Make create_user work when both ssh_key and create_home options are specified
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- Perl
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Description
Currently ssh_key option of create_user command requires the home option to be specifeid as well. It would be nice if Rex could support the case when home is not specified, but create_home is set to true, and would just autodetect the created account's home directory and deploy the specified key there.
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Research direction
Start at the create_user command implementation and trace how ssh_key, home, and create_home are currently handled. Add coverage for using ssh_key with create_home enabled and no home option, then verify that the key is deployed to the created account's detected home directory.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100