shell script to create user accounts · GitHub
| #!/bin/bash | |
| ROOT_UID=0 | |
| SUCCESS=0 | |
| E_USEREXISTS=70 | |
| # Run as root, of course. (this might not be necessary, because we have to run the script somehow with root anyway) | |
| if [ "$UID" -ne "$ROOT_UID" ] | |
| then | |
| echo "Must be root to run this script." | |
| exit $E_NOTROOT | |
| fi | |
| #test, if both argument are there | |
| if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then | |
| username=$1 | |
| pass=$2 | |
| # Check if user already exists. | |
| grep -q "$username" /etc/passwd | |
| if [ $? -eq $SUCCESS ] | |
| then | |
| echo "User $username does already exist." | |
| echo "please chose another username." | |
| exit $E_USEREXISTS | |
| fi | |
| useradd -p `mkpasswd "$pass"` -d /home/"$username" -m -g users -s /bin/bash "$username" | |
| echo "the account is setup" | |
| else | |
| echo " this programm needs 2 arguments you have given $# " | |
| echo " you have to call the script $0 username and the pass " | |
| fi | |
| exit 0 |
