thanks, I will try this, it looks like what I'm looking for
On 8/3/09, a arias <aarias239@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Try this:
>
> while true
> do
> read username passwd
> if [ "$username" == "" ]
> then
> exit
> fi
> passwd_hash=$(openssl passwd $passwd)
> echo "Using the following password hash for user "$username":
> $passwd_hash"
> /usr/sbin/useradd $username -p "$passwd_hash";
> done
>
> use the script like this:
>
> add_multiple_users.sh < /path/to/userlist.txt
>
> Don't forget to make the script executable:
>
> chmod +x add_multiple_users.sh
>
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 2:56 PM, nate <centos@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> David Leon wrote:
>> > I'm trying to avoid typing every password manually. I just need an
>> > script that makes the job.
>> >
>> > useradd creates the account but still need to setup accpunt's password.
>> >
>>
>> from 'man passwd'
>>
>> --stdin
>> This option is used to indicate that passwd should read the
>> new password from standard input, which can be a pipe.
>>
>>
>>
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