Title: Trouble getting Authentication Groups working
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Trouble getting Authentication Groups working

 *  Resolved [ben-tompia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ben-tompia/)
 * (@ben-tompia)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-getting-authentication-groups-working/)
 * Can’t seem to get the Authentication Groups function working. I’m able to successfully
   authenticate an AD user when not using the groups setting. Is there a specific
   syntax that needs to be adhered to? Mine looks like this:
 * cn=group,ou=Groups,ou=Business Units,dc=example,dc=com (altered the entries but
   the syntax is the same)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdirauth/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdirauth/)
 * I just get an ‘incorrect password’ error when trying to login when the groups
   are enabled.

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 *  Plugin Author [Paul Gilzow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilzow/)
 * (@gilzow)
 * [9 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-getting-authentication-groups-working/#post-7576169)
 * Use **just** the group’s name (cn). The plugin will look up the DN based on that.
   Using your example from above, you would want to enter in “group”.
 *  Thread Starter [ben-tompia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ben-tompia/)
 * (@ben-tompia)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-getting-authentication-groups-working/#post-7576344)
 * That worked. Thank you.
 *  Plugin Author [Paul Gilzow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilzow/)
 * (@gilzow)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-getting-authentication-groups-working/#post-7576345)
 * :thumbsup:
 *  [oloo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oloo/)
 * (@oloo)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-getting-authentication-groups-working/#post-7576401)
 * Can we use few groups ?
 *  Plugin Author [Paul Gilzow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilzow/)
 * (@gilzow)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-getting-authentication-groups-working/#post-7576408)
 * [@oloo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oloo/) – what do you mean by
 * > Can we use few groups?

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 * Last reply from: [Paul Gilzow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gilzow/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trouble-getting-authentication-groups-working/#post-7576408)
 * Status: resolved