How can I make password optional when using authlogic and LDAP authentication?

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Published on 2009-12-31T21:14:31Z Indexed on 2010/04/03 23:33 UTC
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I am creating an application for which I am trying to use LDAP with authlogic for login authentication. I want to accept just the username and log the user in if he is on the LDAP server. For this, I need to disable the password validation. How can I do that?

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