salt.modules.groupadd

Manage groups on Linux, OpenBSD and NetBSD

salt.modules.groupadd.add(name, gid=None, system=False)

Add the specified group

CLI Example:

salt '*' group.add foo 3456

salt.modules.groupadd.adduser(name, username)

Add a user in the group.

CLI Example:

salt '*' group.adduser foo bar

Verifies if a valid username 'bar' as a member of an existing group 'foo', if not then adds it.

salt.modules.groupadd.chgid(name, gid)

Change the gid for a named group

CLI Example:

salt '*' group.chgid foo 4376

salt.modules.groupadd.delete(name)

Remove the named group

CLI Example:

salt '*' group.delete foo

salt.modules.groupadd.deluser(name, username)

Remove a user from the group.

CLI Example:

salt '*' group.deluser foo bar

Removes a member user 'bar' from a group 'foo'. If group is not present then returns True.

salt.modules.groupadd.getent(refresh=False)

Return info on all groups

CLI Example:

salt '*' group.getent

salt.modules.groupadd.info(name)

Return information about a group

CLI Example:

salt '*' group.info foo

salt.modules.groupadd.members(name, members_list)

Replaces members of the group with a provided list.

CLI Example:

salt '*' group.members foo 'user1,user2,user3,...'

Replaces a membership list for a local group 'foo'.

foo:x:1234:user1,user2,user3,...