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

On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Kevin Wolf <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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.
>
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