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+# This bbclass is mainly used for image level user/group configuration.
+# Inherit this class if you want to make EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS effective.
+
+# Below is an example showing how to use this functionality.
+# INHERIT += "extrausers"
+# EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "\
+# useradd -p '' tester; \
+# groupadd developers; \
+# userdel nobody; \
+# groupdel -g video; \
+# groupmod -g 1020 developers; \
+# usermod -s /bin/sh tester; \
+# "
+
+
+inherit useradd_base
+
+IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " ${@['', 'base-passwd shadow'][bool(d.getVar('EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS', True))]}"
+
+# Image level user / group settings
+ROOTFS_POSTPROCESS_COMMAND_append = " set_user_group;"
+
+# Image level user / group settings
+set_user_group () {
+	user_group_settings="${EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS}"
+	export PSEUDO="${FAKEROOTENV} ${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${bindir}/pseudo"
+	setting=`echo $user_group_settings | cut -d ';' -f1`
+	remaining=`echo $user_group_settings | cut -d ';' -f2-`
+	while test "x$setting" != "x"; do
+		cmd=`echo $setting | cut -d ' ' -f1`
+		opts=`echo $setting | cut -d ' ' -f2-`
+		# Different from useradd.bbclass, there's no file locking issue here, as
+		# this setting is actually a serial process. So we only retry once.
+		case $cmd in
+			useradd)
+				perform_useradd "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}" "-R ${IMAGE_ROOTFS} $opts" 1
+				;;
+			groupadd)
+				perform_groupadd "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}" "-R ${IMAGE_ROOTFS} $opts" 1
+				;;
+			userdel)
+				perform_userdel "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}" "-R ${IMAGE_ROOTFS} $opts" 1
+				;;
+			groupdel)
+				perform_groupdel "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}" "-R ${IMAGE_ROOTFS} $opts" 1
+				;;
+			usermod)
+				perform_usermod "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}" "-R ${IMAGE_ROOTFS} $opts" 1
+				;;
+			groupmod)
+				perform_groupmod "${IMAGE_ROOTFS}" "-R ${IMAGE_ROOTFS} $opts" 1
+				;;
+			*)
+				bbfatal "Invalid command in EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS: $cmd"
+				;;
+		esac
+		# Avoid infinite loop if the last parameter doesn't end with ';'
+		if [ "$setting" = "$remaining" ]; then
+			break
+		fi
+		# iterate to the next setting
+		setting=`echo $remaining | cut -d ';' -f1`
+		remaining=`echo $remaining | cut -d ';' -f2-`
+	done
+}