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## UserIdentityService.findOrCreateUser() method

find or create a local user using a profile from an external source

**Signature:**

```typescript
findOrCreateUser(userIdentity: I): Promise<U>;
```

## Parameters

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userIdentity


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I


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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;U&gt;

## Example

async findOrCreateUser( ldapUser: LDAPUserIdentity, ): Promise<UserProfile> { let user: UserProfile = await this.userRepository.findOrCreate(<!-- -->{ name: ldapUser.cn, username: ldapUser.mail, roles: \_.map(ldapUser.memberof\['ou=roles,dc=mydomain,o=myOrg'\], 'cn') }<!-- -->); await this.linkExternalProfile(user.id, ldapUser); return user; }