:param attrs:

        """

        from rhodecode.lib.auth import get_crypt_password

        log.debug('Checking for such ldap account in RhodeCode database')

        if self.get_by_username(username, case_insensitive=True) is None:

            try:

                new_user = User()

                # add ldap account always lowercase

                new_user.username = username.lower()

                new_user.password = get_crypt_password(password)

                new_user.api_key = generate_api_key(username)

                new_user.email = attrs['email']

                new_user.ldap_dn = safe_unicode(user_dn)

                new_user.name = attrs['name']

                new_user.lastname = attrs['lastname']

                self.sa.add(new_user)

                self.sa.commit()

                return True

            except (DatabaseError,):

                log.error(traceback.format_exc())

                self.sa.rollback()

                raise

        log.debug('this %s user exists skipping creation of ldap account',