From e09a7873d1f5119fb76f0414075cdc68972184ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Marcel Klehr <mklehr@gmx.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:26:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(user_ldap): Add config for partial search compatibility
 with ActiveDirectory

Signed-off-by: Marcel Klehr <mklehr@gmx.net>
---
 apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php b/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php
index a6a414d29bf93..72d13f0cabe36 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/lib/Access.php
@@ -1576,7 +1576,12 @@ private function prepareSearchTerm(string $term): string {
 		if ($term === '') {
 			$result = '*';
 		} elseif ($allowEnum) {
-			$result = $term . '*';
+			$activeDirectoryCompat = $this->appConfig->getValueBool('user_ldap', 'partial_search_active_directory_compatibility', false);
+			if ($activeDirectoryCompat) {
+				$result = '*' . $term . '*';
+			} else {
+				$result = $term . '*';
+			}
 		}
 		return $result;
 	}