users.rb

# Opscode Chef recipe for configuring users that can also push configuration files and ssh keys

admin_users = search(:users, 'groups:admin')
admin_group = Array.new

admin_users.each do |u|
  admin_group << u['id']

  home_dir = "/home/#{u['id']}"

  user u['id'] do
    uid u['uid']
    shell u['shell']
    comment u['comment']
    supports :manage_home => true
    home home_dir
  end

  directory "#{home_dir}/.ssh" do
    owner u['id']
    group u['id']
    mode "0700"
  end

  template "#{home_dir}/.ssh/authorized_keys" do
    source "authorized_keys.erb"
    owner u['id']
    group u['id']
    mode "0600"
    variables :ssh_keys => u['ssh_keys']
  end

  if u.has_key?("files")
    u["files"].each do |filename, file_data|
      cookbook_file "#{home_dir}/#{filename}" do
        source "#{u['id']}/#{file_data['source']}"
        owner u['id']
        group u['id']
        mode file_data['mode']
        ignore_failure true
      end
    end
  end
end

group "admin" do
  gid 5000
  members admin_group
end