--=-EWkpfyx1/yZ9g9Z/Zen0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * It requires all sorts of shell escaping for input (since it takes the username on the command line),=20 * You can't set the initial password,=20 * You have to parse stderr in order to get error feedback. I tend to agree with John. It would be worthwhile if there was a programmatic interface to useradd, perhaps as a library. The useradd binary could be just a wrapper to the library. -Devin On Thu, 2002-07-11 at 18:18, John H. Clark, III wrote: > Useradd doesn't properly set the password. After I add a user the user > cannot logon until a passwd command is used to set the tokens. >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: Aaron Konstam [mailto:akonstam@trinity.edu]=20 > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 5:02 PM > To: pam-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: Newbie question, creating new account and password >=20 > On Thu, Jul 11, 2002 at 01:42:09PM -0500, John H. Clark, III wrote: > > Is it possible to use PAM to create a new account? In my review of the > > list and available documentation I can't find the methods to create a > > new account programmatically. Plenty of information on changing > account > > information but I need to create new linux accounts under program > > control. > >=20 > > Thanks in advance for your help.=20 > >=20 > >=20 > What is the matter with adduser or useradd. > --=20 > ------------------------------------------- > Aaron Konstam > Computer Science > Trinity University > 715 Stadium Dr. > San Antonio, TX 78212-7200 >=20 > telephone: (210)-999-7484 > email:akonstam@trinity.edu >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list --=20 Devin Heitmueller Senior Software Engineer Netilla Networks Inc --=-EWkpfyx1/yZ9g9Z/Zen0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQA9Lg/KaKYHtLdqtNoRAqZNAJ0cQzsLqznuID74SbMuh1xbKH3sNgCfXtNv z8QAm39teoc+KAy8VNcDMKo= =nD/d -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-EWkpfyx1/yZ9g9Z/Zen0--
