Any way to force LDAP to copy from user (template)?

[KolbyG 3]

When creating a new user in Emby, you have the option to copy settings from an existing user, crucially, including user configuration. I don't see this option when provisioning with LDAP though. I see a few settings within the LDAP plugin, but nothing about user configuration settings. My goal is to copy things like homepage layout, playback preferences, and many other defaults from a template user. This works fine for regular Emby users, but I'd really like to use LDAP to manage my users instead.

Am I missing a setting somewhere? Or is this not possible?

[KolbyG 3]

Figured out a solution, adding it here for anyone else that wants this. Easier than I thought, just create a regular Emby user with the same username as you will use in LDAP auth (matching sAMAccountName, mailNickname or whatever attribute you want to use), then after creating, swap the auth provider from "Default" to "LDAP". The preferences will be applied form the template, and the user will be able to authenticate using LDAP.

[Luke 42077]

Hi. Yes that is a good way. That new feature came after ldap was introduced so we’ll have to think about how to work it into the ldap user creation options.

[KolbyG 3]

2 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi. Yes that is a good way. That new feature came after ldap was introduced so we’ll have to think about how to work it into the ldap user creation options.

Yeah if it could be added directly that would be even better, but this workaround takes minimal additional effort, so it's not a huge deal. If you do happen to rework the LDAP plugin a bit in the future, can you maybe also add a checkbox to ignore certificate validation? AD, in some cases requires LDAPS these days, which does work fine with the plugin, but actually collecting the cert thumbprints from the DCs and giving them to Emby is likely unneeded in most home environments (and I'm pretty sure I'll forget in a year when they expire/autorenew ). A checkbox to still use LDAPS but ignore all cert checking would be ideal.

Edited November 13, 2025 by KolbyG

[Luke 42077]

Yes that makes sense. Thanks.