Index: /server/common/oursrc/httpdmods/mod_vhost_ldap.c
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--- /server/common/oursrc/httpdmods/mod_vhost_ldap.c	(revision 674)
+++ /server/common/oursrc/httpdmods/mod_vhost_ldap.c	(revision 675)
@@ -506,4 +506,17 @@
 
     if ((result == LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT)) {
+	char* parent_hostname = apr_pstrdup(r->pool, hostname);
+	do {
+	    parent_hostname = strchr(parent_hostname + 1, '.');
+	} while (parent_hostname && parent_hostname[-1] != '*');
+	if (parent_hostname) {
+	    *(--parent_hostname) = '*';
+	    ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_NOTICE|APLOG_NOERRNO, 0, r,
+		          "[mod_vhost_ldap.c] translate: "
+			  "virtual host not found, trying wildcard %s",
+			  parent_hostname);
+	    hostname = parent_hostname;
+	    goto fallback;
+	}
 	if (conf->fallback && (is_fallback++ <= 0)) {
 	    ap_log_rerror(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_NOTICE|APLOG_NOERRNO, 0, r,