From 37f53337eb6fe8d06e4a61847524fda67eb5ae10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carla Schroder Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2015 09:25:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] clarify wording for ldap app --- admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst | 10 +++++++--- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst index cc384ee95..6e8ce7efd 100644 --- a/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst +++ b/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst @@ -1,9 +1,13 @@ +============================= User Authentication with LDAP ============================= -ownCloud ships with an LDAP application so that your existing LDAP users may -have access to your ownCloud server without creating separate ownCloud user -accounts. +ownCloud ships with an LDAP application to allow LDAP users (including Active +Directory) to appear in your ownCloud user listings. These users will +authenticate to ownCloud with their LDAP credentials, so you don't have to +create separate ownCloud user accounts for them. You will manage their ownCloud +group memberships, quotas, and sharing permissions just like any other ownCloud +user. .. Note:: For performance reasons, we recommend using PHP 5.4 or greater to use the LDAP application with more than 500 users. The PHP LDAP module is