puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::Error

Could not set password on #{@resource.class.name}[#{@resourc

Error message

Could not set password on #{@resource.class.name}[#{@resource.name}]: #{detail}

What it means

Error "Could not set password on #{@resource.class.name}[#{@resource.name}]: #{detail}" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/user/useradd.rb:211

      # The password is expected to be in an encrypted format given -e is specified:
      tempfile << "#{user}:#{value}\n"
      tempfile.flush

      # Options '-e' use encrypted password
      # Must receive "user:enc_password" as input
      # command, arguments = {:failonfail => true, :combine => true}
      cmd = [command(:chpasswd), '-e']
      execute_options = {
        :failonfail => false,
        :combine => true,
        :stdinfile => tempfile.path,
        :sensitive => has_sensitive_data?
      }
      output = execute(cmd, execute_options)
    rescue => detail
      tempfile.close
      tempfile.delete
      raise Puppet::Error, "Could not set password on #{@resource.class.name}[#{@resource.name}]: #{detail}", detail.backtrace
    end

    # chpasswd can return 1, even on success (at least on AIX 6.1); empty output
    # indicates success
    raise Puppet::ExecutionFailure, "chpasswd said #{output}" if output != ''
  end

  verify :gid, "GID must be an integer" do |value|
    value.is_a? Integer
  end

  verify :groups, "Groups must be comma-separated" do |value|
    value !~ /\s/
  end

  has_features :manages_homedir, :allows_duplicates, :manages_expiry
  has_features :system_users unless %w[HP-UX Solaris].include? Puppet.runtime[:facter].value('os.name')

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/provider/user/useradd.rb:211 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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