10-06-2001
Want to create new users without using "useradd" command and user Interaction.
Don't want to use useradd command to create a new user
I am doing manual addition of accounts. Actually I am writing a script and I am working on RedHat7.1 system. What I am trying to do is run the script and pass all the values of the username password and group as command line parameters. Now what I am trying to do is after passing the initial password I want the account to be activated with that password. Because if you simply edit the passwd file and add the username, password and other information when you test the account it does not recognize the account and then as a root user you have to go and enter the password again and then it gets written to the shadow file in encrypted form(even if you use command "pwconv" does not write the password to the shadow file in the encrypted form). Plus I can't leave the acconts open either. To create 500 account or more It will take me a long time to create those accounts. I just want to automate those password writing to the shadow file without having to go through this command
passwd "username"
enter new password in Unix ******
So, if anyone knows how can I do this through the script please let me know.
regards
Last edited by syedifti; 10-06-2001 at 04:15 PM..
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pwconv(8) System Manager's Manual pwconv(8)
NAME
pwconv - convert to shadow account
SYNOPSIS
pwconv [-P path]
DESCRIPTION
pwconv installs and updates /etc/shadow with information from /etc/passwd. It relies on the special password 'x' in the password field of
the account. This value indicates that the password for the user is already in /etc/shadow and should not be modified.
If /etc/shadow does not exist, pwconv creates this file, moves the user password to it and creates default aging informations with the help
of the values of PASS_MIN_DAYS, PASS_MAX_DAYS and PASS_WARN_AGE from /etc/login.defs. The password field in /etc/passwd is replaced with
the special character 'x'.
If the /etc/shadow does exist, entries that are in the /etc/passwd file and not in the /etc/shadow file are added to the /etc/shadow file.
Accounts, which only exist in /etc/passwd, are added to /etc/shadow. Entries that are in /etc/shadow and not in /etc/passwd are removed
from /etc/shadow. All passwords from /etc/passwd are moved to /etc/shadow and replaced with the special character 'x'.
pwconv can be used for initial conversion and for updates later.
OPTIONS
-P, --path path
The passwd and shadow files are located below the specified directory path. pwconv will use this files, not /etc/passwd and
/etc/shadow.
FILES
passwd - user account information
shadow - shadow user account information
SEE ALSO
passwd(1), login.defs(5), passwd(5), shadow(5), pwck(8), pwunconv(8)
AUTHOR
Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.de>
pwdutils January 2004 pwconv(8)