diff --git a/application/configs/application.ini.sample b/application/configs/application.ini.sample
index 413a7e225eb669b4a573920cf648667566bec194..79b0e3fbffb29fe2d2e112fd6549b5c462c16c1f 100644
--- a/application/configs/application.ini.sample
+++ b/application/configs/application.ini.sample
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ unl.cas.module = auth
 unl.cas.controller = index
 unl.templates.options.version = 3
 unl.templates.options.templatedependentspath = APPLICATION_PATH "/../document_root"
-ldap.uri = "ldap://example.com"
-ldap.dn = "uid=user,dc=example,dc=com"
+ldap.uri = "ldap://unl.edu"
+ldap.dn = "cn=service-account-name,ou=service,dc=example,dc=com"
 ldap.password = "password"
 bulletin.github.username = USERNAME
 bulletin.github.password = PASSWORD
diff --git a/application/modules/auth/models/UserModel.php b/application/modules/auth/models/UserModel.php
index 8b385aa10323d56a20fe4d930893e9a395dcd607..c8ea432b5ed47a0b09877d5a9b054c7744f94b61 100644
--- a/application/modules/auth/models/UserModel.php
+++ b/application/modules/auth/models/UserModel.php
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Auth_UserModel extends Unl_Model {
 
         $person = self::fetchNew();
 
-        $filter = 'uid='
+        $filter = 'cn='
                 . strtr($userName,
                         array(',' => '', '=' => '', ' ' => ''));
         $userInfo = self::$_ldap->search('ou=people,dc=unl,dc=edu', $filter);