topic Re: Adding users non-interactively? in Operating System - HP-UX

Adding users non-interactively?

dictum9 — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:22:59 GMT

How do I add users non-interactively?

The password command doesn't seem to give that option?

Re: Adding users non-interactively?

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:26:03 GMT

Hi:

See the man pages for 'useradd':

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-60127/useradd.1M.html

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Adding users non-interactively?

Steven E. Protter — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:46:54 GMT

I would suggest a useradd script:

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useradd(1M) useradd(1M)

NAME
useradd - add a new user login to the system

SYNOPSIS
useradd [-u uid [-o] ] [-g group] [-G group [, group...]] [-d dir]
[-s shell] [-c comment] [-m [-k skel_dir]] [-f inactive]
[-e expire] [-r update_homedir_ownership] login

useradd -D [-g group] [-b base_dir] [-f inactive] [-e expire]
[-r update_homedir_ownership]

DESCRIPTION
The useradd command creates a user login on the system by adding the
appropriate entry to the /etc/passwd file and any security files,
modifying the /etc/group file as necessary, creating a home directory,
and copying the appropriate default files into the home directory
depending on the command line options. The new login remains locked
until the passwd (see passwd(1)) command is invoked.

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Example

useradd schmo -G bagel

You can create a user template in /etc/skel that would be able to handle all customizations that your users require.

The passwd command is for password changes, and reports on user password status (passwd -sa)

A releated and possibly useful thread.
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=478688

SEP

Re: Adding users non-interactively?

dictum9 — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:17:42 GMT

I don't know why I said "passwd", I meant useradd of course. In the past I have scripted this with Expect/TCL but it was a long script to handle all the possibilities. And I *did* read the manpages on useradd, there is nothing in there which indicates this can be done easily, such as the password string passwd on the command line, as insecure as it is.

Re: Adding users non-interactively?

Mark Nieuwboer — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:09:03 GMT

Hi,

I don't know exactly what your asking.
First you asked how to add users to a system without using sam i gues. But the question is to give a password directly with useradd.
This is not possible you need to give to commands for this. 1 useradd, second passwd.
You can change some security settings with /usr/lbin/modprpw but that is not one of them.

p.s try to do something about your poor score.

I have assigned points to 20 of 135 responses to my questions.

it's nice to give some reward to the people who are helping you.

grtz. Mark

Re: Adding users non-interactively?

Sivakumar TS — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 22:27:28 GMT

Hi,

You can create the user non interactively using #useradd command,

bt after this you have to use #passwd to assign a password and activate the account.

With Regards,

Siva.

Re: Adding users non-interactively?

Muthukumar_5 — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 01:53:53 GMT

HP-Ux is not support an option to give string with passwd command as like linux. For automating user creation you have to use expert scripting.

You can create users and force the user to set password during first login with passwd utility but not assigning passwd with command itself.

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Muthu

Re: Adding users non-interactively?

Muthukumar_5 — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 03:13:14 GMT

Without expect script, there is a possibility to achive with telnet + piping as said in,

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=981127

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Muthu