diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/ldap-auth/article.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/ldap-auth/article.xml
index 491c6da726..c8579870b5 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/ldap-auth/article.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/ldap-auth/article.xml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ tls_cacert /path/to/your/cacert.crt</programlisting>
       <para>The base entry for our database is
 	<literal>dc=example,dc=org</literal>.  The default location for
 	users that most clients seem to expect is something like
-	<literal>ou=people,base</literal>, so
+	<literal>ou=people,<replaceable>base</replaceable></literal>, so
 	that is what will be used here.  However keep in mind that this is
 	configurable.</para>
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ cn: tuser</programlisting>
 
       <para>With this set, <package>security/pam_ldap</package> will search the entire
 	LDAP directory under <literal>base</literal> for the value
-	<literal>uid=username</literal>.  If it
+	<literal>uid=<replaceable>username</replaceable></literal>.  If it
 	finds one and only one entry, it will attempt to bind as that user
 	with the password it was given.  If it binds correctly, then it
 	will allow access.  Otherwise it will fail.</para>