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hi guys

I have pretty simple basic script well 2 scripts to create users

it basically reads an usersinfo file with this structure

FirstName and Last Names - CompanyName LoginID UID

Code:

Charlie Mareuz Yander - CompanyName logind 600

Ana Benz Squel - BAC CompanyName loginid 601

and uses an useradd command to just create the user

Code:

#!/bin/bash

while read -r l1 l2 l3 l4 l5 l6 l7

do

useradd -c "$l1 $l2 $l3 $l4 $l5" $l6 -u $l7

done <usersinfo

cat /etc/passwd

After that manually I have to set the password for every user
so for 4 users I have to use passwd loginID 4 times

I need a way to add to my script how to read passwords in that same file (usersinfo) and script that instead of doing manually

I've tried but since the password is asked twice I don't know how to script that

would be like

Code:

#!/bin/bash

while read -r l1 l2 l3 l4 l5 l6 l7

do

useradd -c "$l1 $l2 $l3 $l4 $l5" $l6 -u $l7

passwd $16

???? don't know how to read from the file the password I want for this user

done <usersinfo

cat /etc/passwd

any idea?

thanks a lot