for some reason, my e-mail editor keeps deleting newlines from my e-mails. The 'do'statement in the 'while' loop should be on a new line or else you would have to precede it by a semi-colon. Michael > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Velez > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 8:56 AM > To: 'darshan jadav'; 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > Subject: RE: creating remoteuser > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of darshan jadav > > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 7:44 AM > > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: creating remoteuser > > > > Hi all > > > > I m making script to automate remote server user creation, > using sudo, > > this is my sript, something is not working out or parts missing, am > > very new 2 bash scripting, plz help Am not able to complete the > > script, plz tell me where i am going wrong... > > > > Thanks a lot > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > echo Checking for the user file > > echo > > grep ^$1: /home/dj/list > /dev/null 2>&1 if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then > > echo " User file not found" >&2 > > exit 1 > > fi > > echo > > echo -e "Enter Hostname:" > > read -e HOST > > PASSWORD="test" > > NEW_USERS="/home/dj/list" > > cat ${NEW_USER}|\ > > while read USER GROUP PASSWORD FULL NAME do #echo "Enter Hostname" > > #read -e HOST > > ssh $HOST |\ > > sudo /usr/sbin/useradd -G ${GROUP} -p ${PASSWORD} ${USER} > -c "${FULL} > > ${NAME}" > > $PASSWORD > > done > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > There are several issues in the script. I took a stab at a > few below. I haven't put in the sudo code as I am not a > proponent of including passwords in script files. You may > want to have a public/private key pair between the two root > id's on both machines. That would require you to have a key > without a passphrase, which, for root, is not ideal either. > > I'll let the security gurus handle that one. > > Here is a draft script rewritten: > > --- Start of script --- > #!/bin/bash > > echo "Checking for user file..." > if [[ ! -e /home/dj/list ]] > then > echo "User file not found" >& 2 > exit 1 > fi > > echo -n "Enter Hostname: " > read HOST > > 3</home/dj/list > > while read -u 3 USER GROUP PASSWORD FULL NAME do > ssh $HOST ... > ... > done > --- End of script --- > > Hope this helps, > Michael > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
