account() command should have an option to set a password initially
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Description
Sometimes we just want to create accounts with an initial password and the user must change this password after first login. This can be currently done with this workaround:
task "setup_account", sub {
my %user_info = get_user('foouser');
my %additional_options = ();
if(! defined $user_info{name}) {
$additional_options{password} = 'Test!1';
}
account "foouser",
home => "/home/foouser",
shell => "/bin/bash",
%additional_options;
};
It would be nice to have an option that can do this.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the account() command implementation and its existing password-related option handling. Trace how account options are applied, then determine how an initial password and mandatory change after first login should be represented. Done means the new option creates the account with the supplied initial password and enforces the first-login change.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- perl
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100