if empty($engops_users[$this_user][uid]) {
         user { $this_user:
            ensure           => present,
            comment          => "${engops_users[$this_user][comment]}",
            managehome       => true,
            groups           => $engops_groups,
            shell            => '/bin/bash',
            password_max_age => '-1',
          }
      } else {
        user { $this_user:
          ensure           => present,
          gid              => "${engops_users[$this_user][gid]}",
          uid              => "${engops_users[$this_user][uid]}",
          comment          => "${engops_users[$this_user][comment]}",
          managehome       => true,
          groups           => $engops_groups,
          shell            => '/bin/bash',
          password_max_age => '-1',
        }
      }