add a user with password without prompt

grendel-IT · 03-12-2004, 07:24 AM

Hi,
I want to add a user with its password without the need to prompt data like the password.
I've tried with this command:
useradd prometeo -d /home/prometeo -g test -m -p pippo
but the -p option ask for a password generated in the crypt-way. So I've tried passing the output of /usr/bin/mkpasswd pippo to useradd prometeo -d /home/prometeo -g test -m -p using a pipe and < but I can't find a way to make it work! Is it possible or does I need to use a script?
Someone have some suggestions?
Thanks

iceman47 · 03-12-2004, 09:35 AM

Check the --stdin option for useradd.
Man useradd

coolamit78 · 03-12-2004, 10:19 AM

Ok....This will do what you want and as suggested by iceman47....

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useradd dog; echo "your-password" | passwd dog --stdin
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The password will be changed without prompting.

Regards,

amit

grendel-IT · 03-13-2004, 07:49 AM

I've checked in the useradd man page but there is no --stdin. I'm using debian sid.
I've tried the command suggested, the user is added but passwd give an error:

passwd: opzione non valida -- -
usage: passwd [-f|-s] [name]
passwd [-x max] [-n min] [-w warn] [-i inact] name
passwd {-l|-u|-d|-S|-e} name

first line tells: the option -- - is not valid

grendel-IT · 03-13-2004, 07:58 AM

I've got the command:
useradd prometeo -d /home/prometeo -g test -m -p `mkpasswd pippo`
it works, no prompt, password is the word after mkpasswd :-)
thanks

cpbl · 09-27-2006, 01:01 PM

Thanks! That's nice for a new user's password.
But How do I use a script to *reset* an existing user's password to something given?

drkstr · 09-27-2006, 01:11 PM

'usermod' is used to change exisintg user's settings. It works just like 'useradd'.

regards,
...drkstr

**edit**
I'm not sure if your asking for help with the command, or the script. If the later, $1 is used to access a command line parameter in a shell script, $2 for the s2nd parameter ...etc.

see http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ for all the available options to parse command line parameters

**edit again**
type: 'useradd' not 'user add'.

My bad

cpbl · 09-27-2006, 02:07 PM

Perfect! Thanks, usermod has the -p too ...
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