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

You can use the generate function to let Puppet create the hash for you:

$password = 'hello'

user { 'test_user':
    ensure   => 'present',
    password => generate('/bin/sh', '-c', "mkpasswd -m sha-512 ${password} | tr -d '\n'"),
}