Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/sync-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/sync-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.29 -r1.30
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/sync-procs.tcl	29 Oct 2003 13:28:44 -0000	1.29
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-authentication/tcl/sync-procs.tcl	31 Oct 2003 09:29:15 -0000	1.30
@@ -355,8 +355,12 @@
             }
             insert {
                 if { ![empty_string_p $user_id] } {
-                    set success_p 0
-                    set result(message) "A user with username '$username' already exists"
+                    acs_user::get -user_id $user_id -array existing_user_info
+                    if { ![string equal $existing_user_info(member_state) "banned"] } {
+                        # Inserting a user that already exists (and is not deleted)
+                        set success_p 0
+                        set result(message) "A user with username '$username' already exists"
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }