cdist-type__group(7) ==================== NAME ---- cdist-type__group - Manage groups DESCRIPTION ----------- This cdist type allows you to create or modify groups on the target. REQUIRED PARAMETERS ------------------- None. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS ------------------- state absent or present, defaults to present gid see groupmod(8) password see above BOOLEAN PARAMETERS ------------------ system see groupadd(8), apply only on group creation MESSAGES -------- mod group is modified add New group added remove group is removed change Changed group property from current_value to new_value set set property to new value, property was not set before EXAMPLES -------- .. code-block:: sh # Create a group 'foobar' with operating system default settings __group foobar # Remove the 'foobar' group __group foobar --state absent # Create a system group 'myservice' with operating system default settings __group myservice --system # 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' AUTHORS ------- Steven Armstrong COPYING ------- Copyright \(C) 2011-2015 Steven Armstrong. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.