[GTALUG] Users in an automated environment

[Marcelo Cavalcante]

On Apr 4, 2016 5:30 PM, "David Thornton" <northdot9 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> At one company I worked at, they ensured that all required users were
present with an rpm that created them if they weren't already created. And
when missing from the rpm definition, removed.
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> Rpm has password hashes and keys. #eggsinonebasket
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It would depende on the solution, but since you talked about Puppet, it
uses manifest files to define states, not the tasks that need to be done.

For example, when dealing with users, the manifest in the puppet
master/server doesn't need to say how will that user be created, neither
will say to create it. The manifest will say how is the desirable state for
that machine (or goupe of machines). It may say that user john might exist
in that machine, so at the next time that machine/client communicates with
the master to check the manifests, it will read that information and it
will asks itself: Do I have a john user?
If yes, cool. If not, the machine, through puppet client, will create that
user without you say how to do it. Puppet client knows how to.

The same way, you can provide more information through your manifest, like
home directory, ownership on files, etc.

> David Thornton @northdot9 https://www.quadratic.net
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> On Apr 2, 2016 10:20 PM, "Marcelo Cavalcante" <kalibslack at gmail.com>
wrote:
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>> On Apr 2, 2016 6:42 PM, "David Thornton" <northdot9 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > In "managing infrastructure with puppet" they defines users in
manifests.
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>> > I've seen user rpms.
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>> > How do you do it.
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>> I didn't understand your question. Could you provide more details?
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>> As far as I know, yes you can define users and groups, as well as many
other things, through manifests. What do you mean with user rpms?
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>> Cheers,
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