[Bug] Database Auth - first sign in

[WojciechKonieczny]

Environment:

• LDAP Server Type: Active Directory
• LdapRecord-Laravel Major Version: 2.6
• PHP Version: 8.0

Describe the bug: Hello, I implemented Database Auth in my application. I want users to be able to log into the application, even when the AD domain is offline. I turned on the synchronization of passwords and the attributes I need.

• when the domain controller is online - users can authenticate themselves every time
• when the domain controller is offline - only users who have logged in before (when the domain controller was active) can log in to the application
• when the domain controller is offline - users who log in to the application for the first time receive an error, despite the fact that the user is in the database with the correct password

[stevebauman]

Hi @WojciechKonieczny,

What you require is already how the default LdapRecord-Laravel integration works.

Password synchronization only takes effect during user login. A user's password is not synchronized via an ldap:import, as it is impossible to retrieve the users password from the LDAP directory. This means, that a user who has been synchronized into your local application's database, but has not logged in before, cannot login, if the directory is offline.

Users who have logged in before will have their password synchronized, and may login when the LDAP directory is offline (using their last saved password).

I hope this answers your question. Let me know if you require any further clarification.