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docs: cc_users_groups: add more explicit docs on impact of omission of "- default" user on a system
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Description
This bug was originally filed in Launchpad as [LP: #1943275](https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1943275)
Launchpad details
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date_created = 2021-09-10T17:34:53.078840+00:00
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id = 1943275
importance = low
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lp_url = https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1943275
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owner = chad.smith
owner_name = Chad Smith
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submitter_name = Chad Smith
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_Launchpad user **Chad Smith(chad.smith)** wrote on 2021-09-10T17:34:53.078840+00:00_
https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/modules.html#users-and-groups should have a more visible note explaing the affect of omitting "- default" as this is a fairly frequent accidental side-effect for user-config containing "users:" directives.
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Research direction
Start with the cloud-init documentation section linked in the issue, “Users and Groups,” and review how the existing users: directive documentation explains the default user. Add a visible explanation of the system impact when “- default” is omitted; the work is done when that accidental side effect is explicit to readers.
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Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100