now creating users via api

qa/qa/resource/user.rb

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ module QA
   module Resource
     class User < Base
       attr_reader :unique_id
-      attr_writer :username, :password
+      attr_writer :username, :password, :name, :email
+      attr_accessor :provider, :extern_uid
 
       def initialize
         @unique_id = SecureRandom.hex(8)
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ module QA
           username: username,
           name: name,
           skip_confirmation: true
-        }
+        }.merge(ldap_post_body)
       end
 
       def self.fabricate_or_use(username, password)
@@ -89,6 +90,15 @@ module QA
 
       private
 
+      def ldap_post_body
+        return {} unless extern_uid && provider
+
+        {
+            extern_uid: extern_uid,
+            provider: provider
+        }
+      end
+
       def fetch_id(username)
         users = parse_body(api_get_from("/users?username=#{username}"))
 

qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/1_manage/ee_group/group_ldap_sync_spec.rb

 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module QA
+  context 'Manage' do
   context 'Manage', :orchestrated, :ldap_tls, :ldap_no_tls do
-    describe 'LDAP Group Sync' do
       it 'Has LDAP user synced using group cn method' do
-        Runtime::Browser.visit(:gitlab, Page::Main::Login)
-
-        # Login users to create them
-        login_logout_users(%w[enguser3 enguser2])
+        users = [
+            {
+                name: 'ENG User 2',
+                username: 'enguser2',
+                email: 'enguser2@example.org',
+                provider: 'ldapmain',
+                extern_uid: 'uid=enguser2,ou=people,ou=global groups,dc=example,dc=org'
+            },
+            {
+                name: 'ENG User 3',
+                username: 'enguser3',
+                email: 'enguser3@example.org',
+                provider: 'ldapmain',
+                extern_uid: 'uid=enguser3,ou=people,ou=global groups,dc=example,dc=org'
+            }
+        ]
+
+        create_users_via_api(users)
 
+        Runtime::Browser.visit(:gitlab, Page::Main::Login)
         create_sandbox_group_with_user(user: 'enguser1', group_name: 'Synched-engineering-group')
 
         EE::Page::Group::Menu.perform(&:go_to_ldap_sync_settings)
@@ -25,10 +40,26 @@ module QA
       end
 
       it 'Has LDAP user synced using user filter method' do
-        Runtime::Browser.visit(:gitlab, Page::Main::Login)
+        users = [
+            {
+                name: 'HR User 2',
+                username: 'hruser2',
+                email: 'hruser2@example.org',
+                provider: 'ldapmain',
+                extern_uid: 'uid=hruser2,ou=people,ou=global groups,dc=example,dc=org'
+            },
+            {
+                name: 'HR User 3',
+                username: 'hruser3',
+                email: 'hruser3@example.org',
+                provider: 'ldapmain',
+                extern_uid: 'uid=hruser3,ou=people,ou=global groups,dc=example,dc=org'
+            }
+        ]
+
+        create_users_via_api(users)
 
-        # Login users to create them
-        login_logout_users(%w[hruser3 hruser2])
+        Runtime::Browser.visit(:gitlab, Page::Main::Login)
 
         create_sandbox_group_with_user(user: 'hruser1', group_name: 'Synched-human-resources-group')
 
@@ -44,18 +75,18 @@ module QA
         verify_users_synched(['HR User 2', 'HR User 3'])
       end
 
-      def login_logout_users(users)
+      def create_users_via_api(users)
         users.each do |user|
-          Page::Main::Login.perform do |login_page|
-            login_page.sign_in_using_ldap_credentials(username: user, password: 'password')
+          Resource::User.fabricate_via_api! do |resource|
+            resource.username = user[:username]
+            resource.name = user[:name]
+            resource.email = user[:email]
+            resource.extern_uid = user[:extern_uid]
+            resource.provider = user[:provider]
           end
-
-          Page::Main::Menu.perform do |menu|
-            expect(menu).to have_personal_area
         end
 
-          Page::Main::Menu.perform(&:sign_out)
-        end
+
       end
 
       def create_sandbox_group_with_user(user: nil, group_name: nil)