# User command onöy if user does not yet exist

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/user-command-onoy-if-user-does-not-yet-exist/12887>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [May 30, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/user-command-onoy-if-user-does-not-yet-exist/12887 "2013-05-30T21:15:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/user-command-onoy-if-user-does-not-yet-exist/12887/1 "2013-05-30T21:15:38Z")

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Hmm, this currently doesn’t exist and would be awkward seeing your with\_items invocation.

It seems like you want something like a create\_with\_password option that works like password but only sets it the first time.