diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1af2b0f..504e98f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@
 
 # flakes
 result
-/result
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+/result
+
+tmp.*
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diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cc3d3aa..d1f66b6 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -628,6 +628,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "subtle",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "csv"
+version = "1.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "626ae34994d3d8d668f4269922248239db4ae42d538b14c398b74a52208e8086"
+dependencies = [
+ "csv-core",
+ "itoa",
+ "ryu",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "csv-core"
+version = "0.1.10"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2b2466559f260f48ad25fe6317b3c8dac77b5bdb5763ac7d9d6103530663bc90"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ctor"
 version = "0.1.26"
@@ -1962,6 +1983,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "chrono",
+ "csv",
  "dotenv",
  "ldap3",
  "rand 0.8.5",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8e8334b..dc8fd86 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@ rand = "0.8.5"
 
 # fancy time stuff
 chrono = "0.4.26"
+
+# handlign teh csv export from wolves
+csv = "1.2"
diff --git a/src/bin/update_groups.rs b/src/bin/update_groups.rs
index d103418..c81962f 100644
--- a/src/bin/update_groups.rs
+++ b/src/bin/update_groups.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use dotenv::dotenv;
-use ldap3::{LdapConn, Mod};
+use ldap3::{LdapConn, Mod, Scope, SearchEntry};
 use skynet_ldap_backend::{get_config, Config};
-use std::env;
+use std::{env, io};
+use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::error::Error;
+use csv;
 
 #[async_std::main]
 async fn main() -> tide::Result<()> {
@@ -27,6 +30,9 @@ async fn update_users(config: &Config) -> tide::Result<()> {
         }
     }
 
+    for user in from_csv(config).await.unwrap_or_default() {
+        users_tmp.push(user);
+    }
     /*
     pull in data from wolves (csv or api (hopefully api)
     pull entire ldap data
@@ -125,3 +131,103 @@ async fn update_group(config: &Config, group: &str, users: &[&str], replace: boo
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+async fn ldap_get_accounts(config: &Config) -> Result<(HashMap<String, String>, HashMap<String, String>), Box<dyn Error>>{
+
+    // connect to ldap
+    let mut ldap = LdapConn::new(&config.ldap_host)?;
+    ldap.simple_bind(&config.ldap_admin, &config.ldap_admin_pw)?.success()?;
+
+    let mut uid_idstudent: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
+    let mut uid_email: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
+
+    let (rs, _res) = ldap.search(
+        "ou=users,dc=skynet,dc=ie",
+        Scope::OneLevel,
+        "(objectClass=*)",
+        vec!["uid", "mail", "skID", "skSecure"]
+    )
+      .unwrap()
+      .success()
+      .unwrap();
+
+    for entry in rs {
+        let tmp =  SearchEntry::construct(entry);
+
+        // skSecure is a standin for teh password, only 1 if the password is SSHA512
+        if !tmp.attrs.contains_key("skSecure"){
+            continue;
+        }
+        if tmp.attrs["skSecure"].is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        
+        // make sure there is an id;
+        let uid = if !tmp.attrs["uid"].is_empty() {
+            tmp.attrs["uid"][0].clone()
+        }else {
+            continue;
+        };
+
+        if !tmp.attrs["skID"].is_empty() {
+            let skid = tmp.attrs["skID"][0].clone();
+            if &skid != "00000000" {
+                uid_idstudent.insert(skid, uid.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        if !tmp.attrs["mail"].is_empty() {
+            let mail = tmp.attrs["mail"][0].clone();
+            if &mail != "nomail@skynet.ie" {
+                uid_email.insert(mail, uid.clone());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    ldap.unbind()?;
+    
+    Ok((uid_idstudent, uid_email))
+}
+
+async fn from_csv(config: &Config) -> Result<HashSet<String>, Box<dyn Error>>{
+    let mut uids = HashSet::new();
+
+    let (uid_idstudent, uid_email) = ldap_get_accounts(config).await?;
+    let records = read_csv()?;
+    
+    for record in records {
+        if let Some(uid) = uid_email.get(&record.email) {
+            uids.insert(uid.clone());
+        }
+        if let Some(uid) = uid_idstudent.get(&record.id_student) {
+            uids.insert(uid.clone());
+        }
+    }
+    
+    Ok(uids)
+}
+
+
+#[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
+struct Record {
+    #[serde(rename = "MemID")]
+    id_wolves: String,
+    #[serde(rename = "Student Num")]
+    id_student: String,
+    #[serde(rename = "Contact Email")]
+    email: String,
+}
+
+fn read_csv() -> Result<Vec<Record>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let mut records: Vec<Record> = vec![];
+    
+    if let Ok(mut rdr) = csv::Reader::from_path("tmp.csv") {
+        for result in rdr.deserialize() {
+            // Notice that we need to provide a type hint for automatic
+            // deserialization.
+            let record: Record = result?;
+            records.push(record);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    Ok(records)
+}
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