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 ### Beginning with accounts
 
-Declare the `accounts` class in a Puppet-managed node's manifest:
+Declare the `accounts::user` defined type for each local user you want to manage:
 
 ~~~puppet
 node default {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ node default {
 }
 ~~~
 
-The above example creates accounts, home directories, and groups for Dan and Morgan.
+The above example creates accounts, home directories, and groups for `dan` and `morgan` in the default node group.
 
 ## Usage