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README.md

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+# Ansible Role: create_user
+
+## Introduction
+
+This role will set up a new user account
+
+NOTE:
+
+The following variables must be specified in the playbook.
+
+* {{ username }}
+* {{ userpw }}
+

tasks/main.yml

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+---
+###########################################################################
+#
+# This role will set up a new user account
+#
+###########################################################################
+#
+# NOTE:
+# the following variables must be specified in the playbook
+#   {{ username }}
+#   {{ userpw }}
+#
+###########################################################################
+# tasks file for create_user
+
+- name: Create a new user named "{{ username }}" 
+  user:
+    name: "{{ username }}"
+    password: "{{ userpw | password_hash('sha512', 'SmrFgsR8') }}"
+    shell: /bin/bash
+
+# EOF