# Ldap connectivity using user in kibana.yml is , xpack user or AD user? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 7, 2018, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-connectivity-using-user-in-kibana-yml-is-xpack-user-or-ad-user/159875 "2018-12-07T08:06:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rijinmp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rijinmp/32/24634_2.png) [@rijinmp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rijinmp)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 8:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-connectivity-using-user-in-kibana-yml-is-xpack-user-or-ad-user/159875/1 "2018-12-07T08:06:14Z")
Hi All , If i am enabling ldap authentication in Es , we can login with AD user through kibana login page. My doubt is , on that same time which user we should use in kibana.yml conf ? X-pack user or AD user ( in kibana.yml) elasticsearch.username: "elastic" elasticsearch.password: "changeme" or elasticsearch.username: "{AD Username} " elasticsearch.password: "{AD User pasword}" ? ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-connectivity-using-user-in-kibana-yml-is-xpack-user-or-ad-user/159875/2 "2018-12-10T05:17:23Z")
Per the [setup instructions](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.5/using-kibana-with-security.html) you should use the built-in `kibana` user. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2019, 5:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ldap-connectivity-using-user-in-kibana-yml-is-xpack-user-or-ad-user/159875/3 "2019-01-07T05:28:57Z")
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