users
Formula to configure users via pillar.
Note
See the full Salt Formulas installation and usage instructions.
Available states
users
Configures a user's home directory, group, the user itself, secondary groups, and associated keys. Also configures sudo access, and absent users.
users.sudo
Ensures the sudo group exists, the sudo package is installed and the sudo file is configured.
users.bashrc
Ensures the bashrc file exists in the users home directory. Sets 'manage_bashrc: True' in pillar per user. Defaults to False.
users.profile
Ensures the profile file exists in the users home directory. Sets 'manage_profile: True' in pillar per user. Defaults to False.
users.vimrc
Ensures the vimrc file exists in the users home directory. Sets 'manage_vimrc: True' in pillar per user. Defaults to False. This depends on the vim-formula to be installed.
users.user_files
Permits the abitrary management of files. See pillar.example for configuration details.
Overriding default values
In order to separate actual user account definitions from configuration the pillar users-formula was introduced:
users:
myuser:
# stuff
users-formula:
lookup:
root_group: toor
shell: '/bin/zsh'