diff --git a/distro/pom.xml b/distro/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f3a6a34..474122e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<webappDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF</webappDirectory>
-		<webappDirectory>${project.basedir}/distro</webappDirectory>	
 		<jackrabbit.version>2.16.0</jackrabbit.version>
 		<tomcat.version>7.0.40</tomcat.version>
 		<jetty.version>6.1.26</jetty.version>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/UserManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/UserManager.java
index fddb7e1..4b59a63 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/UserManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/data/access/storagehub/services/UserManager.java
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.Query;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.QueryBuilder;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.api.security.user.User;
 import org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.principal.PrincipalImpl;
+import org.gcube.common.authorization.control.annotations.AuthorizationControl;
 import org.gcube.common.gxrest.response.outbound.GXOutboundErrorResponse;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.exceptions.BackendGenericError;
 import org.gcube.common.storagehub.model.types.NodeProperty;
 import org.gcube.data.access.storagehub.Constants;
 import org.gcube.data.access.storagehub.Utils;
+import org.gcube.data.access.storagehub.exception.MyAuthException;
 import org.gcube.data.access.storagehub.handlers.CredentialHandler;
 import org.gcube.data.access.storagehub.handlers.UnshareHandler;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ public class UserManager {
 	@GET
 	@Path("")
 	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-	//@AuthorizationControl(allowed={"lucio.lelii"}, exception=MyAuthException.class)
+	@AuthorizationControl(allowed={"lucio.lelii"}, exception=MyAuthException.class)
 	public List<String> getUsers(){
 
 		JackrabbitSession session = null;
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ public class UserManager {
 	@POST
 	@Path("")
 	@Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_FORM_URLENCODED)
-	//@AuthorizationControl(allowed={"lucio.lelii"}, exception=MyAuthException.class)
+	@AuthorizationControl(allowed={"lucio.lelii"}, exception=MyAuthException.class)
 	public String createUser(@FormParam("user") String user, @FormParam("password") String password){
 
 		JackrabbitSession session = null;
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ public class UserManager {
 
 	@DELETE
 	@Path("{id}")
-	//@AuthorizationControl(allowed={"lucio.lelii"}, exception=MyAuthException.class)
+	@AuthorizationControl(allowed={"lucio.lelii"}, exception=MyAuthException.class)
 	public String deleteUser(@PathParam("id") String id){
 
 		JackrabbitSession session = null;
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
index 16a86ad..e69de29 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
+++ b/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<application mode='online'>
-		<name>StorageHub</name>
-		<group>DataAccess</group>
-		<version>1.0.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
-		<description>Storage Hub webapp</description>
-		
-		<!-- <proxy protocol="https">
-                <hostname>workspace-repository.dev.d4science.org</hostname>
-				<port>443</port>	 
-         </proxy>  --> 
-
-		
-		<local-persistence location='target' />
-</application>
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