diff --git a/helm/hpcc/values.schema.json b/helm/hpcc/values.schema.json
index 7833079a459..f9be3740b9d 100644
--- a/helm/hpcc/values.schema.json
+++ b/helm/hpcc/values.schema.json
@@ -1087,6 +1087,10 @@
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "Only return iterated logical file metadata for files that user has scope permission to access"
         },
+        "disableDefaultUser": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Disable deprecated files default user"
+        },
         "useLegacyDefaultFileScopePermissionCache": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "description": "Use legacy default filescope permissions that cached value for first user"
diff --git a/initfiles/componentfiles/configxml/dali.xsl b/initfiles/componentfiles/configxml/dali.xsl
index a8fa70c2aab..da7aec45291 100644
--- a/initfiles/componentfiles/configxml/dali.xsl
+++ b/initfiles/componentfiles/configxml/dali.xsl
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="useLegacyDefaultFileScopePermissionCache">
                 <xsl:value-of select="/Environment/Software/LDAPServerProcess[@name=$ldapServerName]/@useLegacyDefaultFileScopePermissionCache"/>
             </xsl:attribute>
+            <xsl:attribute name="disableDefaultUser">
+              <xsl:value-of select="/Environment/Software/LDAPServerProcess[@name=$ldapServerName]/@disableDefaultUser"/>
+            </xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:variable name="ldapServerNode" select="/Environment/Software/LDAPServerProcess[@name=$ldapServerName]"/>
             <xsl:if test="not($ldapServerNode)">
               <xsl:message terminate="yes">