Bash Scripting

paranoid times · 02-14-2006, 11:04 PM

I was trying to get a bash script to run so that I can have a bunch of users made and their passwords changed to a temporary one. Now I can get all the users made, the problem that I am running into is getting it to take a password. I can get it to take output from a file, but I don't want that. I want the script to be independent, I don't know how to get the script to enter the password twice after it runs the command. I hope that is somewhat understandable. If anyone has any ideas that would be great.

cheers,
Michael

kshkid · 02-14-2006, 11:34 PM

why do u need the script to enter the password twice if it all you are asking for username and password?

Sorry if I havent understood the problem.

Could you please post a sample input and output?

paranoid times · 02-14-2006, 11:42 PM

I need it to enter the password twice because the passwd command asks for the password then for the password to be confirmed. I just figured out that using the newline character with an echo works. Thanks though.

scuzzman · 02-14-2006, 11:58 PM

You want the 'expect' command.

Code:

man expect

paranoid times · 02-15-2006, 10:48 AM

Hey that is pretty awesome, I never knew that existed. Thanks!