Puppet : How to use [user Resource]2024/07/25

	This is the examples for [user] resource.
[1]	It manages the configuration to keep [noble] user exists.

# generate encrypted password for a user

root@dlp:~#

echo "userpassword" | openssl passwd -6 -stdin

$6$9GoE2liT6.P.U/aS$44JDdwgw/vdf48gqhuff2Jkct3zn3oj75e/91i2Jy/RSciTZTa5QKo.FAwqew7Lk/lckWQ6QqNSScQWfTset71

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/puppet/code/environments/production/manifests/user01.pp

user { 'noble':
  ensure     => present,
  home       => '/home/noble',
  managehome => true,
  password   => '$6$9GoE2liT6.P.U/a*****',
}

[2]	Specify UID or GID of group explicitly.

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/puppet/code/environments/production/manifests/user01.pp

group { 'noble':
  ensure => present,
  gid    => 2001,
}
user { 'noble':
  ensure     => present,
  home       => '/home/noble',
  managehome => true,
  uid        => 2001,
  gid        => 2001,
  groups     => ['noble', 'adm'],
  password   => '$6$0XTc2rjlxxxxxxxx',
}

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

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/puppet/code/environments/production/manifests/user01.pp

group { 'noble':
  ensure => present,
  gid    => 2001,
}
user { 'noble':
  ensure     => present,
  home       => '/home/noble',
  managehome => true,
  uid        => 2001,
  gid        => 2001,
  groups     => ['noble', 'adm'],
  password   => '$6$0XTc2rjlxxxxxxxx',
  password_max_age => 90,
  password_min_age => 1,
  comment          => 'noble User',
}

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

root@dlp:~#

vi /etc/puppet/code/environments/production/manifests/user01.pp

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

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