topic Re: Unable to create user - failed to retrieve user metadata: in Alfresco Forum https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/unable-to-create-user-failed-to-retrieve-user-metadata/m-p/57947#M20743 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>After more looking around.&nbsp; I found that the task only has the above issue when the "Send Email Notification" checkbox is checked.&nbsp; &nbsp;If this is not checked the task works fine.</P><P></P><P>Looks like null user is a byproduct of something wrong with the email..</P><P></P><P>Email works throughout the rest of the application.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:22:23 GMT sparky_chiphead 2018-12-14T11:22:23Z Unable to create user - failed to retrieve user metadata: https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/unable-to-create-user-failed-to-retrieve-user-metadata/m-p/57946#M20742 I am using the latest version of alfresco community and although user's are able to login, I'm getting this error when ANY user starts a workflow.&nbsp; The file referenced in the dump is present but the user object is null.&nbsp; Any clues.It gets this error&nbsp;Unable to create user - failed to retrieve user me Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:20:15 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/unable-to-create-user-failed-to-retrieve-user-metadata/m-p/57946#M20742 sparky_chiphead 2018-12-14T09:20:15Z Re: Unable to create user - failed to retrieve user metadata: https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/unable-to-create-user-failed-to-retrieve-user-metadata/m-p/57947#M20743 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>After more looking around.&nbsp; I found that the task only has the above issue when the "Send Email Notification" checkbox is checked.&nbsp; &nbsp;If this is not checked the task works fine.</P><P></P><P>Looks like null user is a byproduct of something wrong with the email..</P><P></P><P>Email works throughout the rest of the application.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:22:23 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-forum/unable-to-create-user-failed-to-retrieve-user-metadata/m-p/57947#M20743 sparky_chiphead 2018-12-14T11:22:23Z