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+# Elasticsearch cluster node profile
+
+class profile::elasticsearch {
+
+  user { 'elasticsearch':
+    ensure => 'present',
+    uid    => '114',
+    gid    => '119',
+    home   => '/home/elasticsearch',
+    shell  => '/bin/false',
+  }
+
+  file { '/srv/elasticsearch':
+    ensure => 'directory',
+    owner  => 'elasticsearch',
+    mode   => '755',
+  }
+
+}