/htpasswd-cookbook

Chef cookbook to manage/install htpasswd

Primary LanguageRuby

htpasswd Build Status Cookbook Version

Description

Manage an htpasswd file. If htpasswd exe isn't found, we install a python implementation.

Requirements

Work on linux with python for build-in implementation

Resource/Provider

This cookbook includes LWRPs for managing:

  • htpasswd

htpasswd

Actions

  • :add: Add a login in a htpasswd file. modify it if there is already one and create file if not found (default)
  • :overwrite: Overwrite an htpasswd file (delete file and add user).

Attribute Parameters

  • package_name: file attribute. path of the htpaswwd to manage
  • user: user to create
  • password: password for the user

Example

# add user "foo" with password "bar" to "/etc/nginx/htpassword" with the default md5 type.
htpasswd "/etc/nginx/htpassword" do
  user "foo"
  password "bar"
end

# add user "foo" with password "bar" using sha1 as the type.
htpasswd "/etc/nginx/htpassword" do
  user "foo"
  password "bar"
  type "sha1"
end