diff --git a/full/src/main/resources/ldap.properties b/full/src/main/resources/embedded-ldap-default.conf
similarity index 72%
rename from full/src/main/resources/ldap.properties
rename to full/src/main/resources/embedded-ldap-default.conf
index c822988..ccb912e 100644
--- a/full/src/main/resources/ldap.properties
+++ b/full/src/main/resources/embedded-ldap-default.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# default and sample configuration for an automatically starting
+# embedded LDAP server
 ldapHost=localhost
 ldapPort=3267
 ldapBase=dc=example,dc=com