diff --git a/bin/addons/base/base.sql b/bin/addons/base/base.sql
index 38e8c154a62..02f6a6836dd 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/base.sql
+++ b/bin/addons/base/base.sql
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ CREATE TABLE ir_model_data (
 ---------------------------------
 -- Users
 ---------------------------------
-insert into res_users (id,login,password,name,action_id,active) values (1,'admin','admin','Administrator',NULL,True);
+
+insert into res_users (id,login,password,name,action_id,active) values (1,'admin',NULL,'Administrator',NULL,True);
 insert into ir_model_data (name,module,model,noupdate,res_id) values ('user_root','base','res.users',True,1);
+
+-- Compatibility purpose, to remove V6.0
+insert into ir_model_data (name,module,model,noupdate,res_id) values ('user_admin','base','res.users',True,1);
+
 select setval('res_users_id_seq', 2);
diff --git a/bin/service/web_services.py b/bin/service/web_services.py
index 0b7c849faff..f4af4eb626e 100644
--- a/bin/service/web_services.py
+++ b/bin/service/web_services.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class db(netsvc.Service):
                             'from res_users ' \
                             'order by login')
                     serv.actions[id]['users'] = cr.dictfetchall()
+                    cr.commit()
                     cr.close()
                 except Exception, e:
                     serv.actions[id]['clean'] = False