automating user id and password creation

[Greg Butler]

I have a text file containing userid,username,and password. I need to read this text file and create user ids and passwords. Does anyone have a script that will do this ?

[Craig Rants]

You will need more than a script. You will need a C program or Perl to randomly generate you password. I have one but can't give it out. You may be able to find some stuff on the web, search for password generation.

MC,
C

[Jeff Machols]

If you want to automatically create passwords, the first thing you need to do is download and install expect. Otherwise, you cannot redirect input into passwd

[Mark Greene_1]

Get a copy of expect as was mentioned, then checkout 'man useradd' and you can use expect to feed the prompts to it from your file.

--
mark

[Rodney Hills]

I have a similar situation. My script is much more complicated in that I create other items. But to deal with the password, I made a function that will encrypt a plain text password that is suitable for /etc/passwd.

If you are running a "trusted" site or have a shadow password file, then this won't work.

But by generating the encrypted password, I can then edit the /etc/passwd and add an entry directly.

Find attached the C function to encrypt.

-- Rod Hills

[Wodisch]

Hello Greg,

why not use the which Bill Hassell has contributed over there:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x5f49a22831ebd5118ff40090279cd0f9,00.html
or use the one that Steven Gillard has donated on the same thread...

HTH,
Wodisch