diff --git a/CICD/plays/allnodes.yml b/CICD/plays/allnodes.yml
index eb0c2a3fdae840d72ef539e2d5b39117eff0ade0..406bdb797108aa4d19a505742cb4df02f5df6909 100644
--- a/CICD/plays/allnodes.yml
+++ b/CICD/plays/allnodes.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   strategy: free
   roles:
   - { role: disable_selinux, tags: [ disableselinux ] }
-  - { role: ldapclient, tags: [ authentication ] }
+  #- { role: ldapclient, tags: [ authentication ] }
   - { role: ssh-password-login, tags: [ authentication ] }
   - { role: enable_sudo_group, tags: [ authentication, sudo ] }
   - { role: move_homedir }
diff --git a/CICD/vars/ldapConfig.yml b/CICD/vars/ldapConfig.yml
index 716826eed14117562a2a8aaab6c42953f63c3fba..3ccb6e0fafe68e7b3b601c7ed1efb537eda33c74 100644
--- a/CICD/vars/ldapConfig.yml
+++ b/CICD/vars/ldapConfig.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ ldapDomain: "erc.monash.edu.au"
 ldapURI: "ldaps://hpcldap0.erc.monash.edu.au:636"
 ldapROURI: "ldaps://hpcldap1.erc.monash.edu.au:636"
 ldapBindDN: "cn=ldapuser,ou=People,dc=erc,dc=monash,dc=edu,dc=au"
-ldapBindDNPassword: "ldaprootf3D2o_lL"
+ldapBindDNPassword: "thisisafakepassword"
 ldapManagerDN: "cn=Manager,dc=erc,dc=monash,dc=edu,dc=au"
 ldapBase: "dc=erc,dc=monash,dc=edu,dc=au"
 ldapGroupBase: "ou=Groups,dc=erc,dc=monash,dc=edu,dc=au"