Creating samba user using shell script

ramecare · 04-08-2011, 02:10 AM

Hello,

can any one help me how to create Samba user using shell script

neal_alexandrov · 04-08-2011, 03:00 AM

Hello Ramecare

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Here is a script i found .. it will solve out your problem for sure

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#!/bin/bash
#
# Ensure that root is running the script.
##
WHOAMI=`/usr/bin/whoami`
if [ $WHOAMI != "root" ]; then
echo "You must be root to add news users!"
exit 1
fi
#
clear
NEW_USERS="/root/names.txt"
echo "Enter password you want to set for all users:"
read SMBPASS
cat $NEW_USERS | while read USER; do
#adduser $USER `echo $SMBPASS`; `echo $SMBPASS` | passwd --stdin $USER > /dev/null
adduser $USER -p $SMBPASS
echo Added user $USER
smbpasswd -e $USER -w $SMBPASS > /dev/null
(echo $SMBPASS; echo $SMBPASS) | smbpasswd -as $USER
echo -e "$USER = $USER" >> /etc/samba/smbusers
done
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Here in this script, you will have to give name of the users in /root/names.txt file line by line.
For Ex:
********
user 1
user 2
user 3
********

Let me know if it helped....

ramecare · 04-08-2011, 07:16 AM

Its working ! Thank u very much

neal_alexandrov · 04-08-2011, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ramecare

Its working ! Thank u very much

Welcome