The ldap_auth patch, easily installed through SugarCRM 's Upgrade Wizard, allows administrators to have users authenticate against an LDAP store, automatically create users if they do not exist in SugarCRM, and populate SugarCRM attributes with those from the LDAP store.

One of the key features missing from the base SugarCRM product is the ability to have users linked to an LDAP store.

Having users authenticate against an LDAP store can greatly ease IT administration of multiple applications.  By keeping all user information in a single spot administrators can avoid having to create new users in several applications and the possibilty of incorrect information that comes with redundant data.

The code was developed in collaboration with Erik Mitchell.