On Apr 6, 4:16 pm, Forrie <for...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sounds like a bug to me. A user with managehome => true but no home > > directory should not be in sync. You may want to report this (or vote on > > the bug if it's been reported already). > > I wasn't able to find a bug similar to this based on the search > criteria, so I filed bug #7002. > > > > > > In a virtual user configuration, what's the best way to ensure that > > > the home directory is also present, in addition to the /etc/passwd > > > entries (or, dependent on each other)? > > > I don't understand what the user's being virtual has to do with this, > > please elaborate. > > What I mean is provided that "managehome" doesn't actually "manage" > the directory after creation, what's a clever way to tie in this > (somewhat obvious) dependency into the user creation/tracking. > Perhaps with some wrapper around the call.
You are right, in the sense that you have accurately described the relevant part of the meaning of the "managehome" parameter. You are also right that this sense of "manage" is not quite what we usually mean when we say that Puppet is managing something, thus the parameter does have a somewhat unfortunate name. I don't personally account this a bug, but we shall see what happens with ticket 7002. > > A simple workaround is to wrap the user type in your own define. This > > define will manage the home dir as a file type resource and you don't > > use managehome at all. I think it's quite common to do that, since > > people probably want to ensure the existence of .ssh/authorized_keys or > > similar things as well. > > Thanks, yes I think I'm going to try doing this. Indeed, I would not characterize this as a workaround at all. If you want to manage a directory in the usual Puppet sense of the term, then declaring a resource for it is the standard and appropriate way to proceed. Do note also that User providers that support "managing" home directories may do more than just create that directory when the user is added. In particuar, they may initially populate the directory with various files and subdirectories. If you are using the 'useradd' provider (which is common), then you can find details in the manpage of the 'useradd' program, and especially its -m option. John -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To post to this group, send email to puppet-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to puppet-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-users?hl=en.
