diff --git a/lam/docs/manual-sources/howto.xml b/lam/docs/manual-sources/howto.xml
index bd07f498..330af224 100644
--- a/lam/docs/manual-sources/howto.xml
+++ b/lam/docs/manual-sources/howto.xml
@@ -5141,7 +5141,12 @@ Run slapindex to rebuild the index.
           forget their passwords.</para>
 
           <para>To enable this feature please activate the checkbox "Enable
-          password self reset link":</para>
+          password self reset link".</para>
+
+          <para><emphasis role="bold">Hint:</emphasis> Plese note that LAM Pro
+          uses security questions by default. Activate confirmation mails and
+          then deactivate security questions if you want to use only email
+          validation.</para>
 
           <screenshot>
             <mediaobject>
@@ -5200,6 +5205,29 @@ Run slapindex to rebuild the index.
           handle with care since anybody with access to the user's mail
           account can reset the password.</para>
 
+          <para><emphasis role="bold">Troubleshooting:</emphasis></para>
+
+          <para>If you get messages like "Unable to find user account." this
+          can have multiple reasons:</para>
+
+          <itemizedlist>
+            <listitem>
+              <para>security questions enabled but no security question and/or
+              answer set for this user</para>
+            </listitem>
+
+            <listitem>
+              <para>user name + email combination does not exist</para>
+            </listitem>
+
+            <listitem>
+              <para>no connection to LDAP server</para>
+            </listitem>
+          </itemizedlist>
+
+          <para>Turn on logging in LAM's main configuration settings. The
+          exact reason is logged on notice level.</para>
+
           <para><emphasis role="bold">New fields for self service
           page</emphasis></para>