User

Description

This role configures a basic user environment (shell dotfiles and SSH authorized_keys) for a user selected via user_key.

Overview

This role executes common tasks for user environment configuration.

Cosmos

The diagram places User in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph role [user 💻]
        svc_user["user"]
    end

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role’s deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Features

  • Automated provisioning: Configured by Ansible without manual steps.

User data resolution

User data is resolved via lookup('users', user_key) and referenced via user_key. Callers may pass user_config to override the resolved lookup result for one invocation.

Resolution rules:

  • user_username is resolved from lookup('users', user_key).username (fallback: user_key)

  • Home path and ownership are based on user_username

  • SSH keys are read from lookup('users', user_key).authorized_keys

Required input

  • user_key

Optional user fields

  • lookup('users', user_key).username (defaults to user_key)

  • lookup('users', user_key).authorized_keys (list; may be empty)

  • optional include-role var user_config to override the lookup result for the current call

Credits

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).