diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-account b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-account
index 10cfc73..82449ca 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-account
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-account
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #
 
 # here are the per-package modules (the "Primary" block)
-account	[success=1 new_authtok_reqd=done default=ignore]	pam_unix.so
+account	[success=2 new_authtok_reqd=done default=ignore]	pam_unix.so
+-account [success=1 new_authtok_reqd=done default=ignore]    	pam_ldap.so	 ignore_unknown_user ignore_authinfo_unavail
 # here's the fallback if no module succeeds
 account	requisite			pam_deny.so
 account	required			pam_tally2.so
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-auth b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-auth
index 4ac58fb..7bebd9a 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-auth
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-extended/pam/libpam/pam.d/common-auth
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 # traditional Unix authentication mechanisms.
 
 # here are the per-package modules (the "Primary" block)
-auth	[success=ok default=1]	pam_tally2.so deny=0 unlock_time=0
-auth	[success=1 default=ignore]	pam_unix.so nullok_secure
+auth	[success=ok default=2]	pam_tally2.so deny=0 unlock_time=0
+# Try for local user first, and then try for ldap
+auth	[success=2 default=ignore]	pam_unix.so nullok_secure
+-auth    [success=1 default=ignore]  	pam_ldap.so ignore_unknown_user ignore_authinfo_unavail
 # here's the fallback if no module succeeds
 auth	requisite			pam_deny.so
 # prime the stack with a positive return value if there isn't one already;