getResponse().setStatus(Status.CLIENT_ERROR_CONFLICT);
return new StringRepresentation("User "+alias+" already exists.");
} else {
UUID id = UUID.randomUUID();
try {
auth.createUser(cred,alias,name,email,password);
getResponse().setStatus(Status.SUCCESS_CREATED);
Reference ref = new Reference(getRequest().getResourceRef().toString()+"/"+alias);
getResponse().setLocationRef(ref);
return null;
} catch (AuthException ex) {