity=logging.INFO, traceback=False):
+    pass
+
+cherrypy.log.error = syslog_error
+attr = ['shell', 'cn', 'sAMAccountName', 'uidNumber', 'gidNumber', 'home', 'unicodePwd', 'givenName', 'email', 'sn']
+
+default_user = {
+'sAMAccountName': u'☭default_user',
+'sn':  u'test☭1',
+'cn':  u'test☭2',
+'unicodePwd': u'test☭P666',
+'uidNumber': '42',
+'gidNumber': '42',
+'homeDirectory': '/home/test/'
+}
+
+default_user2 = {
+'sAMAccountName': u'☭default_user2',
+'sn':  u'test☭ 2',
+'cn':  u'test☭ 2',
+'unicodePwd': u'test☭P666',
+'uidNumber': '42',
+'gidNumber': '42',
+'homeDirectory': '/home/test/'
+}
+
+
+
+default_groups = ['Domain Admins', 'Backup Operators']
+
+
+class TestError(object):
+
+    def testNominal(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        return True
+
+    def testAuthSuccess(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        ret = inv.auth('Administrator', 'qwertyP455')
+        assert ret == True
+
+    def testAuthFailure(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        res = inv.auth('notauser', 'password') or inv.auth(u'☭default_user', 'notapassword')
+        assert res == False
+
+    def testMissingParam(self):
+        cfg2 = {}
+        return True
+        try:
+            inv = Backend(cfg2, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        except MissingKey:
+            return
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("expected an exception")
+
+    def testSetPassword(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        try:
+            inv.add_user(default_user.copy())
+            inv.add_to_groups(u'☭default_user', default_groups)
+        except:
+            pass
+	inv.set_attrs(u'☭default_user', {'unicodePwd': u'test☭P66642$'})
+        ret = inv.auth(u'☭default_user', u'test☭P66642$')
+        inv.del_user(u'☭default_user')
+        assert ret == True
+
+    def testGetUser(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        try:
+            inv.add_user(default_user.copy())
+            inv.add_to_groups(u'☭default_user', default_groups)
+        except:
+            pass
+        ret = inv.get_user(u'☭default_user')
+        expected = default_user 
+        inv.del_user(u'☭default_user')
+        for i in default_user:
+            if i != 'unicodePwd':
+                assert ret[i] == expected[i]
+
+    def testGetGroups(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        try:
+            inv.add_user(default_user.copy())
+            inv.add_to_groups(u'☭default_user', default_groups)
+        except:
+            pass
+        ret = inv.get_groups(u'☭default_user')
+        expected = ['Domain Admins', 'Backup Operators']
+        inv.del_user(u'☭default_user')
+        assert ret == expected
+
+    def testSearchUser(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        try:
+            inv.add_user(default_user.copy())
+        except:
+            pass
+        inv.add_user(default_user2.copy())
+        ret = inv.search(u'test☭')
+        expected = [u'☭default_user', u'☭default_user2']
+        inv.del_user(u'☭default_user')
+        inv.del_user(u'☭default_user2')
+        assert Set(ret.keys()) == Set(expected)
+
+    def testAddUser(self):
+        try:
+            inv.del_user(u'test☭')
+        except:
+            pass
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        user = {
+        'sAMAccountName': u'test☭',
+        'sn':  u'test☭',
+        'cn':  u'test☭',
+        'unicodePwd': u'test☭0918M',
+        'uidNumber': '42',
+        'gidNumber': '42',
+        'homeDirectory': '/home/test/'
+        }
+        inv.add_user(user)
+        inv.del_user(u'test☭')
+
+    def testModifyUser(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        user = {
+        'sAMAccountName': u'test☭',
+        'sn':  u'test☭',
+        'cn':  u'test☭',
+        'unicodePwd': u'test☭Aowo87',
+        'uidNumber': '42',
+        'gidNumber': '42',
+        'homeDirectory': '/home/test/'
+        }
+        inv.add_user(user)
+        inv.set_attrs(u'test☭', {'gecos': 'test2', 'homeDirectory': '/home/test/'})
+        inv.del_user(u'test☭')
+
+    def testAddUserDuplicate(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        user = {
+        'sAMAccountName': u'test☭',
+        'sn':  u'test☭',
+        'cn':  u'test☭',
+        'uidNumber': '42',
+        'unicodePwd': u'test☭aqosJK87',
+        'gidNumber': '42',
+        'homeDirectory': '/home/test/'
+        }
+        try:
+            inv.add_user(user.copy())
+            inv.add_user(user.copy())
+        except UserAlreadyExists:
+            inv.del_user(u'test☭')
+            return
+        else:
+            inv.del_user(u'test☭')
+            raise AssertionError("expected an exception")
+
+    def testDelUserDontExists(self):
+        inv = Backend(cfg, cherrypy.log, u'test☭', attr, 'sAMAccountName')
+        try:
+            inv.del_user(u'test☭')
+            inv.del_user(u'test☭')
+        except UserDoesntExist:
+            return
+        else:
+            raise AssertionError("expected an exception")