kwargs['bind_pass'] = password

        log.debug('Checking for ldap authentication')

        try:

            aldap = AuthLdap(**kwargs)

            (user_dn, ldap_attrs) = aldap.authenticate_ldap(username, password)

            log.debug('Got ldap DN response %s' % user_dn)

            get_ldap_attr = lambda k: ldap_attrs.get(settings.get(k), [''])[0]

            # old attrs fetched from Kallithea database

            admin = getattr(userobj, 'admin', False)

            email = getattr(userobj, 'email', '')

            firstname = getattr(userobj, 'firstname', '')

            lastname = getattr(userobj, 'lastname', '')

            extern_type = getattr(userobj, 'extern_type', '')

            user_attrs = {

                'username': username,

                'firstname': safe_unicode(get_ldap_attr('attr_firstname') or firstname),

                'lastname': safe_unicode(get_ldap_attr('attr_lastname') or lastname),

                'groups': [],

                'email': get_ldap_attr('attr_email' or email),

                'admin': admin,