How get "user id" in the operating system?

[Kirill K]

Hi,

file.pp:

сlass keys {

file { '/etc/ssh/keys':

ensure => directory,

}

#I don't understand how to get variable from the operating system?

$kolchanov_id = "id kolchanov"

#If such user available, need copy him public key to the folder. Else, remove an existing public key.

if $kolchanov_id == true {

            file { '/etc/ssh/keys/kolchanov_keys':

                mode => '600',

                owner => 'kolchanov',

                group => 'users',

                source => 'puppet:///files/sshkeys/kolchanov_keys',

                require => file['/etc/ssh/keys']

                }

} else { exec { "rm -rf /etc/ssh/keys/kolchanov_keys":

                path => ["/bin", "/usr/bin"],

                }

        }

}

Thanks!

[David Schmitt]

Hi,

Puppet's basic mode of operation is to *tell* systems whether they
should have both the user and the key or should remove both:

class kolchanov($ensure = present) {
user { 'kolchanov': ensure => $ensure, ... }
file { '/etc/ssh/keys/kolchanov_keys': ensure => $ensure, ... ]
}

If you really have to depend on an external process creating that user
and have to react to this, then you need to code up a fact that queries
the system. This information will be run by the agent everytime before
contacting the master. See the facter documentation for more details:

http://docs.puppetlabs.com/guides/custom_facts.html


Good luck and have fun, David

On 2014-05-11 09:19, Kirill K wrote:
> Hi,
>
> file.pp:
> сlass keys {
> file { '/etc/ssh/keys':
> ensure => directory,
> }

> *#I don't understand how to get variable from the operating system?*
> $kolchanov_id = "id kolchanov"
>
> *#If such user available, need copy him public key to the folder. Else,
> remove an existing public key.*