diff --git a/sandbox/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/ldap/DirContentsInitializer.java b/sandbox/src/test/java/org/acegisecurity/providers/dao/ldap/DirContentsInitializer.java
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+package net.sf.acegisecurity.providers.dao.ldap;
+
+import javax.naming.NamingException;
+import javax.naming.directory.Attributes;
+import javax.naming.directory.BasicAttributes;
+import javax.naming.directory.DirContext;
+
+/** 
+ * Since I can't get resource loading to work inside of eclipse; 
+ *  for now I am writing this stuff as java. 
+ *  
+ * @author robert.sanders
+ */
+public class DirContentsInitializer {
+    
+    private DirContext serverContext;
+    
+    private DirContentsInitializer(DirContext serverContext) {
+        super();
+        this.serverContext = serverContext;
+    }
+    
+
+    public static void initialize(DirContext serverContext) {
+        DirContentsInitializer dci = new DirContentsInitializer(serverContext);
+        dci.doInit();
+        dci = null;
+    }
+    
+    /** calls individual init methods. */
+    private void doInit() {
+        try {
+            initSimpleUidUser();
+            initSimpleCnUser();
+        } catch (NamingException e) {
+            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
+            e.printStackTrace(System.err);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private void initSimpleUidUser() throws NamingException {
+        String name = "uid=one.user,ou=users";
+        Attributes attrs = new BasicAttributes();
+        attrs.put("dn", name + ",ou=system");
+        attrs.put("cn", "User One");
+        attrs.put("sn", "One");
+        attrs.put("givenName", "User");
+        attrs.put("uid", "user.one");
+        attrs.put("mail", "one.user@hotmail.com");
+        attrs.put("userPassword", "plaintext");
+        attrs.put("objectClass", "inetOrgPerson");
+        attrs.put("objectClass", "top");
+        
+        serverContext.createSubcontext(name, attrs);
+    }
+    
+    private void initSimpleCnUser() throws NamingException {
+        String name = "cn=user.two,ou=users";
+        Attributes attrs = new BasicAttributes();
+        attrs.put("dn", name + ",ou=system");
+        attrs.put("cn", "Two User");
+        attrs.put("givenName", "Two");
+        attrs.put("sn", "User");
+        attrs.put("uid", "user.two");
+        attrs.put("mail", "user.two@hotmail.com");
+        attrs.put("userPassword", "plaintext2");
+        attrs.put("objectClass", "inetOrgPerson");
+        attrs.put("objectClass", "top");
+        
+        serverContext.createSubcontext(name, attrs);
+    }
+}