user = user_model.get_by_username(username, cache=False)

    if user is not None and user.is_ldap is False:

        if user.active:

            if user.username == 'default' and user.active:

                log.info('user %s authenticated correctly', username)

                return True

            elif user.username == username and check_password(password, user.password):

                log.info('user %s authenticated correctly', username)

                return True

        else:

            log.error('user %s is disabled', username)

    else:

        #since ldap is searching in case insensitive check if this user is still

        #not in our system

        username = username.lower()

        user_obj = user_model.get_by_username(username, cache=False,

                                            case_insensitive=True)

        if user_obj is not None and user_obj.is_ldap is False:

            return False

        from rhodecode.model.settings import SettingsModel

        ldap_settings = SettingsModel().get_ldap_settings()

        #======================================================================

        # FALLBACK TO LDAP AUTH IN ENABLE                

        #======================================================================

        if ldap_settings.get('ldap_active', False):

            kwargs = {

                  'server':ldap_settings.get('ldap_host', ''),

                  'base_dn':ldap_settings.get('ldap_base_dn', ''),

                  'port':ldap_settings.get('ldap_port'),

                  'bind_dn':ldap_settings.get('ldap_dn_user'),

                  'bind_pass':ldap_settings.get('ldap_dn_pass'),

                  'use_ldaps':ldap_settings.get('ldap_ldaps'),

                  'ldap_version':3,

                  }

            log.debug('Checking for ldap authentication')

            try:

                aldap = AuthLdap(**kwargs)

                res = aldap.authenticate_ldap(username, password)