Creating Home Directories without -m -d option on Useradd command.

[Naveen M]

While adding a user, we use the following command to create home directory for that user.

#useradd -m -d /home/

But, how can a user directory be created everytime when I run useradd command without specifying -m -d option?

Thanks in advance.

[Scp_1]

I dont think its possible.

[Yogeeraj_1]

hi,

why dont you create a custom script to perform that same?

e.g.
#useradd.sh yogeeraj

kind regards
yogeeraj

[Naveen M]

Dont have much experience with scripting. Please share if u know a script for this.
Thanks

[Naveen M]

Got a workaround for this.

#i=
#alias adduser='useradd -m -d /home/$i $i'
#adduser

#i=
#adduser

and so on.

Thanks all for your help.

[Dennis Handly]

>Got a workaround for this.
#i=

You don't want to use alises, functions at least let you have a parm. But better to write a script:
#!/sbin/sh
# Usage: adduser ...
for user in $*; do
useradd -m -d /home/$user $user
done

If you are happy with the answers you got, please read the following about assigning points:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33

[Naveen M]

Thanks everyone.