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# 1  
Old 12-11-2007
Check invalid user account
Hi

How to check invalid user account?

invalid condition:
1. without home directory
2. home directory is empty
3. no home directory
4. no shell
5. no passwd

user1:x:6000:6000:user1app:/DB/user1:/bin/ksh
# 2  
Old 12-12-2007
Which part are you having trouble with? If you get a bit of a structure built to begin with, you'll find the rest will probably fall into place, then we can help out wherever you hit a snag Smilie
# 3  
Old 12-12-2007
here's something to start with (using Perl):
Code:
#!/usr/bin/perl
# check_user_account.pl
use strict;
while (<>) {
        chomp;
        my @line = split /:/, ;
        print "home directory is not defined for user $line[0]\n"  unless ($line[5]);
        print "shell is not defined for user $line[0]\n"           unless ($line[6]);
}

run this script as:
Code:
perl check_user_account.pl /etc/passwd

# 4  
Old 12-12-2007
Ironically, none of those conditions are illegal. UNIX often uses accounts that cannot login to perform services.
# 5  
Old 12-12-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by porter
Ironically, none of those conditions are illegal. UNIX often uses accounts that cannot login to perform services.
True! And, to expand on this, usually "nobody" doesn't need a password, "root" doesn't have its own home directory, etc., etc.

Maybe my olfactory system is too easily excited, but i thought i could smell the foul odor of homework being done here.

bakunin
# 6  
Old 12-12-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by bakunin
True! And, to expand on this, usually "nobody" doesn't need a password, "root" doesn't have its own home directory, etc., etc.

Maybe my olfactory system is too easily excited, but i thought i could smell the foul odor of homework being done here.

bakunin
i had smelled it too, but am in good mood today, and wrote those lines.
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