# Can't find system.user.addRole

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-find-system-user-addrole/20552>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [November 6, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-find-system-user-addrole/20552 "2018-11-06T13:48:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![war\_vortex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/6bbea6/32.png) [@war\_vortex](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/war_vortex)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-find-system-user-addrole/20552/1 "2018-11-06T13:48:43Z")

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what is the reason？

thank

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-find-system-user-addrole/20552/2 "2018-11-06T13:53:54Z")

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That would imply you are using something older than Ignition v7.9.5. That’s when [addRole](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/system.user.addRole) was introduced.