cdist-type__user - Manage users
This cdist type allows you to create or modify users on the target.
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state
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absent or present, defaults to present
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comment
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see usermod(8)
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home
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see above
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gid
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see above
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password
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see above
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shell
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see above
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uid
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see above
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system
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see useradd(8), apply only on user create
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create-home
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see useradd(8), apply only on user create
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remove-home
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see userdel(8), apply only on user delete
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mod
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User is modified
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add
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New user added
# Create user account for foobar with operating system default settings
__user foobar
# Same but with a different shell
__user foobar --shell /bin/zsh
# Same but for a system account
__user foobar --system
# Set explicit uid and home
__user foobar --uid 1001 --shell /bin/zsh --home /home/foobar
# Drop user if exists
__user foobar --state absent
Copyright (C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is
granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).