# Is it required to import users when using SSO?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-required-to-import-users-when-using-sso/63955
**Category:** Migration
**Tags:** vanilla
**Created:** [6월 5, 2017, 12:51오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-required-to-import-users-when-using-sso/63955 "2017-06-05T12:51:12Z")
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### Author: ![vinothkannans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vinothkannans/32/86465_2.png) [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)
#### Post date: [6월 5, 2017, 1:47오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-required-to-import-users-when-using-sso/63955/4 "2017-06-05T13:47:42Z")

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> [@kodab](#):
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> What happens if I don’t import the users and enable SSO?

I guess it can’t be done in this way. Since all posts must have their post owner while importing you can’t skip it completely.

> [@kodab](#):
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> Also the import script is not importing passwords right?

I am not sure but I think few import scripts will import passwords too. Read [Vanilla migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-from-vanilla-to-discourse/27273)’s how-to topic.

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