From 6de06377d0671fa9b3f19241dcacf9dbb093fcd8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julian Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:14:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fix documentation around the password parameter of builtin.user (#76702) --- lib/ansible/modules/user.py | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/user.py b/lib/ansible/modules/user.py index 6a49207f04c..62b7a6fd691 100644 --- a/lib/ansible/modules/user.py +++ b/lib/ansible/modules/user.py @@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ options: description: - Optionally set the user's password to this crypted value. - On macOS systems, this value has to be cleartext. Beware of security issues. - - To create a disabled account on Linux systems, set this to C('!') or C('*'). - - To create a disabled account on OpenBSD, set this to C('*************'). + - To create a an account with a locked/disabled password on Linux systems, set this to C('!') or C('*'). + - To create a an account with a locked/disabled password on OpenBSD, set this to C('*************'). - See L(FAQ entry,https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/faq.html#how-do-i-generate-encrypted-passwords-for-the-user-module) for details on various ways to generate these password values. type: str