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.. _user:
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user
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Creates user accounts, manipulates existing user accounts, and removes user accounts.
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| parameter | required | default | comments |
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+====================+==========+=========+============================================================================+
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| name | yes | | name of the user to create, remove, or edit |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| comment | | | optionally sets the description of the user |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| uid | | | optionally sets the uid of the user |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| group | | | optionally sets the user's primary group (takes a group name) |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| groups | | | puts the user in this comma-delimited list of groups |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| append | | no | if 'yes', will only add groups, not set them to just the list in 'groups' |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| shell | | | optionally set the user's shell |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| createhome | | yes | unless 'no', a home directory will be made for the user |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| home | | | sets where the user's homedir should be, if not the default |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| password | | | optionally set the user's password to this crypted value. See the user's |
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| | | | example in the github examples directory for what this looks like in a |
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| | | | playbook |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| state | | present | when 'absent', removes the user. |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| system | | no | only when initially creating, setting this to 'yes' makes the user a |
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| | | | system account. This setting cannot be changed on existing users. |
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| force | | no | when used with state=absent, behavior is as with userdel --force |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| remove | | no | when used with state=remove, behavior is as with userdel --remove |
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+--------------------+----------+---------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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Example action from Ansible :doc:`playbooks`::
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user name=mdehaan comment=awesome passwd=awWxVV.JvmdHw createhome=yes
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user name=mdehaan groups=wheel,skynet
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user name=mdehaan state=absent force=yes
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