diff --git a/addons/crm/crm.py b/addons/crm/crm.py
index 88d70a61935..cd514081a0a 100644
--- a/addons/crm/crm.py
+++ b/addons/crm/crm.py
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ class crm_case_section(osv.osv):
         model, res_id = model_pool.get_object_reference( cr, uid, "crm", "model_crm_lead")
         vals.update({'alias_name': "sales",
                      'alias_model_id': res_id})
-        name = alias_pool.create_unique_alias(cr, uid, vals, context=context)
+        alias_pool.create_unique_alias(cr, uid, vals, context=context)
         res = super(crm_case_section, self).create(cr, uid, vals, context)
         record = self.read(cr, uid, res, context)
-        alias_pool.write(cr, uid, [record['alias_id']],{'alias_defaults':{'section_id':res,'type':'lead'}},context)
+        alias_pool.write(cr, uid, [record['alias_id']],{'alias_defaults':{ 'section_id': res, 'type': 'lead'}}, context)
         return res
 
 class crm_case_categ(osv.osv):
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
index d07236341dd..844264043b5 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment.py
@@ -561,10 +561,10 @@ class hr_job(osv.osv):
         res_id = model_pool.get_object( cr, uid, "hr_recruitment", "model_hr_applicant")
         vals.update({'alias_name': "job",
                      'alias_model_id': res_id.id})
-        name = alias_pool.create_unique_alias(cr, uid, vals, context=context)
+        alias_pool.create_unique_alias(cr, uid, vals, context=context)
         res = super( hr_job, self).create(cr, uid, vals, context)
         record = self.read(cr, uid, res, context)
-        alias_pool.write(cr, uid, [record['alias_id']], {"alias_defaults": {'job_id': record['id']}}, context)
+        alias_pool.write(cr, uid, [record['alias_id']], {"alias_defaults": {'job_id': res}}, context)
         return res
 
     
diff --git a/addons/mail/mail_group.py b/addons/mail/mail_group.py
index 9da83dd12d3..1b147ca9525 100644
--- a/addons/mail/mail_group.py
+++ b/addons/mail/mail_group.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class mail_group(osv.osv):
         model, res_id = model_pool.get_object_reference( cr, uid, "mail", "model_mail_group")
         vals.update({'alias_name': "mailing-group",
                      'alias_model_id': res_id})
-        name = alias_pool.create_unique_alias(cr, uid, vals, context=context)
+        alias_pool.create_unique_alias(cr, uid, vals, context=context)
         res = super( mail_group, self).create(cr, uid, vals, context)
         record = self.read(cr, uid, res, context)
         alias_pool.write(cr, uid, [record['alias_id']], {"alias_force_thread_id":record['id']}, context)
diff --git a/addons/mail/res_users.py b/addons/mail/res_users.py
index 358d50b2edc..c769e3eff04 100644
--- a/addons/mail/res_users.py
+++ b/addons/mail/res_users.py
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ class res_users(osv.osv):
         res_id = model_pool.get_object( cr, uid, "mail", "model_res_users")
         data.update({'alias_name': data.get('login'),
                      'alias_model_id': res_id.id})
-        name = alias_pool.create_unique_alias(cr, uid, data, sequence=False ,context=context)
+        alias_pool.create_unique_alias(cr, uid, data, sequence=False ,context=context)
         user_id = super(res_users, self).create(cr, uid, data, context=context)
-        user = self.browse(cr, uid, [user_id], context=context)[0]
-        alias_pool.write(cr, uid, [user.alias_id.id], {"alias_force_thread_id": user.id}, context)
+        user = self.read(cr, uid, user_id, context=context)
+        alias_pool.write(cr, uid, [user['alias_id']], {"alias_force_thread_id": user_id}, context)
         # make user follow itself
         self.message_subscribe(cr, uid, [user_id], [user_id], context=context)
         # create a welcome message to broadcast