How can I forcefully add usernames?

kleptophobiac · 11-10-2003, 05:12 PM

I want to have usernames with the format ##xxxxxx

The problem is the number in the front. This is set in stone on our network at school, and there's nothing I can do. I would like to have samba allow access to about five people on this school network with about 2500 users.

Anyway, I would like to add these users, but adduser whines about it. I'm root dammit, no talkback!

Is there anything I can do?

EDIT:
An alternate solution is to make samba prompt for passwords, rather than just take whatever windows sends it.

breakerfall · 11-10-2003, 06:54 PM

Follow this guide

http://www.astalavista.com/library/b...es/samba.shtml

It will guide you through setting allowed users and passwords.

Tinkster · 11-10-2003, 07:21 PM

You can use brute force, and edit
/etc/passwd and /etc/shadow using
your favourite editor ;) ...

Use one existing user
as "template" .... copy & paste
the line, change the name and
the home directory and make
sure you change the numeric
UID, too ... that done, save passwd,
and change the passwords for
them using passwd

Cheers,
Tink

kleptophobiac · 11-10-2003, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tinkster
You can use brute force, and edit
/etc/passwd and /etc/shadow using
your favourite editor ...

Use one existing user
as "template" .... copy & paste
the line, change the name and
the home directory and make
sure you change the numeric
UID, too ... that done, save passwd,
and change the passwords for
them using passwd

Cheers,
Tink

Thanks!

Cerbere · 11-11-2003, 04:11 AM

If you really want to use brute force, you can edit adduser. It's just a frontend script for useradd/passwd. Lines 131-148 deal with disallowing 'illegal' names.

We'll show that stinkin' adduser who's boss :-)

Enjoy!
--- Cerbere

kleptophobiac · 11-11-2003, 11:15 AM

Well... considering I only added a handful of people, it was just as easy to manually edit.

Maybe I'll "fix" adduser later though.