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Old 03-17-2011
Create script to add user and create directory

first off let me introduce myself. My name is Eric and I am new to linux, I am taking an advanced linux administration class and we are tasked with creating a script to add new users that anyone can run, has to check for the existence of a directory. if the directory does not exist then it has to be created. if it doe then it has to just proceed with the new user addition.


1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:

how do i get this script to be able to create the directory if it does not exist?
or how do i get this script to run as root?
thanks in advance


2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:
i have the script partially written i have rudimentary if/then/else statement where the first line reads:
Code:
echo "What department are you assigned to?"
read department     # $department
sleep 2
echo "you are assigned to the: $department"
sleep 7
clear

if [ -d /home/timberwolves/$department ]
then 
         echo "directory exists"
         sleep 3
         echo "what is your first name"
         read FirstName    # $FirstName
         sleep 2
         clear
         echo "what is your last name?"
         read LastName     # $LastName
         echo "You entered: $LastName"
         sleep 2
         clear
         echo "Please type your password (must be at least  characters)"
         read password      # $password
         sleep 2
         clear
         echo "The password you chose is: $password"
         sleep 7
         clear
         echo "Your login name will be: $FirstName"
         sleep 2
         clear
         echo "Your home directory will be: /home/timberwolves/$department/$FirstName
          sleep 7
          clear
else
mkdir -p /home/timberwolves/$department
         echo "what is your first name"
         read FirstName    # $FirstName
         sleep 2
         clear
         echo "what is your last name?"
         read LastName     # $LastName
         echo "You entered: $LastName"
         sleep 2
         clear
         echo "Please type your password (must be at least  characters)"
         read password      # $password
         sleep 2
         clear
         echo "The password you chose is: $password"
         sleep 7
         clear
         echo "Your login name will be: $FirstName"
         sleep 2
         clear
         echo "Your home directory will be: /home/timberwolves/$department/$FirstName
          sleep 7
          clear
fi

3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):
google searches


4. Complete Name of School (University), City (State), Country, Name of Professor, and Course Number (Link to Course):
ECPI college or technology in virginia beach VA, Mr. Blow CIS305 advanced UNIX administration.

we do not have a direct link to the course


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Last edited by Scott; 03-17-2011 at 05:47 PM.. Reason: Added code tags
 

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NAME
ipcmk - make various IPC resources SYNOPSIS
ipcmk [options] DESCRIPTION
ipcmk allows you to create shared memory segments, message queues, and semaphore arrays. OPTIONS
Resources can be specified with these options: -M, --shmem size Create a shared memory segment of size bytes. The size argument may be followed by the multiplicative suffixes KiB (=1024), MiB (=1024*1024), and so on for GiB, etc. (the "iB" is optional, e.g., "K" has the same meaning as "KiB") or the suffixes KB (=1000), MB (=1000*1000), and so on for GB, etc. -Q, --queue Create a message queue. -S, --semaphore number Create a semaphore array with number of elements. Other options are: -p, --mode mode Access permissions for the resource. Default is 0644. -V, --version Display version information and exit. -h, --help Display help text and exit. SEE ALSO
ipcrm(1), ipcs(1) AUTHOR
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