Add LDAP members to groups and projects before user first login

[José Marcelo Fascio]

Hi,

Suppose GitLab server is configured to use LDAP (AD) user authentication. 

Trying to add a user to a project or group, GitLab is not searching the users in the LDAP server, but only in the local user repository apparently.

If the LDAP user never logged in from LDAP, I simply can't add him to the project/group.

We use GitLab CE 8.16.

Please, any help that doesn't involve having to perform a bulk load from LDAP or adding the user via API or like?

Tks!

J.Marcelo