Python script I use for populating my OMERO DB with users

Setup_test_users.py

from omero.gateway import BlitzGateway
import omero
from omero.rtypes import rtime, rlong, rstring, rlist, rint
from omero_model_ExperimenterI import ExperimenterI
from omero_model_ExperimenterGroupI import ExperimenterGroupI
from omero_model_PermissionsI import PermissionsI

conn = BlitzGateway('root', 'omero', host='localhost');
print conn.connect()

admin = conn.getAdminService()
uuid = admin.getEventContext().sessionUuid
uuid = ""    #" _%s" % uuid

group1name = "private%s" % uuid
group2name = "read-only%s" % uuid
group3name = "read-ann%s" % uuid
group4name = "read-edit%s" % uuid
ownerName = "owner%s" % uuid
user1name = "will%s" % uuid
user2name = "ben%s" % uuid

### create three users (plus 'root') in 4 groups
listOfGroups = list()
listOfGroups.append(admin.lookupGroup("user"))  # all users need to be in 'user' group to do anything! 

#group1 - private
new_gr1 = ExperimenterGroupI()
new_gr1.name = rstring(group1name)
new_gr1.details.permissions = PermissionsI('rw----')
gid = admin.createGroup(new_gr1)
privateGroup = admin.getGroup(gid)
listOfGroups.append(privateGroup)

#group2 - read-only
new_gr2 = ExperimenterGroupI()
new_gr2.name = rstring(group2name)
new_gr2.details.permissions = PermissionsI('rwr---')
gid2 = admin.createGroup(new_gr2)
readOnlyGroup = admin.getGroup(gid2)
listOfGroups.append(readOnlyGroup)

#group3 - read-ann
new_gr3 = ExperimenterGroupI()
new_gr3.name = rstring(group3name)
new_gr3.details.permissions = PermissionsI('rwra--')
gid3 = admin.createGroup(new_gr3)
readAnnGroup = admin.getGroup(gid3)
listOfGroups.append(readAnnGroup)

#group4 - read-write
new_gr4 = ExperimenterGroupI()
new_gr4.name = rstring(group4name)
new_gr4.details.permissions = PermissionsI('rwrw--')
gid4 = admin.createGroup(new_gr4)
readWriteGroup = admin.getGroup(gid4)
listOfGroups.append(readWriteGroup)

# Add 'root' to each group, except first 'user' group in list
admin.addGroups(ExperimenterI(0, False), listOfGroups[1:])

#new user (group owner)
owner = ExperimenterI()
owner.omeName = rstring(ownerName)
owner.firstName = rstring("Group")
owner.lastName = rstring("Owner")
owner.email = rstring("[email protected]")

ownerId = admin.createExperimenterWithPassword(owner, rstring("ome"), readAnnGroup, listOfGroups)
newOwner = admin.getExperimenter(ownerId) 
admin.setGroupOwner(privateGroup, newOwner) 
admin.setGroupOwner(readOnlyGroup, newOwner) 
admin.setGroupOwner(readAnnGroup, newOwner) 
admin.setGroupOwner(readWriteGroup, newOwner) 

#new user1
new_exp = ExperimenterI()
new_exp.omeName = rstring(user1name)
new_exp.firstName = rstring("Will")
new_exp.lastName = rstring("Moore")
new_exp.email = rstring("[email protected]")

eid = admin.createExperimenterWithPassword(new_exp, rstring("ome"), readAnnGroup, listOfGroups)

#new user2
new_exp2 = ExperimenterI()
new_exp2.omeName = rstring(user2name)
new_exp2.firstName = rstring("Ben")
new_exp2.lastName = rstring("Nevis")
new_exp2.email = rstring("[email protected]")

eid2 = admin.createExperimenterWithPassword(new_exp2, rstring("ome"), readAnnGroup, listOfGroups)