Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 18:10:34 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.biz> To: Jim Flowers <jflowers@ezo.net> Cc: FBSD-ISP <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: User Maanagement (Bulk Processing) Message-ID: <20020320151034.GM14038@ns2.wananchi.com> In-Reply-To: <20020320095005.M82852@ezo.net> References: <20020320142100.GJ14038@ns2.wananchi.com> <20020320095005.M82852@ezo.net>
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* Jim Flowers <jflowers@ezo.net> [20020320 17:49]: wrote: > users=`cat badusers.txt` > for user in $users; do > wol-suspend.sh $user > done > > and, no doubt, something similar to restore them. I must say this is just very brilliant! Thank you. I need to whack myself thoroughly for not thinking this way, yes? No, people are gifted with diff levels of thinking. > > > Hello people, > > > > Allow me to ask this because I work for an ISP ;-) Actually > > I am just seeking help from shell script gurus. I have a shell > > script that I use to suspend user accounts on my FreeBSD box. > > It works well for single user but there are time like now when > > I want to suspend over 400 users for non payment. I have another > > script that can do this but again the problem is my scripts > > are so crude they do not do any sensible checks <LOL>. My bad. > > > > I am attaching the script - wol-suspend.sh Basically one of > > you gurus can be able to modify this script so that it takes > > a flat file (badusers.txt) which has one user per line and > > suspend all of them, yes?? I sincerely hate to do > > > > ./wol-suspend.sh userx > > ./wol-suspend.sh userb > > > > My insistence on this is because our Customer Service Executives > > will verify the user's status by doing > > > > finger userx > > > > and they'll see Plan: Suspended. > > > > Other than this, what tools do pepole use for such tasks? Someone > > willing to share what they have?? > > > > Thanking you. > > > > -Wash > > > > -- > > Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> "The box said 'Requires > > Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com Windows 95, NT, > > or better,' Tel: 254 2 313985-9 Fax: 254 2 313922 so > > I installed FreeBSD." GSM: 254 72 743 223 GSM: 254 733 > > 744 121 This sig is McQ! :-) > > > > ++ > > Kleptomaniac, n.: > > A rich thief. > > -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary" > > > -- > Jim Flowers<jflowers@ezo.net> -Wash S y s t e m s A d m i n i s t r a t o r -- Odhiambo Washington /"\ RED Ribbon Campaign Wananchi Online Ltd., \ / Against AIDS. <wash@wananchi.com> X "Help fight the scourge - Tel: 254 2 313 985-9 / \ use a condom if you _must_" ++ Q: How many Martians does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: One and a half. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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