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+require 'puppet/provider/nameservice/directoryservice'
+
+Puppet::Type.type(:computer).provide :directoryservice, :parent => Puppet::Provider::NameService::DirectoryService do
+    desc "Computer object management using DirectoryService on OS X.
+    
+    Note that these are distinctly different kinds of objects to 'hosts',
+    as they require a MAC address and can have all sorts of policy attached to
+    them.
+    
+    This provider only manages Computer objects in the local directory service
+    domain, not in remote directories.
+    
+    If you wish to manage /etc/hosts on Mac OS X, then simply use the host
+    type as per other platforms.
+    "
+
+    confine :operatingsystem => :darwin
+    defaultfor :operatingsystem => :darwin
+    
+    # hurray for abstraction. The nameservice directoryservice provider can
+    # handle everything we need. super.
+end
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