edit = True

        try:

            new_user.username = username

            new_user.admin = admin

            new_user.email = email

            new_user.active = active

            new_user.extern_name = safe_str(extern_name) \

                if extern_name else None

            new_user.extern_type = safe_str(extern_type) \

                if extern_type else None

            new_user.name = firstname

            new_user.lastname = lastname

            if not edit:

                new_user.api_key = generate_api_key()

            # set password only if creating an user or password is changed

            password_change = new_user.password and \

                not check_password(password, new_user.password)

            if not edit or password_change:

                reason = 'new password' if edit else 'new user'

                log.debug('Updating password reason=>%s', reason)

                new_user.password = get_crypt_password(password) \

            self.sa.add(new_user)

            if not edit:

                log_create_user(new_user.get_dict(), cur_user)

            return new_user

        except (DatabaseError,):

            log.error(traceback.format_exc())

            raise

    def create_registration(self, form_data):

        from kallithea.model.notification import NotificationModel

        import kallithea.lib.helpers as h

        form_data['admin'] = False

        form_data['extern_name'] = EXTERN_TYPE_INTERNAL

        form_data['extern_type'] = EXTERN_TYPE_INTERNAL

        new_user = self.create(form_data)

        self.sa.add(new_user)

        self.sa.flush()

        # notification to admins

        subject = _('New user registration')