chef

https://github.com/opscode/chef

Ruby

A systems integration framework, built to bring the benefits of configuration management to your entire infrastructure.

Chef::Provider::User::Dscl#diverged_password?

We need a special check function for password since we support both
plain text and shadow hash data.

Checks if password needs update based on platform version and the
type of the password specified.

Source | Google | Stack overflow

Edit

git clone [email protected]:opscode/chef.git

cd chef

open lib/chef/provider/user/dscl.rb

Contribute

# Make a new branch

git checkout -b -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Provider--User--Dscl-diverged_password--for-pr

# Commit to git

git add lib/chef/provider/user/dscl.rbgit commit -m "better docs for Chef::Provider::User::Dscl#diverged_password?"

# Open pull request

gem install hub # on a mac you can `brew install hub`

hub fork

git push <your name> -your-name--update-docs-Chef--Provider--User--Dscl-diverged_password--for-pr

hub pull-request

# Celebrate!