NAME

Rex::Commands::User - Manipulate users and groups

DESCRIPTION

With this module you can manage user and groups.

SYNOPSIS

use Rex::Commands::User;

task "create-user", "remoteserver", sub {
  create_user "root",
    uid => 0,
    home => '/root',
    comment => 'Root Account',
    expire => '2011-05-30',
    groups  => ['root', '...'],
    password => 'blahblah',
    system => 1,
    no_create_home => TRUE,
    ssh_key => "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQChUw...";
};

EXPORTED FUNCTIONS

account($name, %option)

Manage user account.

account "krimdomu",
   ensure   => "present",
   uid      => 509,
   home     => '/root',
   comment  => 'User Account',
   expire   => '2011-05-30',
   groups   => ['root', '...'],
   password => 'blahblah',
   system   => 1,
   no_create_home => TRUE,
   ssh_key        => "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQChUw...";

create_user($user => {})

Create or update a user.

get_uid($user)

Returns the uid of $user.

get_user($user)

Returns all information about $user.

user_group($user)

Returns group membership about $user.

user_list()

Returns user list via getent passwd.

task "list_user", "server01", sub {
  for my $user (user_list) {
    print "name: $user / uid: " . get_uid($user) . "\n";
  }
};

delete_user($user)

Delete a user from the system.

delete_user "trak", {
  delete_home => 1,
  force     => 1,
};

create_group($group, {})

Create or update a group.

create_group $group, {
  gid => 1500,
  system => 1,
};

get_gid($group)

Return the group id of $group.

get_group($group)

Return information of $group.

$info = get_group("wheel");

delete_group($group)

Delete a group.