topic Re: Script for adding new user in 50 servers in Operating System - HP-UX

Script for adding new user in 50 servers

SKR_1 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:37:05 GMT

Hi,

Can someone provide me the push script from one server to add a new user in almost 50 servers. Also password should automatically reach to the user Email address in same domain. User should change its own password after this.

.rhosts is configured, we can use remsh hosts in the script.

Sendmail is also configured to send the mail to the user EMail ID.

Thanks in advance

SKR

Re: Script for adding new user in 50 servers

James R. Ferguson — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:26:37 GMT

Hi:

Have a look at this recent query:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1217047

In particular, take note of Dusan's script that is attached therein.

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: Script for adding new user in 50 servers

Steven Schweda — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:34:01 GMT

Schemes like NIS (or LDAP) were designed to
obviate this sort of annoyance. Edit a file,
ypmake, relax.

Re: Script for adding new user in 50 servers

rmueller58 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:18:53 GMT

As I see this question, I am facing a similar issue down the road, we will be migration our Informix server over from a single HP/UX box to a pair of Linux boxes.
We want to manage accounts, printers from one interface entry and duplicate setup on the second box, either via remote shell or scp..

Thanks for the question.

Re: Script for adding new user in 50 servers

Mark Ellzey — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:29:31 GMT

SKR,

As mentioned before, NIS is specifically made for this purpose. In addition to managing userids, you can also manage NFS mounts via NIS automount maps.

Perhaps better would be LDAP. With LDAP, you can have common logins for both Windows and your Unix world. My site is currently moving to Linux workstations and we are installing them as LDAP clients to leverage our Windows domain servers to provide user authentication.

Regards,
Mark

Re: Script for adding new user in 50 servers

SKR_1 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:18:32 GMT

Thanks to all of you.