diff --git a/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/certsrv/ldap/LdapConnFactory.java b/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/certsrv/ldap/LdapConnFactory.java
index c28121698de..b971f49b661 100644
--- a/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/certsrv/ldap/LdapConnFactory.java
+++ b/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/certsrv/ldap/LdapConnFactory.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 import org.mozilla.jss.ssl.SSLSocketListener;
 
 import com.netscape.cmscore.apps.CMSEngine;
+import com.netscape.cmscore.ldapconn.LdapConnInfo;
+import com.netscape.cmscore.ldapconn.PKISocketConfig;
 import com.netscape.cmscore.logging.Auditor;
 
 import netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection;
@@ -32,11 +34,54 @@
  */
 public abstract class LdapConnFactory {
 
+    public static org.slf4j.Logger logger = org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LdapConnFactory.class);
+
+    public static final String PROP_MINCONNS = "minConns";
+    public static final String PROP_MAXCONNS = "maxConns";
+    public static final String PROP_MAXRESULTS = "maxResults";
+    public static final String PROP_ERROR_IF_DOWN = "errorIfDown";
+
+    protected String id;
+
+    protected PKISocketConfig config;
+    protected LdapConnInfo mConnInfo;
+
+    protected int mMinConns = 5;
+    protected int mMaxConns = 1000;
+    protected int mMaxResults = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * number of available conns in array
+     */
+    protected int mNumConns = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * total num conns
+     */
+    protected int mTotal = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * return error if server is down at creation time.
+     */
+    protected boolean mErrorIfDown;
+
+    /**
+     * default value for the above at init time.
+     */
+    protected boolean mDefErrorIfDown;
+
     protected CMSEngine engine;
     protected Auditor auditor;
     protected SSLSocketListener socketListener;
     protected SSLCertificateApprovalCallback approvalCallback;
 
+    /**
+     * returns connection info.
+     */
+    public LdapConnInfo getConnInfo() {
+        return mConnInfo;
+    }
+
     public CMSEngine getCMSEngine() {
         return engine;
     }
@@ -65,8 +110,9 @@ public void setCMSEngine(CMSEngine engine) {
      *
      * @return Integer number of free connections.
      */
-
-    public abstract int freeConn();
+    public synchronized int freeConn() {
+        return mNumConns;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns the number of total connections available from this pool.
@@ -74,14 +120,18 @@ public void setCMSEngine(CMSEngine engine) {
      *
      * @return Integer number of total connections.
      */
-    public abstract int totalConn();
+    public int totalConn() {
+        return mTotal;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Returns the maximum number of connections available from this pool.
      *
      * @return Integer maximum number of connections.
      */
-    public abstract int maxConn();
+    public int maxConn() {
+        return mMaxConns;
+    }
 
     /**
      * Request access to a Ldap connection from the pool.
@@ -99,4 +149,9 @@ public void setCMSEngine(CMSEngine engine) {
      * @exception ELdapException On any failure to return the connection.
      */
     public abstract void returnConn(LDAPConnection conn) throws ELdapException;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void finalize() throws Exception {
+        reset();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/cmscore/ldapconn/LdapAnonConnFactory.java b/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/cmscore/ldapconn/LdapAnonConnFactory.java
index e639e959979..dc248ba6928 100644
--- a/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/cmscore/ldapconn/LdapAnonConnFactory.java
+++ b/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/cmscore/ldapconn/LdapAnonConnFactory.java
@@ -34,31 +34,8 @@
  */
 public class LdapAnonConnFactory extends LdapConnFactory {
 
-    public static org.slf4j.Logger logger = org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LdapAnonConnFactory.class);
-
-    protected String id;
-
-    PKISocketConfig config;
-
-    protected int mMinConns = 5;
-    protected int mMaxConns = 1000;
-    protected int mMaxResults = 0;
-    protected LdapConnInfo mConnInfo = null;
-
-    public static final String PROP_MINCONNS = "minConns";
-    public static final String PROP_MAXCONNS = "maxConns";
-    public static final String PROP_MAXRESULTS = "maxResults";
-
-    public static final String PROP_ERROR_IF_DOWN = "errorIfDown";
-
-    private int mNumConns = 0; // number of available conns in array
-    private int mTotal = 0; // total num conns
-    private AnonConnection mConns[] = null;
-
-    private boolean mInited = false;
-
-    private boolean mErrorIfDown;
-    private boolean mDefErrorIfDown = false;
+    AnonConnection[] mConns;
+    boolean mInited;
 
     /**
      * Constructor for initializing from the config store.
@@ -128,22 +105,6 @@ public LdapAnonConnFactory(
         this.mConnInfo = connInfo;
     }
 
-
-    @Override
-    public int totalConn() {
-        return mTotal;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int freeConn() {
-        return mNumConns;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int maxConn() {
-        return mMaxConns;
-    }
-
     public void init(PKISocketConfig config) throws ELdapException {
 
         logger.debug("LdapAnonConnFactory: initialization");
@@ -455,19 +416,6 @@ public synchronized void returnConn(LDAPConnection conn) {
         logger.debug(method + " final values. Total: " + mTotal + ", pool: " + mNumConns);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void finalize()
-            throws Exception {
-        reset();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * returns connection info.
-     */
-    public LdapConnInfo getConnInfo() {
-        return mConnInfo;
-    }
-
     /**
      * resets this factory - if no connections outstanding,
      * disconnections all connections and resets everything to 0 as if
diff --git a/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/cmscore/ldapconn/LdapBoundConnFactory.java b/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/cmscore/ldapconn/LdapBoundConnFactory.java
index 71d50a7a232..16f06cd1ada 100644
--- a/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/cmscore/ldapconn/LdapBoundConnFactory.java
+++ b/base/server/src/main/java/com/netscape/cmscore/ldapconn/LdapBoundConnFactory.java
@@ -44,44 +44,15 @@
  */
 public class LdapBoundConnFactory extends LdapConnFactory {
 
-    public static org.slf4j.Logger logger = org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger(LdapBoundConnFactory.class);
-
-    protected String id;
-
-    PKISocketConfig config;
-
-    protected int mMinConns = 5;
-    protected int mMaxConns = 1000;
-    protected int mMaxResults = 0;
-
-    protected LdapConnInfo mConnInfo = null;
-    protected LdapAuthInfo mAuthInfo = null;
-    PasswordStore passwordStore;
-
-    public static final String PROP_MINCONNS = "minConns";
-    public static final String PROP_MAXCONNS = "maxConns";
-    public static final String PROP_MAXRESULTS = "maxResults";
     public static final String PROP_LDAPCONNINFO = "ldapconn";
     public static final String PROP_LDAPAUTHINFO = "ldapauth";
 
-    public static final String PROP_ERROR_IF_DOWN = "errorIfDown";
-
-    private int mNumConns = 0; // number of available conns in array
-    private int mTotal = 0; // total num conns
-
-    private boolean doCloning = true;
-    private LdapBoundConnection mMasterConn = null; // master connection object.
-    private LdapBoundConnection[] mConns;
+    LdapAuthInfo mAuthInfo;
+    PasswordStore passwordStore;
 
-    /**
-     * return error if server is down at creation time.
-     */
-    private boolean mErrorIfDown;
-
-    /**
-     * default value for the above at init time.
-     */
-    private boolean mDefErrorIfDown = false;
+    boolean doCloning = true;
+    LdapBoundConnection mMasterConn; // master connection object.
+    LdapBoundConnection[] mConns;
 
     /**
      * Constructor for initializing from the config store.
@@ -154,21 +125,6 @@ public LdapBoundConnFactory(
         this.mAuthInfo = authInfo;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public int totalConn() {
-        return mTotal;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public synchronized int freeConn() {
-        return mNumConns;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public int maxConn() {
-        return mMaxConns;
-    }
-
     public void init(
             PKISocketConfig config,
             PasswordStore passwordStore
@@ -562,12 +518,6 @@ public synchronized void returnConn(LDAPConnection conn) {
 
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void finalize()
-            throws Exception {
-        reset();
-    }
-
     /**
      * used for disconnecting all connections and reset everything to 0
      * as if connections were never made. used just before a subsystem
@@ -636,13 +586,6 @@ public synchronized void shutdown() throws ELdapException {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * return ldap connection info
-     */
-    public LdapConnInfo getConnInfo() {
-        return mConnInfo;
-    }
-
     /**
      * return ldap authentication info
      */