users

Table of Contents

1. Description
2. Setup - The basics of getting started with users
   • Beginning with users
3. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
4. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
6. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Description

Simple modern port of the existing module mthibaut-users. Handles in pretty much the simplest possible way, an abstraction layer for creating users, and ssh_authorized_keys.

The module allows you to speficy users from hiera or a provided hash.

Setup

Configure your users in hiera.

common.yaml:
---
users_default:
    dhewy:
        ensure: present
        uid: 5001
        gid: users
        groups:
            - devops
        comment: Dave Heward
        managehome: true
        shell: /bin/bash
        ssh_authorized_keys:
            somedevice:
                type: 'ssh-rsa'
                key: 'somekey'

Invoke users module in site.pp manifest

site.pp:

node default{
    users{ 'users_default': }
}

Beginning with users

The very basic steps needed for a user to get the module up and running. This can include setup steps, if necessary, or it can be an example of the most basic use of the module.

Usage

Invoke users module in site.pp manifest

site.pp:

node default{
    users{ 'users_default': }
}

Using pre lookup, perhaps for local modding first.

$my_users = lookup({
    'name' => "users_all",
    'merge' => {
        'strategy' => 'hash'
    }
})

users{'my_users':
    user_hash => $my_users
}

Reference

#####user_hash Pass a user hash to the module, either pre-looked up hiera or custom hash.

Limitations/TODO

Fairly nasty .delete('ssh_authorized_keys') assumes you have an ssh_authorized_key block for each user.

Development

Contributions welcome. Open a PR if you have some ideas/feature requests.