// use the normalized form of the entityName (which will be an LDAP DN).
	userType := IAMUserType(mapping.UserType)
	isGroup := mapping.IsGroup
	entityName := mapping.UserOrGroup

	if globalIAMSys.GetUsersSysType() == LDAPUsersSysType && userType == stsUser {
		// Validate that the user or group exists in LDAP and use the normalized
		// form of the entityName (which will be an LDAP DN).
		var err error
		if isGroup {