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# UserExist

Allows you to check whether a user already exists in IDOL Server.

If the user exists, the action returns `True`. If the user does not exist, it returns `False`.

## Example

    http://12.3.4.56:9000/action=UserExist&UserName=Susan Smith

This action checks whether the user `Susan Smith` exists in IDOL Server.

## Optional Parameters

This action accepts the following optional parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
Repository | The repository to check for the user.
UserName | The name of the user to find.

This action accepts the following standard ACI action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ActionID | A string to use to identify an ACI action.
EncryptResponse | Encrypt the output.
FileName | The file to write output to.
ForceTemplateRefresh | Forces the server to load the template from disk.
Output | Writes output to a file.
ResponseFormat | The format of the action output.
Template | The template to use for the action output.
TemplateParamCSVs | A list of variables to use for the specified template.

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