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Get yer rails user in shape
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# install:
# bash < <(curl -L http://gist.github.com/raw/629402/moonshine_bootstrap.sh)
#
printf "===> Bootstrapping moonshine user: ${user} ...\n"
user=rails
if ! grep -q "^${user}:" /etc/group >/dev/null ; then
printf "===> Adding group: ${user} ...\n"
groupadd -g 2020 ${user}
fi
if ! grep -q "^${user}:" /etc/passwd >/dev/null ; then
printf "===> Adding user: ${user} ...\n"
useradd --comment "Rails Deployment User" --home /home/${user} \
--gid ${user} --uid 2020 --system --shell /bin/bash ${user}
fi
printf "===> Creating home directory: /home/${user} ...\n"
mkdir -p /home/${user}
printf "===> Fixing up home directory permissions on: /home/${user} ...\n"
chown -R ${user}:${user} /home/${user}
if ! grep -q "^sudo:.*${user}" /etc/group >/dev/null ; then
printf "===> Adding user: ${user} to sudo group ...\n"
if grep -q "^sudo:.*:$" /etc/group >/dev/null ; then
perl -pi -e "s|^(sudo:.*):$|\$1:${user}|" /etc/group
else
perl -pi -e "s|^(sudo:.*)$|\$1,${user}|" /etc/group
fi
fi
printf "===> All done. W00t.\n\n"
printf "===> Need your rails password now so run:\n passwd $user\n\n"
unset user
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