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Add documentation for password escaping $ character.
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nzlosh committed Dec 12, 2023
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| cache_user_groups_ttl | no | `120` | How long (in seconds) |
| base_ou_group | no | `None` | Base OU to search for group entries. If not specified will default to None and take value of base_ou |

### Escaping Password Characters

Passwords that contain the `$` character are required to be escaped in the form `$$` because the underlying modules that process the backend configuration uses [Python Template Strings](https://docs.python.org/3/library/string.html#template-strings).

## Implementation Overview

The LDAP backend attempts a few different LDAP operations to authenticate users against an LDAP server:
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