anchor.diff:      exit({seq, EndSeq}).
   
   load_user_from_db(UserName) ->
  -    try fabric:open_doc(dbname(), docid(UserName), [?ADMIN_CTX, ejson_body]) of
  +    try fabric:open_doc(dbname(), docid(UserName), [?ADMIN_CTX, ejson_body, conflicts]) of
   	{ok, Doc} ->
   	    {Props} = couch_doc:to_json_obj(Doc, []),
   	    Props;
  
positive.code: 	        couch_util:get_value(<<"roles">>, UserProps))
          end
      end,
      case Resp of
          nil -> nil;
          _ -> {ok, Resp, nil}
      end.
  
  update_user_creds(_Req, UserDoc, _Ctx) ->
      {_, Ref} = spawn_monitor(fun() ->
  
negative.code:         throw:conflict ->
              ok
      end.
  
  maybe_validate_user_creds(nil) ->
      nil;
  maybe_validate_user_creds(UserCreds) ->
      AllowConflictedUserDocs = config:get_boolean("chttpd_auth", "allow_conflicted_user_docs", false),
      maybe_validate_user_creds(UserCreds, AllowConflictedUserDocs).
  
  maybe_validate_user_creds(UserCreds, false) ->
      {ok, UserCreds, nil};
  maybe_validate_user_creds(UserCreds, true) ->
      validate_user_creds(UserCreds).
  
  % throws if UserCreds includes a _conflicts member
  % returns UserCreds otherwise
  validate_user_creds(UserCreds) ->
      case couch_util:get_value(<<"_conflicts">>, UserCreds) of
          undefined ->
              ok;
          _ConflictList ->
              throw({unauthorized,
                  <<"User document conflicts must be resolved before the document",
                    " is used for authentication purposes.">>
              })
      end,
      {ok, UserCreds, nil}.
  