From f65bdc2ffbb99c0a13cfbdf465ebfbb807fceeed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: skjnldsv Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 12:30:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs(admin): warn about Configuration Active before LDAP testing Add a warning block before the "Testing the configuration" section to highlight that Configuration Active must be enabled under the Advanced tab before testing. Without it authentication fails with a misleading "wrong password" error even when all other settings are correct. Fixes #912 Signed-off-by: skjnldsv --- admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst index 77df2f9ee38..6bbcaee814c 100644 --- a/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst +++ b/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst @@ -630,6 +630,12 @@ Username-LDAP User Mapping Testing the configuration ------------------------- +.. warning:: Before testing, make sure the **Configuration Active** checkbox is + enabled under the **Advanced** tab. It is disabled by default and will cause + authentication to fail with a "wrong password" error even if all other settings + are correct. Nextcloud only enables it automatically after a successful test + connection. + The **Test Configuration** button checks the values as currently given in the input fields. You do not need to save before testing. By clicking on the button, Nextcloud will try to bind to the Nextcloud server using the From fb902f01faab5f98f92c7fd7bf283a033fbf3214 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?John=20Molakvo=C3=A6=20=28skjnldsv=29?= Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 18:35:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] docs(admin): remove incorrect Advanced tab reference for Configuration Active MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The checkbox is at the top of the LDAP config form, not under the Advanced tab. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 Signed-off-by: John Molakvoæ (skjnldsv) --- admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst b/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst index 6bbcaee814c..f4ae182650e 100644 --- a/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst +++ b/admin_manual/configuration_user/user_auth_ldap.rst @@ -631,10 +631,9 @@ Testing the configuration ------------------------- .. warning:: Before testing, make sure the **Configuration Active** checkbox is - enabled under the **Advanced** tab. It is disabled by default and will cause - authentication to fail with a "wrong password" error even if all other settings - are correct. Nextcloud only enables it automatically after a successful test - connection. + enabled. It is disabled by default and will cause authentication to fail with + a "wrong password" error even if all other settings are correct. Nextcloud + only enables it automatically after a successful test connection. The **Test Configuration** button checks the values as currently given in the input fields. You do not need to save before testing. By clicking on the