/**
* When running a special action or a job an elevated user must be used in order to ensure the activities can
* be processed properly.
* @param boolean $createIfMissing creates system user if its missing
* @return User $user
* @throws NotFoundException if backend user can not be found and $createIfMissing is false
*/
public static function getUserToRunAs($createIfMissing = true)
{
try {
$user = User::getByUsername(static::USERNAME);
} catch (NotFoundException $e) {
if ($createIfMissing) {
$user = InstallUtil::createBaseControlUserConfigUtilUserAccount();
} else {
throw new NotFoundException("Backend User: "******" was not found.");
}
}
return $user;
}
