# Map users when importing from Gitlab

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/map-users-when-importing-from-gitlab/6575>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [January 20, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/map-users-when-importing-from-gitlab/6575 "2023-01-20T21:20:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![olivierlambert](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/olivierlambert/32/3377_2.png) [@olivierlambert](https://forum.gitea.com/u/olivierlambert)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/map-users-when-importing-from-gitlab/6575/1 "2023-01-20T21:20:14Z")

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Hello there!

When importing a project from a Gitlab, users from the commits and MR got a different email/author name and Gitlab username there than on the Gitea (destination). For example, `firstnamelastname` user on Gitlab used his personal email, while on Gitea, I’m using LDAP with a username `firstname.lastname` (note the dot) and also identify him via his corporate email. So there’s no way Gitea make the association automatically.

Is there a way to manually map those imported “imported Gitlab user” to their local valid LDAP user?