Plugin to create users and groups on Linux.

Proudly made with ♥ in Valencia, Spain, EU.

• Install
• Use
• Dependencies
• User tasks
• Group tasks

Install

npm install justo-plugin-linuxuser

Use

const user = require("justo-plugin-linuxuser").user;
const group = require("justo-plugin-linuxuser").group;

Dependencies

This plugin uses the following commands:

• adduser
• deluser
• usermod
• addgroup
• delgroup

User tasks

user.add task

Create a user:

user.add(justoOpts, opts : object) : number

The opts parameter:

• name (string). The username.
• password (false). If false, the password is disabled.
• system (boolean). The user is a superuser. Default: false.
• home (false or string). The home directory. If false, the home dir is not created.
• shell (string). The default shell.
• uid (number). The UID to set.
• group (string or number). If string, the group name.
• login (boolean). Can the user log in? Default: true.

Example:

user.add("Create postgres user", {
  name: "postgres",
  home: false,
  login: false,
  group: "postgres"
});

user.mod task

Modify a user:

user.mod(justoOpts, opts : object)

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Username.
• password (string). User password.
• groups (string[]). Supplementary groups to be member.
• home (string). Home directory.
• shell (string). Default shell.
• lock (boolean). Lock the user? Default: false.
• unlock (boolean). Unlock the user? Default: false.

Example:

user.mod("Change postgres password", {
  name: "postgres",
  password: "newpwd"
});

user.lock task

Lock a user:

user.lock(justoOpts, opts : object)

The opts parameter:

• name (string). The username.

Example:

user.lock("Lock bunnyman user", {name: "bunnyman"});

user.unlock task

Unlock a user:

user.unlock(justoOpts, opts : object)

The opts parameter:

• name (string). The username.

Example:

user.unlock("Unlock bunnyman user", {name: "bunnyman"});

user.del task

Delete a user:

user.del(justoOpts, opts : object) : number

The opts parameter:

• name (string). The username.
• force (boolean). Force? Default: false.
• remove (object). Remove options:
  • home (boolean). Remove home directory? Default: false.
  • files (boolean). Remove all files? Default: false.
• backup (boolean). Perform backup? Default: false.

Alias: user.remove.

Example:

user.remove("Remove postgres user", {name: "postgres", remove: {home: true, files: true}});

user.exists task

Check whether users exist:

user.exists(justoOpts, opts : object) : boolean

The opts parameter:

• name (string). The username to check.
• names (string[]). The usernames to check.

Example:

if (!user.exists("Check whether postgres exists", {name: "postgres"})) {
  user.add("Create postgres user", {
    name: "postgres",
    password: "pg1234"
  });
}

user.info task

Get user info:

user.info(justoOpts, opts : object) : object[]

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Username.
• names (string). Usernames.

Group tasks

group.add task

Create a group:

group.add(justoOpts, opts : object)

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Group name.
• gid (number). GID.
• system (boolean). System group? Default: false.

Example:

group.add("Create database group", {name: "dbs"})

group.del task

Delete a group:

group.del(justoOpts, opts : object)

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Group name.
• onlyIfEmpty (boolean). Only if empty? Default: false.

Alias: group.remove.

Example:

group.remove("Remove dbs group", {name: "dbs"});

group.exists task

Check whether groups exist:

user.exists(justoOpts, opts : object) : boolean

The opts parameter:

• name (string). The group name to check.
• names (string[]). The group names to check.

Example:

if (!group.exists("Check whether dbs exists", {name: "dbs"})) {
  group.add("Create dbs group", {name: "dbs"});
}

group.info task

Get group info:

group.info(justoOpts, opts : object) : object[]

The opts parameter:

• name (string). Group name.
• names (string). Group names.

Example:

var grps = group.info("Get group info", {name: "dbs"});