gistfile1.rb

plain_pass =  Chef::EncryptedDataBagItem.load("aws-admin-passwords", "svc_goagent")["password"]

p plain_pass

#if unix box 
if node['platform'] == 'ubuntu'
	chef_gem "ruby-shadow"
	package "whois"

unless node.attribute? "svc_goagent_pass"
	require 'digest/sha2'
	salt = rand(36**8).to_s(36)
	shadow_hash = plain_pass.crypt("$6$" + salt)
	node.set['svc_goagent_pass'] = shadow_hash
end

	group "sysadmin" do
		gid 2000
		action :create
	end

	#create user
	user 'svc_goagent' do
	  supports :manage_home => true
	  comment  'Go agent user'
	  uid 6666
	  gid 2000
	  home '/home/svc_goagent'
	  shell '/bin/bash'
	  password node['svc_goagent_pass']
	end

else
	user 'svc_goagent' do
	  supports :manage_home => true
	  comment  'Go agent user'
	 # uid 6666
	 # gid 2000
	 # home '/home/svc_goagent'
	 # shell '/bin/bash'
	  password plain_pass
	end

end