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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Help with Bash Script Post 302452533 by mrflipr on Saturday 11th of September 2010 01:09:38 AM
Old 09-11-2010
Help with Bash Script
I was presented with a little task at work and need some help for the fastest and shortest way possible. Now I just got this job, so I'm kind of a newbie to this. The task is to set up a shell script that will read a username of the user to create from a text file with a list of usernames. For example, create a text file with usernames separated by commas. (I have a list of user names, that are on the system already). (I was going to copy paste them on a text file I created), then create the selected user and home directory and give the mSmith user the rights to read, write, and execute the home directory recursively. This is the only user on the list that will have these privileges. No other users should have access but the user you are creating. Any help on how I should set this up would be appreciated.
 

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createhomedir

createhomedir(1)					    BSD General Commands Manual 					  createhomedir(1)

NAME

     createhomedir -- create and populate home directories on the local computer.

SYNOPSIS

     createhomedir [-scbalh] [-n directoryDomainName] [-u username]

DESCRIPTION

     createhomedir provides several options for creating and populating home directories.

OPTIONS

     -s       creates home directories for server home paths only (default).

     -c       creates home directories for local home paths only.

     -b       creates home directories for both server and local home paths.

     -a       creates home directories for users defined in all directory domains of the server's search path.

     -l       creates home directories for users defined in the local directory domain.

     -L       causes the created home directory to be localized.

     -n directoryDomainName
	      creates home directories for users defined in a specific directory domain in the server's search path.

     -u username
	      creates a home directory for a specific user defined in the domain(s) identified in the -a, -l, or -n parameter. If you omit the -a,
	      -l, and -n parameters when you use the -u parameter, -a is assumed.

     -i       reads username list from standard input and creates specified home directories. Each username should be on its own line.

     -h       usage help.

FILES

     /usr/sbin/createhomedir			   location of tool

CAVEATS

     When using the -a option, search limits of various directory servers (such as Open Directory or Active Directory) can prevent all possible
     home directories from being created. In this case, you may need to specify the usernames explicitly.

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