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url: /process-functions/userSecurity-users.md
description: >-
  Provides an interface for managing user accounts within the system,
  facilitating operations such as retrieving, updating, and managing user
  details and their security groups.
---

# userSecurity.users 

Provides an interface for managing user accounts within the system, facilitating operations such as retrieving, updating, and managing user details and their security groups.

### Functions and Properties

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* ### getFromEmail(email)

  Retrieves a user based on their email address.

  * #### Parameters:
    * `email` - The email address of the user to retrieve.
  * #### Returns:
    * A [user object](/process-functions/userSecurity-user) representing the user.

***

* ### get(userId)

  Retrieves a user by their unique identifier.

  * #### Parameters:
    * `userId` - The identifier of the user, either numeric ID or string.
  * #### Returns:
    * A [user object](/process-functions/userSecurity-user) representing the user.

***

* ### getCurrent()

  Retrieves the user running the process.

  * #### Returns:
    * A [user object](/process-functions/userSecurity-user) representing the current user running the process.

***

### Examples

```js
// Retrieve a user by email
var userByEmail = userSecurity.users.getFromEmail("john.doe@example.com");
console.log("User Retrieved: " + userByEmail.getName());

// Retrieve a user by ID
var userById = userSecurity.users.get(123);
console.log("User Retrieved: " + userById.getName());

// Retrieve the currently logged-in user
var currentUser = userSecurity.users.getCurrent();
console.log("Current User: " + currentUser.getName());
```