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035-workspaces-personal: requires AD directory user for non-interactive testing

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
aws, shell

Research direction

Start with the script for 035-workspaces-personal and the 000-prereqs-directory CloudFormation stack, confirming how the directory is found and where the generated username is used. Check whether the WorkSpaces API supports user creation; otherwise use a domain-joined EC2 instance and AD tools. Done means the script runs end-to-end and is restored to the non-interactive PR.

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Description

Problem

The WorkSpaces tutorial requires a user to exist in the Active Directory before creating a WorkSpace. Simple AD user creation needs LDAP tools or a domain-joined EC2 instance.

Current state

  • Simple AD directory deployed via 000-prereqs-directory CFN stack
  • Directory registered with WorkSpaces
  • Script finds the directory but fails because the auto-generated username doesn't exist in AD

Steps to resolve

  1. Launch a domain-joined EC2 instance in the directory's VPC
  2. Use AD tools to create a test user
  3. Or: modify the script to use the WorkSpaces API to create a user (if supported)
  4. Test the script end-to-end
  5. Add back to the non-interactive PR
Dominant language
Shell
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