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+# For creating a few users with many roles
+# 1 users; 20 orgs; 10 spaces per org
+# usage: pipe this script into bin/console on the api vm
+
+NUM_ORGS = 20
+NUM_SPACES = 10
+
+org_roles = %w/manager auditor billing_manager/
+space_roles = %w/developer manager auditor/
+
+user = User.find_or_create(guid: 'seed-role-user')
+
+NUM_ORGS.times do |i|
+  org = VCAP::CloudController::Organization.find_or_create(
+    name: "seed-role-org-#{i}",
+    status: Organization::ACTIVE,
+  )
+  org_roles.each do |org_role|
+    org.add_user(user)
+    org.send("add_#{org_role}", user)
+  end
+  NUM_SPACES.times do |j|
+    space = VCAP::CloudController::Space.find_or_create(name: "seed-role-space-#{j}", organization: org)
+
+    space_roles.each do |space_role|
+      space.send("add_#{space_role}", user)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# User.where(admin: false).all.map(&:destroy)