Workstation User

Description

This role creates the workstation user defined by WORKSTATION_USER and configures its basic environment. It integrates with the shared user role to deploy shell dotfiles and SSH authorized_keys.

Overview

This role creates the workstation user selected via WORKSTATION_USER and configures the user environment.

Cosmos

The diagram places Workstation User in the Infinito.Nexus cosmos: the components it deploys (capabilities), the central services it consumes (dependencies), and its outward reach (federation and bridged external networks).

flowchart LR
    subgraph role [user-workstation 💻]
        svc_workstation["workstation"]
    end

Solid 1:1 edges are fixed relationships; dashed 0..1 edges are conditional (enabled only in matching deployments); red 0..0 edges are turned off in this role. Node markers show the role's deploy modes (💻 host, 🐳 compose, 🐝 swarm); ❌ marks a service that is explicitly turned off, and ⚙️ an Ansible role dependency declared in meta/main.yml.

Features

Automated provisioning: Configured by Ansible without manual steps.

User data resolution

User data must be defined under users.<name> and selected via WORKSTATION_USER.

Minimum required fields:

WORKSTATION_USER
users.<WORKSTATION_USER>.username (defaults to WORKSTATION_USER if missing)

Optional fields:

users.<WORKSTATION_USER>.uid
users.<WORKSTATION_USER>.gid
users.<WORKSTATION_USER>.shell
users.<WORKSTATION_USER>.groups (list)
users.<WORKSTATION_USER>.authorized_keys (list; may be empty)

Notes

Sudo can be enabled via user_workstation_enable_sudo.
Password handling is intentionally conservative. If you want a password, set users.<WORKSTATION_USER>.password (plain) and enable user_workstation_set_password.

Credits

Implemented by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Part of the Infinito.Nexus Project and maintained by Kevin Veen-Birkenbach. Licensed under the Infinito.Nexus Community License (Non-Commercial).