Puppet - How to Use [user resource]2014/01/26

	This is the exmaples for user resource.
[1]	It manages the configuration to keep "cent" user exists.

# generate a crypted password for a user

[root@dlp ~]#

grub-crypt --sha-512

Password:

# set password

Retype password:
$6$0XTc2rjlxxxxxxxx

[root@dlp ~]#

vi /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp

user { 'cent':
    ensure     => present,
    home       => '/home/cent',
    managehome => true,
    password   => '$6$0XTc2rjlxxxxxxxx',
}

[2]	Specify UID or GID or group explicitly.

[root@dlp ~]#

vi /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp

group { 'cent':
    ensure => present,
    gid    => 1000,
}
user { 'cent':
    ensure     => present,
    home       => '/home/cent',
    managehome => true,
    uid        => 1000,
    gid        => 1000,
    groups     => ['cent', 'wheel'],
    password   => '$6$0XTc2rjlxxxxxxxx',
}

[3]	Specify maxage or minage of password or comment explicitly.

[root@dlp ~]#

vi /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp

group { 'cent':
    ensure => present,
    gid    => 1000,
}
user { 'cent':
    ensure           => present,
    home             => '/home/cent',
    managehome       => true,
    uid              => 1000,
    gid              => 1000,
    groups           => ['cent', 'wheel'],
    password_max_age => 90,
    password_min_age => 1,
    password         => '$6$0XTc2rjlxxxxxxxx',
    comment          => 'Cent User',
}

[4]	It manages the configuration to keep "cent" user does not exist. (If exists, it is deleted included home directory.)

[root@dlp ~]#

vi /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp

user { 'cent':
    ensure     => absent,
    home       => '/home/cent',
    managehome => true,
}

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