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Old 10-18-2010, 07:47 PM   #1
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expect script help


im trying to use a for loop inside an expect script. the objectve of the script is to add a user with password but i need to use a certain file of names to do so. The file consists of 100 names first and last.

Code:
#!/bin/bash

if [$# -ne 4]; then 
     echo "Usage: Username group Firstname lastname";
     exit;
fi

user = ${1};
gid = ${2};
fname = ${3};
lname = ${4};

useradd -c "$fname $lname" -g $gid $user;
is there any way to make a for loop to use a certain file of names so fname and lname are taken from the file and it would just go down the list? (this is just a section of my code and i want to eventually do this for group and user but i just wanted to start small)
 
Old 10-18-2010, 11:49 PM   #2
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hi, welcome to LQ!

Why do you need expect for this task? Just use chpasswd.


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Old 10-19-2010, 11:40 AM   #3
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That would add 100 new specific users with just running the executable file?
 
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No. But you could make it a two-step process; create
user, change password - within one loop. No need to
use expect.

[edit]
I *assume* you're using expect for passwords?
If you just want to add users there's absolutely
no need to use expect at all...
[/edit]

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