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Homework and Emergencies Homework & Coursework Questions Need to write a script user.sh that parses name & password Post 302940763 by Nygenesis on Wednesday 8th of April 2015 09:59:43 PM
Old 04-08-2015
Need to write a script user.sh that parses name & password
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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
Write a script called user.sh that parses the name and password of given in a file (user.txt) and creates the user using first letter of first name followed by full last name. the password should be the third field.

Code:
First name   Last Name     Password
Johanna       Osbourne      TeSTiNg143


2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:

Code:
First name   Last Name     Password
Johanna       Osbourne      TeSTiNg143


3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):
#!/bin/bash
Code:
  for row in `cat $1`
  do
      if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ]; then
  

          username=${row%:*}
          password=${row#*:}
          #echo username
          #echo password


4. Complete Name of School (University), City (State), Country, Name of Professor, and Course Number (Link to Course):
CUNY Medgar EVers, Brooklyn, ny, Prof. harris CIS 440

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Last edited by Don Cragun; 04-09-2015 at 12:05 AM.. Reason: Add CODE and ICODE tags.
 

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LEARN ABOUT MOJAVE

dsenableroot

dsenableroot(8) 					    BSD System Manager's Manual 					   dsenableroot(8)

NAME

     dsenableroot -- enables or disables the root account.

SYNOPSIS

     dsenableroot [-d] [-u username] [-p password] [-r rootPassword]

DESCRIPTION

     dsenableroot sets the password for the root account if enabling the root user account.  Otherwise, if disable [-d] is chosen, the root
     account passwords are removed and the root user is disabled.

     A list of flags and their descriptions:

     -u username
	      Username of a user that has administrative privileges on this computer.

     -p password
	      Password to use in conjunction with the specified username.  If this is not specified, you will be prompted for entry.

     -r rootPassword
	      Password to be used for the root account.  If this is not specified for enabling, you will be prompted for entry.

EXAMPLES

     -dsenableroot
	      Your username will be used and you will be queried for both your password and the new root password to be set to enable the root
	      account.

     -dsenableroot -d
	      Your username will be used and you will be queried for only your password to disable the root account.

     -dsenableroot -u username -p userpassword -r rootpassword
	      The supplied arguments will be used to enable the root account.

     -dsenableroot -d -u username -p userpassword
	      The supplied arguments will be used to disable the root account.

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