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SSH management module

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Version information

  • 0.5.5 (latest)
  • 0.5.3
  • 0.5.2
  • 0.5.0
  • 0.3.0
  • 0.1.0
released Oct 13th 2016
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  • Bolt
  • Manual installation
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Add this module to your Puppetfile:

mod 'thbe-ssh', '0.5.5'
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bolt module add thbe-ssh
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Manually install this module globally with Puppet module tool:

puppet module install thbe-ssh --version 0.5.5

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thbe/ssh — version 0.5.5 Oct 13th 2016

#ssh

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####Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
  3. Setup - The basics of getting started with ssh
  4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
  5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
  6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
  7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

##Overview

The ssh module provides the installation procedure for SSH including the setup of ssh keys with distributed known hosts as well as authorized keys outside user home owned by root.

##Module Description

The SSH module provide a secure mechanism for using terminals on remote servers accross the internet. All communication is encrypted and secured.

##Setup

###What ssh affects

  • ssh package
  • ssh configuration file
  • ssh alternative service configuration

###Beginning with ssh

include '::ssh' is enough to get you up and running if the parameters point to proper values. If you wish to pass in parameters like which servers to use then you can use:

include ::ssh

##Usage

All interaction with the ssh module can do be done through the main ssh class. This means you can simply toggle the options in the ssh class to get at the full functionality.

###I just want SSH, what's the minimum I need?

include '::ssh'

##Reference

###Classes

  • ssh: Main class, include all sub-classes
  • ssh::install: Install the required packages
  • ssh::config: Handles the configuration files
  • ssh::service: Handles the services

###Parameters

####authorized_keys

Hash that specify username and authorized keys for that user.

##Limitations

This module has been built on and tested against Puppet 3.2 and higher.

The module has been tested on:

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 6/7
  • CentOS 6/7
  • Oracle Enterprise Linux 6/7

Testing on other platforms has been light and cannot be guaranteed.

##Development

If you like to add or improve this module, feel free to fork the module and send me a merge request with the modification.