* @return list of matching users / roles
*/
protected List<Long> findExisting(final String uid, final ConnectorObject connObj,
final AttributableUtil attrUtil) {
SyncPolicySpec syncPolicySpec = null;
if (syncTask.getResource().getSyncPolicy() == null) {
SyncPolicy globalSP = policyDAO.getGlobalSyncPolicy();
if (globalSP != null) {
syncPolicySpec = globalSP.<SyncPolicySpec>getSpecification();
}