diff --git a/rhodecode/model/settings.py b/rhodecode/model/settings.py
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--- a/rhodecode/model/settings.py
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-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-"""
-    rhodecode.model.settings
-    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-    Settings model for RhodeCode
-
-    :created on Nov 17, 2010
-    :author: marcink
-    :copyright: (C) 2009-2011 Marcin Kuzminski <marcin@python-works.com>
-    :license: GPLv3, see COPYING for more details.
-"""
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-import logging
-
-from rhodecode.model import BaseModel
-from rhodecode.model.caching_query import FromCache
-from rhodecode.model.db import  RhodeCodeSettings
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-class SettingsModel(BaseModel):
-    """
-    Settings model
-    """
-
-    def get(self, settings_key, cache=False):
-        r = self.sa.query(RhodeCodeSettings)\
-            .filter(RhodeCodeSettings.app_settings_name == settings_key).scalar()
-        if cache:
-            r = r.options(FromCache("sql_cache_short",
-                                          "get_setting_%s" % settings_key))
-        return r
-
-    def get_app_settings(self, cache=False):
-        """Get's config from database, each config key is prefixed with
-        'rhodecode_' prefix, than global pylons config is updated with such
-        keys
-        """
-
-        ret = self.sa.query(RhodeCodeSettings)
-
-        if cache:
-            ret = ret.options(FromCache("sql_cache_short", "get_hg_settings"))
-
-        if not ret:
-            raise Exception('Could not get application settings !')
-        settings = {}
-        for each in ret:
-            settings['rhodecode_' + each.app_settings_name] = each.app_settings_value
-
-        return settings
-
-    def get_ldap_settings(self):
-        """
-        Returns ldap settings from database
-        :returns:
-        ldap_active
-        ldap_host
-        ldap_port
-        ldap_tls_kind
-        ldap_tls_reqcert
-        ldap_dn_user
-        ldap_dn_pass
-        ldap_base_dn
-        ldap_filter
-        ldap_search_scope
-        ldap_attr_login
-        ldap_attr_firstname
-        ldap_attr_lastname
-        ldap_attr_email
-        """
-        # ldap_search_scope
-
-        r = self.sa.query(RhodeCodeSettings)\
-                .filter(RhodeCodeSettings.app_settings_name\
-                        .startswith('ldap_'))\
-                .all()
-
-        fd = {}
-
-        for row in r:
-            v = row.app_settings_value
-            if v in ['true', 'yes', 'on', 'y', 't', '1']:
-                v = True
-            elif v in ['false', 'no', 'off', 'n', 'f', '0']:
-                v = False
-
-            fd.update({row.app_settings_name:v})
-
-        return fd