diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
index 41534b8c2a..82433a2aa9 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/v1/admin.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from six.moves import http_client
from twisted.internet import defer
-from synapse.api.constants import Membership
+from synapse.api.constants import Membership, UserTypes
from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, NotFoundError, SynapseError
from synapse.http.servlet import (
assert_params_in_dict,
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ class UserRegisterServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid password")
admin = body.get("admin", None)
+ user_type = body.get("user_type", None)
+
+ if user_type is not None and user_type not in UserTypes.ALL_USER_TYPES:
+ raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid user type")
+
got_mac = body["mac"]
want_mac = hmac.new(
@@ -171,6 +176,9 @@ class UserRegisterServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
want_mac.update(password)
want_mac.update(b"\x00")
want_mac.update(b"admin" if admin else b"notadmin")
+ if user_type:
+ want_mac.update(b"\x00")
+ want_mac.update(user_type.encode('utf8'))
want_mac = want_mac.hexdigest()
if not hmac.compare_digest(
@@ -189,6 +197,7 @@ class UserRegisterServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
password=body["password"],
admin=bool(admin),
generate_token=False,
+ user_type=user_type,
)
result = yield register._create_registration_details(user_id, body)
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