multiples users from text file scripted

glinuxo · 11-13-2009, 02:28 AM

hi

I am using this workaround maybe someone has a better a idea but this is What I am doing creating multiples users scripting

I got a text file name users

users text file
userid Description

Code:

mmaria Accounting Department
lana   Production Department

and I am using this script to create the users and assign a Description
but the command useradd is not doing anything not adding users neitehr description

Code:

while IFS= read -r l1 l2 l3
do
useradd -c "$l2 $l3" $l1
done <users

please some ideas

thanks a lot

bathory · 11-13-2009, 02:35 AM

You can use the newusers command that is available in most linux distros

Regards

ghostdog74 · 11-13-2009, 02:52 AM

it crux of the problem is not whether to use what tool. useradd is definitely the tool to use. The problem is your IFS=, remove it.

glinuxo · 11-13-2009, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bathory

You can use the newusers command that is available in most linux distros

Regards

I checked it
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-...-in-batch.html

but what is default password for users?

I tried userid - password (linux terminal) and it won't work so it does not set the password?

ghostdog74 · 11-13-2009, 06:35 AM

check the man page of useradd please!. the option for password is -p.

bathory · 11-13-2009, 06:36 AM

Hi,
You have to create a txt file, where you give the password in clear text:

Code:

user1:password:400:101:Accounting Department:/home/user1:/bin/bash
user2:password:401:101:Accounting Department:/home/user2:/bin/bash
user3:password:402:101:Production Department:/home/user3:/bin/bash

glinuxo · 11-13-2009, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghostdog74

it crux of the problem is not whether to use what tool. useradd is definitely the tool to use. The problem is your IFS=, remove it.

if worked just fine

now I need to do the same with passwd and chage thanks a lot