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    ConfigurationSection
This section contains the most basic configuration settings.
| Setting | Description | Default | Example | 
| Directory | “Active Directory” or “Novell eDir”. | Active Directory | Active Directory | 
| Server | LDAP server without LDAP/ prefix. | ldap.sitecore.net | |
| Secure Connection (checkbox)  | 
        Secure connection between Sitecore and LDAP server. | Yes | Yes | 
| Username | LDAP username. | DomainReader | |
| Password (password)  | 
        LDAP password. | 12345 | |
| SizeLimit | Maximum number of objects in search results. | 1000 | 1000 | 
| Mode | “Live”, “Mixed” or “Replication”. | Live | Mixed | 
| Send Mail (checkbox)  | 
        If this checkbox is set, a User will be notified when added to the Sitecore security domain. | No | Yes | 
| UserLocation | Specifies the Sitecore folder where Users taken from the Active Directory will be placed. Users will be placed in the /sitecore/Users/<UserLocation> folder.  | 
        /Directory Users | /Directory Users | 
| GroupLocation | Specifies the Sitecore folder where Roles taken from the Active Directory will be placed. Roles will be placed in the /sitecore/Users/<UserLocation> folder.  | 
        /Directory Groups | /Directory Groups | 
| Find Users (checkbox)  | 
        If this checkbox is checked, then a radio button will be checked for Users in Replication or Mixed modes in the LDAP configuration application. | No | Yes | 
| Sort by Accountname (checkbox)  | 
        If this checkbox is checked, the Accountname radio button will be checked in the LDAP configuration application. | Yes | Yes | 
| Add groupmembers (checkbox)  | 
        If this checkbox is checked, then the appropriate “Add groupmembers” checkbox in the LDAP configuration application will be checked as well. | Yes | Yes | 
| Novell entry | “adsPath” allows Novell eDir Users to login with a User without organization (cn=user instead of cn=user, o=organization). | adsPath |