cdist-type__group(7)


Table of Contents

1. NAME
2. DESCRIPTION
3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS
4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
5. MESSAGES
6. EXAMPLES
7. SEE ALSO
8. COPYING

1. NAME

cdist-type__group - Manage groups

2. DESCRIPTION

This cdist type allows you to create or modify groups on the target.

3. REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None.

4. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

gid
see groupmod(8)
password
see above

5. MESSAGES

mod
group is modified
add
New group added
change <property> <new_value> <current_value>
Changed group property from current_value to new_value
set <property> <new_value>
set property to new value, property was not set bevore

6. EXAMPLES

# Create a group 'foobar' with operating system default settings
__group foobar

# Same but with a specific gid
__group foobar --gid 1234

# Same but with a gid and password
__group foobar --gid 1234 --password 'crypted-password-string'

7. SEE ALSO

  • cdist-type(7)

8. COPYING

Copyright (C) 2011 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).