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

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.