[IMP] ldap: disable referral chasing for Microsoft AD

based on #11462
reformat to comply with doc guidelines

Author: vehi-invitu

content/applications/general/users/ldap.rst

@@ -1,55 +1,44 @@
-=================
-Sign in with LDAP
-=================
-
-- Install the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) module in General Settings.
-
-- Click on **Create** in Setup the :abbr:`LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)` Server.
-
-.. image:: ldap/ldap01.png
-    :align: center
-    :alt: LDAP Authentication checkbox highlighted in the integrations settings on Odoo.
-
-.. image:: ldap/ldap02.png
-    :align: center
-    :alt: Create highlighted in the LDAP server settings.
-
-- Choose the company using the LDAP.
-
-.. image:: ldap/ldap03.png
-    :align: center
-    :alt: Select the company drop-down menu highlighted in LDAP setup.
-
-- In **Server Information**, enter the IP address of the server and the port it listens to.
-
-- Tick **Use TLS** if the server is compatible.
-
-.. image:: ldap/ldap04.png
-    :align: center
-    :alt: LDAP server settings highlighted in LDAP server setup on Odoo.
-
-- In **Login Information**, enter ID and password of the account used to query the server. If left
-  empty, the server queries anonymously.
-
-.. image:: ldap/ldap05.png
-    :align: center
-    :alt: Login information highlighted in LDAP server setup on Odoo.
-
-- In **Process Parameter**, enter the domain name of the LDAP server in :abbr:`LDAP (Lightweight
-  Directory Access Protocol)` nomenclature (e.g. ``dc=example,dc=com``).
-
-- In **LDAP filter**, enter ``uid=%s``
-
-.. image:: ldap/ldap06.png
-    :align: center
-    :alt: Process parameter highlighted in LDAP server setup on Odoo.
-
-- In **User Information**, tick *Create User* if Odoo should create a User profile the first time
-  someone logs in with :abbr:`LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)`.
-
-- In **Template User**, indicate a template for the new profiles created. If left blanked, the admin
-  profile will be used as template.
-
-.. image:: ldap/ldap07.png
-    :align: center
-    :alt: User information highlighted on LDAP server setup on Odoo.
+===================
+LDAP authentication
+===================
+
+To configure :abbr:`LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)` authentication in Odoo:
+
+#. Open the Settings app, scroll down to the :guilabel:`Integrations` section, and enable
+   :guilabel:`LDAP Authentication`.
+#. Click :guilabel:`Save`, then go back to the :guilabel:`Integrations` section and click
+   :guilabel:`LDAP Server`.
+#. In the :guilabel:`Set up your LDAP Server` list, click :guilabel:`New`, then select the required
+   company in the dropdown list.
+#. In the :guilabel:`Server information` section, enter the server's IP address and port in the
+   :guilabel:`LDAP server address` and :guilabel:`LDAP Server port` fields, respectively.
+#. Enable :guilabel:`Use TLS` to request secure TLS/SSL encryption when connecting to the LDAP
+   server, providing the server has StartTLS enabled.
+#. In the :guilabel:`Login information` section, enter the ID and password of the account used to
+   query the server in the :guilabel:`LDAP binddn` and :guilabel:`LDAP password` fields,
+   respectively. If the fields are left empty, the server will perform the query anonymously.
+#. In the :guilabel:`Process parameter` section, enter:
+
+   - the LDAP server's name in the :guilabel:`LDAP base` field using LDAP format
+     (e.g., ``dc=example,dc=com``);
+   - ``uid=%s`` in the :guilabel:`LDAP filter` field.
+
+#. In the :guilabel:`User information` section:
+
+   - Enable :guilabel:`Create user` to create a user profile in Odoo the first time someone logs in
+     using LDAP;
+   - Select the :guilabel:`User template` to be used to create the new user profiles. If no template
+     is selected, the administrator's profile is used.
+
+.. note::
+    When using Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for LDAP authentication in Odoo, users may experience
+    login issues despite using valid credentials. To resolve this, create a new system parameter in
+    Odoo to disable referral chasing in the LDAP client:
+
+    #. :ref:`Activate the developer mode. <developer-mode>`
+    #. Go to :menuselection:`Settings --> Technical --> System Parameters` and click
+       :guilabel:`New`.
+    #. Fill in the fields:
+
+       - :guilabel:`Key`: ``auth_ldap.disable_chase_ref``
+       - :guilabel:`Value`: ``True``