usermgmt

Required modules to install for setup Using Python 3.7.7

• python3 version
• pip install argparse
• pip install passlib
• pip install paramiko
• pip install pathlib
• pip install scpclient
• pip install ansible

Using python

All python scripts have a usage description for the arguments required. The usage message can be displayed by typing at the command line prompt:

python3 script_name.py -h

• add user - add.py

  • required parameters for adding a user are:
    -u USERNAME username for accessing host
    -n HOSTNAME hostname where user is to be added -k PUB_KEY_PATH_FILE file path and name, to the key
    -a ADD_USER Username to add

  • optional pararamters for adding a user are: -g GROUP_ID group id for new user
    -c FULL_NAME comments like user full name
    -i USER_ID user id for the new user

  • the default parameter for adding a user is:
    -p PASSWORD new user password

• remove user - remove.py

  • required parameters for deleting a user are:
    -u USERNAME username for accessing host
    -n HOSTNAME hostname where user is to be deleted -k PUB_KEY_PATH_FILE file path and name, to the key
    -a DEL_USER Username to delete

• list users - list.py

  • required parameters for listing users:
    -u USERNAME username for accessing host
    -n HOSTNAME hostname where users are to be listed -k PUB_KEY_PATH_FILE file path and name, to the key

Example:
$ python3 add.py -u=ec2-user -n=hostname.com -k=/path/to/file/key.pem -a=eabern2 -c='Erica Abernathy' -i=601 -g=10

Using ansible

change directory into users folder For the ansible playbooks, the command is as follows:

$ cd users
$ ansible-playbook yaml_file.yml --private-key=/path/to/file/key.pem

The host(s) that the tasks should run on will need to be added to the the inventory file.
For example:

• add user - create_users.yml To add users on the host, edit the create_users.yml file by adding the users name under 'loop:' of the file.
  

To change the group id or the default password, when adding a user, modify the variable values in /users/group_vars/ec2 file.

• remove user - remove_users.yml To delete users on the host, edit the remove_users.yml file by adding the users names under 'loop:' of the file.
  

• list users - list_users.yml