--- a/src/com/ca/commons/naming/LdifUtility.java
+++ b/src/com/ca/commons/naming/LdifUtility.java
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
             return "";
         }
 
-        ldifData.append("DN" + ldifEncode(DN, 2) + "\n");
+        ldifData.append("dn" + ldifEncode(DN, 2) + "\n");
 
         NamingEnumeration ocs = oc.getAll();
         String ID = oc.getID();
@@ -865,4 +865,4 @@
         }
         return value;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
