1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/user.rb b/lib/puppet/type/user.rb
index 9e32c89ae..e6b16a9ac 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/user.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/user.rb
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ module Puppet
         newproperty(:password, :required_features => :manages_passwords) do
             desc "The user's password, in whatever encrypted format the local machine requires. Be sure to enclose any value that includes a dollar sign ($) in single quotes (\')."
 
+            validate do |value|
+                raise ArgumentError, "Passwords cannot include ':'" if value.include?(":")
+            end
+
             def change_to_s(currentvalue, newvalue)
                 if currentvalue == :absent
                   return "created password"