you probably need to lift up the parameters to the define.
something like
´´´´
define accounts::virtual ($uid, $realname, $pass, $shell='/bin/bash') {... }
´´´´
It's been awhile since I did program in puppet, but that should be a start.
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On 23 January 2016 at 18:22, Tim Dunphy <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I've got a puppet module that creates user accounts on linux machines.
>
> I'm trying to override a couple settings in my config for the user's
> shell and home directory. And I'm getting this error:
>
> Error: Could not retrieve catalog from remote server: Error 400 on
> SERVER: Invalid parameter shell on Accounts::Virtual[mysql] at
> /etc/puppet/environments/production/modules/accounts/manifests/init.pp:70
> on node solr1.jokefire.com
> Warning: Not using cache on failed catalog
> Error: Could not retrieve catalog; skipping run
>
> I have the user virtual account definitions setup this way in the account
> module's init.pp:
>
>
> @accounts::virtual { 'mysql':
> uid => 1007,
> shell => '/bin/false',
> home => '/var/lib/mysql',
> realname => 'mysql',
> pass => 'secret_hash',
> }
>
> And this is how the virtual account definitions are setup:
>
> # Defined type for creating virtual user accounts
> #
> define accounts::virtual ($uid,$realname,$pass) {
>
> user { $title:
> ensure => 'present',
> uid => $uid,
> gid => $title,
> shell => '/bin/bash',
> home => "/home/${title}",
> comment => $realname,
> password => $pass,
> managehome => true,
> require => Group[$title]
> }
>
> group { $title:
> gid => $uid,
> }
>
> file { "/home/${title}":
> ensure => directory,
> owner => $title,
> group => $title,
> mode => 0750,
> require => [ User[$title], Group[$title] ]
> }
> }
>
> Where am I going wrong? Why can't I override these values?
>
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