Moin, I use the following recipe to set the root password.
bundle agent pass { vars: "users" slist => { "root" }; files: "/var/cfengine/ppkeys/pw.txt" copy_from => mycopy("$(g.keydir)/$(sys.fqhost)-root.txt","$(g.srv"); "/tmp/master.passwd" edit_line => set_passwd(@(pass.users)); } bundle edit_line set_passwd(user) { vars: "gotpw" int => readstringarray("pw","$(sys.workdir)/ppkeys/pw.txt","#[^\n]*",":","20","2000"); field_edits: "$(user):.*" edit_field => col(":","2","$(pw[$(user)][1])","set"); } body edit_field col(split,col,newval,method) { field_separator => "$(split)"; select_field => "$(col)"; value_separator => ","; field_value => "$(newval)"; field_operation => "$(method)"; extend_fields => "true"; } The original line is root::0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh I expected: root:pwhash:0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh But I got: root:pwhash:0:0:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh I'm not sure if this is a bug or a missconfiguration. If I use a line like: root::0:0:x:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh I've got: root:pwhash:0:x:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh Why are the columns removed? Many thanks Matthias _______________________________________________ Help-cfengine mailing list Help-cfengine@cfengine.org https://cfengine.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine