# Dual authentication methods, LDAP + local Dolibarr database accounts possible?

**URL:** <https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/dual-authentication-methods-ldap-local-dolibarr-database-accounts-possible/20069>\
**Category:** Installing my Dolibarr\
**Created:** [January 11, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/dual-authentication-methods-ldap-local-dolibarr-database-accounts-possible/20069 "2021-01-11T19:21:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![r00tb33r](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@r00tb33r](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/r00tb33r)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/dual-authentication-methods-ldap-local-dolibarr-database-accounts-possible/20069/1 "2021-01-11T19:21:31Z")

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I’m running Dolibarr 12.0.4 on Ubuntu Server. I have LDAP with Active Directory configured and have imported some accounts from LDAP to Dolibarr. I use ‘userprincipalname’ field as the username field for the LDAP accounts. Some of the users that will be using this Dolibarr installation will not be on this Active Directory server, so they will need local accounts on the Dolibarr system that they can log into. So far I have not had luck combining the two methods so they would both work at the same time.

In conf.php I have the option to have either:  
$dolibarr\_main\_authentication=‘dolibarr’;  
or  
$dolibarr\_main\_authentication=‘ldap’;

But how can I have both?

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**Author:** ![Chrischdian](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Chrischdian](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Chrischdian)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/dual-authentication-methods-ldap-local-dolibarr-database-accounts-possible/20069/2 "2024-09-11T07:06:15Z")

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did you have already any solution?

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**Author:** ![Chrischdian](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Chrischdian](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/Chrischdian)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/dual-authentication-methods-ldap-local-dolibarr-database-accounts-possible/20069/3 "2024-09-11T07:17:50Z")

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maybe:

```auto
$dolibarr_main_authentication='ldap,dolibarr'; // You can set several mode using a comma as a separator.

```

in htdocs/conf/conf.php

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**Author:** ![samschultz](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/user_avatar/www.dolibarr.org/samschultz/32/7890_2.png) [@samschultz](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/u/samschultz)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://www.dolibarr.org/forum/t/dual-authentication-methods-ldap-local-dolibarr-database-accounts-possible/20069/4 "2024-09-16T20:51:45Z")

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I do not mean to hijack this thread but I cant figure out how to start a new thread.