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diff --git a/docs/ldap-authentication.markdown b/docs/ldap-authentication.markdown index 0c4a5720..900f3107 100644 --- a/docs/ldap-authentication.markdown +++ b/docs/ldap-authentication.markdown @@ -5,18 +5,21 @@ Requirements ------------ - LDAP extension for PHP -- LDAP server (By example: OpenLDAP or Microsoft Active Directory) +- LDAP server: + - OpenLDAP + - Microsoft Active Directory + - Novell eDirectory Workflow -------- When the LDAP authentication is activated, the login process work like that: -1. Try to authenticate the user by using the database +1. Try first to authenticate the user by using the database 2. If the user is not found inside the database, a LDAP authentication is performed 3. If the LDAP authentication is successful, a local user is created automatically with no password and marked as LDAP user. -Differences between a local user and a LDAP user are the following: +### Differences between a local user and a LDAP user are the following: - LDAP users have no local passwords - LDAP users can't modify their password with the user interface |