47. cdist-type__group(7)¶

47.1. DESCRIPTION¶

This cdist type allows you to create or modify groups on the target.

47.2. REQUIRED PARAMETERS¶

None.

47.3. OPTIONAL PARAMETERS¶

state

absent or present, defaults to present

gid

see groupmod(8)

password

see above

47.4. BOOLEAN PARAMETERS¶

system

see groupadd(8), apply only on group creation

47.5. MESSAGES¶

mod

group is modified

add

New group added

remove

group is removed

change <property> <new_value> <current_value>

Changed group property from current_value to new_value

set <property> <new_value>

set property to new value, property was not set before

47.6. EXAMPLES¶

# Create a group 'foobar' with operating system default settings
__group foobar

# Remove the 'foobar' group
__group foobar --state absent

# Create a system group 'myservice' with operating system default settings
__group myservice --system

# Same but with a specific gid
__group foobar --gid 1234

# Same but with a gid and password
__group foobar --gid 1234 --password 'crypted-password-string'

47.7. SEE ALSO¶

• cdist-type(7)

47.8. COPYING¶

Copyright (C) 2011-2015 Steven Armstrong. Free use of this software is granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).