System.SObjectException: Field is not writeable: User.ProfileId

Question

I am trying to create a user as below,

User u = new User();
u.Username = userName;
u.Email = email;
u.firstName = firstName;
u.lastName = lastName;
u.CommunityNickname = communityNickname;
u.ProfileId = MyUtil.getProfileId();

but i am getting error at last line as below,

System.SObjectException: Field is not writeable: User.ProfileId

Answer 1

This sounds very much like a permissions issue to me.

There are a couple of things to check here:

• Does the profile of the user executing the code have write access to the ProfileId field?
• Does the profile of the user executing the code have the appropriate permissions, either Manage Internal Users for all of the internal license types, or Manage External Users or Edit Self-Service Users for Partner and Customer Community users?
• Is the user executing the code a Delegated User Administrator, and does the profile being assigned have the Modify All Data permission, which is not permitted?
• Does the user executing the code have the View Setup and Configuration permission?