documentation problem regarding user groups

[ubuntu-server-builder]

This bug was originally filed in Launchpad as LP: #1612656

Launchpad details

affected_projects = []
assignee = None
assignee_name = None
date_closed = 2016-08-30T17:56:38.169145+00:00
date_created = 2016-08-12T13:22:56.509063+00:00
date_fix_committed = 2016-08-30T17:56:38.169145+00:00
date_fix_released = 2016-08-30T17:56:38.169145+00:00
id = 1612656
importance = medium
is_complete = True
lp_url = https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1612656
milestone = None
owner = sunil-sunilkchopra
owner_name = Sunil K Chopra
private = False
status = fix_released
submitter = sunil-sunilkchopra
submitter_name = Sunil K Chopra
tags = ['documentation']
duplicates = []

Launchpad user Sunil K Chopra(sunil-sunilkchopra) wrote on 2016-08-12T13:22:56.509063+00:00

In the latest documentation examples, the first example has an apparent error on line 14.

http://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/examples.html

# Add users to the system. Users are added after groups are added.
users:
  - default
  - name: foobar
    gecos: Foo B. Bar
    primary-group: foobar
    groups: users

It shows that a string is an acceptable value for the groups key. On line 23, it shows another string with comma-separated values. Both of these values cause errors. The groups key requires an array, even if there is only one value. This is implied at line 109, but not explicitly stated.

Please fix?

thanks!

Sunil

[ubuntu-server-builder]

Launchpad user Scott Moser(smoser) wrote on 2016-08-30T17:56:33.344953+00:00

Hi,
In bug 1562918 cloud-init code was fixed so that the documentation was correct.
See the commit message for examples.

If you find otherwise, please re-open.

https://git.launchpad.net/cloud-init/commit/?id=d75a912fb375afbab055db3178966d1f83b44143