- Use the Django 1.5 get_user_model function if it exists in Django, i.e. 1.5 and above.

helpdesk/models.py

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ models.py - Model (and hence database) definitions. This is the core of the
             helpdesk structure.
 """
 
+try:
+    from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+    User = get_user_model()
+except ImportError:
     from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db import models
 from django.conf import settings