Puppet users - Nov 2012 - Passing an array of user groups to a define

As I try to get some flexibility in the creation of users, I switched to a 
define.
problem is, I can''t pass an array of user groups anymore. This either 
results in
- wrong group creation: group1,group1group2,group2 (see that group1 and 
group2 are concatenated in the middle, undefined group)
- error: Group names must be provided as an array, not a comma-separated 
list.


I use the following define:

define users::definitions (
    $home       = "/home/$title",
    $usergroups = $title,
    $ifensure   = ''present'',
    ) {
    user {
    "$title":
      home       => "$home",
      managehome => true,
      ensure     => "$ifensure",
      groups     => "$usergroups",
    }
...
}

And the following class to call the define:

class users {
    users::definitions {
    ''rsnapshot'':
      usergroups => [ ''group1'', ''group2''
];
    }
}

Does anyone have an idea how to pass an array of groups to a define?

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Erwin, the variable is probably coming into the define correctly, but 
you''re quoting "$usergroups" in the user resource which will
concatenate
the values together... remove the quotes and all should be well..

On Friday, November 9, 2012 5:19:31 AM UTC-8, Erwin Bogaard
wrote:
>
> As I try to get some flexibility in the creation of users, I switched to a 
> define.
> problem is, I can''t pass an array of user groups anymore. This
either
> results in
> - wrong group creation: group1,group1group2,group2 (see that group1 and 
> group2 are concatenated in the middle, undefined group)
> - error: Group names must be provided as an array, not a comma-separated 
> list.
>
>
> I use the following define:
>
> define users::definitions (
>     $home       = "/home/$title",
>     $usergroups = $title,
>     $ifensure   = ''present'',
>     ) {
>     user {
>     "$title":
>       home       => "$home",
>       managehome => true,
>       ensure     => "$ifensure",
>       groups     => "$usergroups",
>     }
> ...
> }
>
> And the following class to call the define:
>
> class users {
>     users::definitions {
>     ''rsnapshot'':
>       usergroups => [ ''group1'',
''group2'' ];
>     }
> }
>
> Does anyone have an idea how to pass an array of groups to a define?
>
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Hi Eric.
removing the quotes fixed it! If only all problems were that easy to fix ;-)
Thanks, Erwin

On Friday, November 9, 2012 9:26:11 PM UTC+1, Eric Sorenson
wrote:
>
> Erwin, the variable is probably coming into the define correctly, but 
> you''re quoting "$usergroups" in the user resource which
will concatenate
> the values together... remove the quotes and all should be well..
>
> On Friday, November 9, 2012 5:19:31 AM UTC-8, Erwin Bogaard wrote:
>>
>> As I try to get some flexibility in the creation of users, I switched
to
>> a define.
>> problem is, I can''t pass an array of user groups anymore. This
either
>> results in
>> - wrong group creation: group1,group1group2,group2 (see that group1 and
>> group2 are concatenated in the middle, undefined group)
>> - error: Group names must be provided as an array, not a
comma-separated
>> list.
>>
>>
>> I use the following define:
>>
>> define users::definitions (
>>     $home       = "/home/$title",
>>     $usergroups = $title,
>>     $ifensure   = ''present'',
>>     ) {
>>     user {
>>     "$title":
>>       home       => "$home",
>>       managehome => true,
>>       ensure     => "$ifensure",
>>       groups     => "$usergroups",
>>     }
>> ...
>> }
>>
>> And the following class to call the define:
>>
>> class users {
>>     users::definitions {
>>     ''rsnapshot'':
>>       usergroups => [ ''group1'',
''group2'' ];
>>     }
>> }
>>
>> Does anyone have an idea how to pass an array of groups to a define?
>>
>
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