samba_user.md

samba_user

Manage samba users with the smbpasswd program.

The resource will create the user home directory, and manage the user.

The creation of the user is the trigger for smbpasswd management.

The basis of this resource is the Core [user resource].

This resource can only create, enable or delete the user. It only supports setting the user's initial password. It assumes a password db backend that utilizes the smbpasswd program.

This will enforce the user system password set by the resource.

Properties

Name	Type	Default	Description
password	String		User password for samba and the system
comment	String		One (or more) comments about the user
home	String	::File.join('/home/', name)	Users home
shell	String	/bin/bash	User shell to set
manage_home	true, false	true	Whether to manage the users home directory location

Examples

samba_user 'jtimberman' do
  password 'plaintextpassword'
  comment 'user_name_comment'
  home '/home/jtimberman'
  shell '/bin/zsh'
  manage_home true
end