# system.kanoa.security.getUserSource(userName)

Returns the userSource that a user belongs to

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### Parameters
**userName** `String`<br />

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### Returns
**userSource** `PyObject` com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.user.UserSourceMeta<br />

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### Example
```python
userSource = system.kanoa.security.getUserSource('johnDoe')
print userSource.getName()
```