import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.Group;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.User;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.UserManager;
import org.apache.sling.jcr.base.util.AccessControlUtil;
UserManager userManager = AccessControlUtil.getUserManager(jcrSession);
Authorizable authorizable = userManager.getAuthorizable(name);
if (authorizable instanceof User) {
user = (User)authorizable;}
if (authorizable instanceof Group) {
user = (Group)authorizable;
}
In JSP:
<%@page import="com.day.cq.security.UserManager"%>
<%@page import="com.day.cq.security.UserManagerFactory"%>
<%@page import="org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.Authorizable"%>
<%@page import="org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.Group"%>
Session session = resourceResolver.adaptTo(Session.class);
UserManagerFactory factory = sling.getService(UserManagerFactory.class);
UserManager userManager = factory.createUserManager(session);
Or
//This is org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.UserManager which is recommeded
UserManager userManager = AccessControlUtil.getUserManager(session);
Group group = (Group)((<Resource>).adaptTo(Authorizable.class));
User user = (User)((<Resource>).adaptTo(Authorizable.class));