Managing a user password for linux in puppet

Question

I need to create a test user with a password using puppet.

I\'ve read that puppet cannot manage user passwords in a generic cross-platform way, which is a pity. I am

Answer 1

The stdlib package of puppetlabs implements a similar pw_hash function of the accepted answer.

Be sure to add the library to your configuration. If you use librarian, just add in your Puppetfile

mod 'puppetlabs-stdlib'

Then to create an user, simply :

user { 'user':
  ensure => present,
  password => pw_hash('password', 'SHA-512', 'mysalt'),
}