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DESCRIPTION
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-Creates a new internal only user account for batch/role access, such
-as from an automated build system or event monitoring over
-link:cmd-stream-events.html[gerrit stream-events].
+Creates a new internal-only user account.
+
+If the account is created without an email address, it may only be
+used for batch/role access, such as from an automated build system
+or event monitoring over link:cmd-stream-events.html[gerrit stream-events].
If LDAP authentication is being used, the user account is created
without checking the LDAP directory. Consequently users can be