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+import os
+import datetime
+from django.db import models
+from core.models import PlCoreBase
+from core.models import Site
+from core.models import Key
+from openstack.manager import OpenStackManager
+from django.contrib.auth.models import AbstractBaseUser, BaseUserManager
+
+# Create your models here.
+has_openstack = False
+
+class UserManager(BaseUserManager):
+    def create_user(self, email, firstname, lastname, password=None):
+        """
+        Creates and saves a User with the given email, date of
+        birth and password.
+        """
+        if not email:
+            raise ValueError('Users must have an email address')
+
+        user = self.model(
+            email=UserManager.normalize_email(email),
+            firstname=firstname,
+            lastname=lastname,
+            password=password
+        )
+        #user.set_password(password)
+        user.is_admin = True
+        user.save(using=self._db)
+        return user
+
+    def create_superuser(self, email, firstname, lastname, password):
+        """
+        Creates and saves a superuser with the given email, date of
+        birth and password.
+        """
+        user = self.create_user(email,
+            password=password,
+            firstname=firstname,
+            lastname=lastname
+        )
+        user.is_admin = True
+        user.save(using=self._db)
+        return user
+
+
+class User(AbstractBaseUser):
+
+    class Meta:
+        app_label = "core"
+
+    email = models.EmailField(
+        verbose_name='email address',
+        max_length=255,
+        unique=True,
+        db_index=True,
+    )
+
+    kuser_id = models.CharField(help_text="keystone user id", max_length=200) 
+    firstname = models.CharField(help_text="person's given name", max_length=200)
+    lastname = models.CharField(help_text="person's surname", max_length=200)
+
+    phone = models.CharField(null=True, blank=True, help_text="phone number contact", max_length=100)
+    user_url = models.URLField(null=True, blank=True)
+    site = models.ForeignKey(Site, related_name='users', verbose_name="Site this user will be homed too", null=True)
+    key = models.ForeignKey(Key, related_name='user', null=True, blank=True)
+
+    is_active = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    is_admin = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    is_staff = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+
+    objects = UserManager()
+
+    USERNAME_FIELD = 'email'
+    REQUIRED_FIELDS = ['firstname', 'lastname']
+
+    def get_full_name(self):
+        # The user is identified by their email address
+        return self.email
+
+    def get_short_name(self):
+        # The user is identified by their email address
+        return self.email
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return self.email
+
+    def has_perm(self, perm, obj=None):
+        "Does the user have a specific permission?"
+        # Simplest possible answer: Yes, always
+        return True
+
+    def has_module_perms(self, app_label):
+        "Does the user have permissions to view the app `app_label`?"
+        # Simplest possible answer: Yes, always
+        return True
+
+    @property
+    def is_staff(self):
+        "Is the user a member of staff?"
+        # Simplest possible answer: All admins are staff
+        return self.is_admin
+
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwds):
+        if has_openstack:
+            if not hasattr(self, 'os_manager'):
+                setattr(self, 'os_manager', OpenStackManager())
+
+            self.os_manager.save_user(self)
+        if not self.id:
+            self.set_password(self.password)    
+        super(User, self).save(*args, **kwds)   
+
+    def delete(self, *args, **kwds):
+        if has_openstack:
+            if not hasattr(self, 'os_manager'):
+                setattr(self, 'os_manager', OpenStackManager())
+
+            self.os_manager.delete_user(self)
+        super(User, self).delete(*args, **kwds)