[Zope-CMF] odd problem with user management

[Jon Franz]

Hello,
	I'm using the CMF for my *gasp* corporate intranet, and due to
some policies=20
in place, employees cannot create thier own users.  Instead, HR creates
the users and=20
defines all of thier properties.  the employees can modify only one
property - the=20
about_me property, meanwhile all others should be editable by CMF
managers only.

I have created the needed forms and they pull the current user data, and
have created=20
the python code below and placed it inside CMFCore/Registration.py (I
know, put it in=20
CMFDefault, but I'm prototyping and dont care at this point), and the
code compiles=20
and runs without raising any errors.  However, once run, the user's
folder disappears=20
from within the ZMI and the portal. =20

Any ideas of what I'm doing wrong?

Heres the code:
>>>>>>>>>
    security.declareProtected(CMFCorePermissions.ManagePortal,
'setOthersProperties')
    def setOthersProperties(self, user=3DNone, properties=3DNone, **kw):
        '''Allows the authenticated member to set his/her own
properties.
        Accepts either keyword arguments or a mapping for the
"properties"
        argument.
        '''
        if user is None or user=3D=3D'':
            raise 'Bad request', 'invalid user'
           =20
        if properties is None:
            properties =3D kw
        membership =3D getToolByName(self, 'portal_membership')
        if not membership.isAnonymousUser():
            member =3D membership.getMemberById(user)
            failMessage =3D self.testPropertiesValidity(properties,
member)
            if failMessage is not None:
                raise 'Bad Request', failMessage
            member.setMemberProperties(properties)
        else:
            raise 'Bad Request', 'Not logged in.'
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