Creating a user (or other type) from hash?

[Kevin Wolf]

Is it possible to create a user from a hash variable?  For example, depending on location, and other factors I need to either set a UID on a user, and possibly set a password, and shell.  If the server is in a different location though, I don't want to set the UID, or a password.

Is it possible to do something like:

$myvar = {

  ensure => present,

  group => ''jboss',

  uid => 901,

  password => pwhash,

}

user{'jboss':

  $myvar

}

This fails at the user definition.

Kevin. 

[Adrien Thebo]

Perhaps the create_resources (http://docs.puppetlabs.com/references/2.7.3/function.html#createresources) function is what you're looking for?

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