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Chef-Solo user resource not accessing via SSH

I'm using Chef-Solo and after creating a new user, I can't connect via SSH.

My resource:

user 'myuser' do
    supports :manage_home => true
    gid "root"
    home '/home/myuser'
    system true
    shell '/bin/bash'
    password 'mypassword'
end

Command line:

$ ssh myuser@myhost
myuser@myhost's password: 
Permission denied, please try again.

But $ ssh vagrant@myhost with password vagrant is working

Solution

  • You have to use the password shadow hash for the 'password' attribute. Not the plain password.

    Have a look at the official documentation.