diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 93772026d..b8999abbc 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 2009-01-20  Badlop  <badlop@process-one.net>
 
+	* doc/guide.tex: Explain that account creation is only supported
+	by internal and odbc authentication methods
+	* doc/guide.html: Likewise
+
 	* src/Makefile.in: The path to the installed copy of ejabberd
 	Guide is set in the environment variable
 	EJABBERD_DOC_PATH (EJAB-837).
diff --git a/doc/guide.html b/doc/guide.html
index 5bf0b4a26..5982ab9fb 100644
--- a/doc/guide.html
+++ b/doc/guide.html
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ example authentication scripts</A>.
 <A HREF="#mssql">3.2.2</A> and <A HREF="#odbc">3.2.4</A>.
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">anonymous &#X2014; See section&#XA0;<A HREF="#saslanonymous">3.1.4</A>.
 </LI><LI CLASS="li-itemize">pam &#X2014; See section&#XA0;<A HREF="#pam">3.1.4</A>.
-</LI></UL><P> <A NAME="internalauth"></A> </P><!--TOC subsubsection Internal-->
+</LI></UL><P>Account creation is only supported by internal and odbc methods.</P><P> <A NAME="internalauth"></A> </P><!--TOC subsubsection Internal-->
 <H4 CLASS="subsubsection"><!--SEC ANCHOR --><A HREF="#internalauth">Internal</A></H4><!--SEC END --><P> <A NAME="internalauth"></A> 
 </P><P><TT>ejabberd</TT> uses its internal Mnesia database as the default authentication method.</P><UL CLASS="itemize"><LI CLASS="li-itemize">
 <TT>auth_method</TT>: The value <TT>internal</TT> will enable the internal
diff --git a/doc/guide.tex b/doc/guide.tex
index 04e87e3bf..b722e1bc2 100644
--- a/doc/guide.tex
+++ b/doc/guide.tex
@@ -1121,6 +1121,8 @@ The following authentication methods are supported by \ejabberd{}:
 \item pam --- See section~\ref{pam}.
 \end{itemize}
 
+Account creation is only supported by internal and odbc methods.
+
 \makesubsubsection{internalauth}{Internal}
 \ind{internal authentication}\ind{Mnesia}