Useful Puppet user definitions

config_definitions.pp

# Hopefully someone else will find these snippets useful. I've found them VERY
# helpful in defining local users that hew to the generally-accepted RedHat-ism
# of [local username] having an equivalent [local user primary group] with uid = gid.
# Improvements welcomed.
#
# ROCKS Cluster users generally need access to scratch directories on local storage, 
# hence their more expansive definitions.
#
# This file should probably go in your [Puppet config dir]/manifests/definitions/
#
define config_cluster_user($uid, $gid, $comment, $groups = "" ){
	group { $name:
		ensure	=> present,
		gid		=> $gid,
	} ->	user { $name:
				ensure		=> present,
				uid			=> $uid,
				gid			=> $gid,
				groups		=> $groups,
				comment		=> $comment,
				managehome	=> true,
			}
	
	file{ "/scr1/$name":
		mode	=> "751",
		owner	=> $name,
		group	=> $name,
		ensure	=> directory,
	}
	
	file{ "/scr2/$name":
		mode	=> "751",
		owner	=> $name,
		group	=> $name,
		ensure	=> directory,
	}
}

define config_local_user($uid, $gid, $comment){
	group { $name:
		ensure	=> present,
		gid		=> $gid,
	}->	user { $name:
			ensure		=> present,
			uid			=> $uid,
			gid			=> $gid,
			comment		=> $comment,
			managehome	=> true,
		}
}

Huh -- github doesn't understand Puppet manifests for syntax highlighting, I guess?