# Checking User Existence Rake

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-user-existence-rake/311065>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [June 7, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-user-existence-rake/311065 "2024-06-07T00:07:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-user-existence-rake/311065/2 "2024-06-07T00:33:22Z")

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If I understand your intent from looking at the github repo, Why not just use DISCOURSE\_DEVELOPER\_EMAIL and then when a user is created with that email address they are automatically an admin.

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