diff --git a/lam/docs/README.lamdaemon.txt b/lam/docs/README.lamdaemon.txt
index c3c66cc5..906f652c 100644
--- a/lam/docs/README.lamdaemon.txt
+++ b/lam/docs/README.lamdaemon.txt
@@ -21,10 +21,17 @@ to point to lamdaemonOld.pl.
 
    * Set the remote or local host in the configuration
     (e.g. 127.0.0.1)
+
    * Path to lamdaemon.pl, e.g. /srv/www/htdocs/lam/lib/lamdaemon.pl
      If you installed a Debian or RPM package then the script may be located at
      /usr/share/ldap-account-manager/lib or /var/www/html/lam/lib.
 
+   * Your LAM admin user must be a valid Unix account. It needs to have the object class
+     "posixAccount" and an attribute "uid". This account must be accepted by the
+     SSH daemon of your home directory server.
+     Do not create a second local account but change your system to accept LDAP users.
+     You can use LAM to add the Unix account part to your admin user.
+
 
 2. Setup sudo
 =============