Interface UserProps

Linux/UNIX user account configuration for CloudFormation Init.

interface UserProps {
    groups: string[];
    homeDir: string;
    uid?: string;
}

Properties

groups: string[]

Groups the user will be added to.

Use cases: Role-based access via group membership; Multi-group user setup

AWS: CloudFormation::Init user groups

Validation: Required; array of group name strings; groups must exist or be created in the groups section

homeDir: string

Home directory path for the user account.

Use cases: Custom home directory location; Application-specific user workspace

AWS: CloudFormation::Init user homeDir

Validation: Required; valid directory path

uid?: string

Specific numeric user ID. If omitted, the OS assigns one automatically.

Use cases: Fixed UID for file ownership; System integration with specific UID requirements

AWS: CloudFormation::Init users

Validation: Optional; numeric string