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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+#
+# Create a users index, based on /etc/passwd
+
+require 'etc'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "..", "lib", "chef")
+
+Chef::Config[:log_level] = :info
+r = Chef::REST.new("http://localhost:4000")
+
+users = Array.new
+Etc.passwd do |passwd|
+  Chef::Log.info("Ensuring we have #{passwd.name}")
+  r.post_rest("search/user/entries",
+    {
+      :id => passwd.name,
+      :name => passwd.name,
+      :uid => passwd.uid,
+      :gid => passwd.gid,
+      :gecos => passwd.gecos,
+      :dir => passwd.dir,
+      :shell => passwd.shell,
+      :change => passwd.change,
+      :expire => passwd.expire
+    }
+  )
+end