Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:10:16 +0300 From: Yonatan Bokovza <Yonatan@xpert.com> To: 'Odhiambo Washington' <wash@wananchi.com>, FBSD-Q <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: One for the script gurus Message-ID: <EB513E68D3F5D41191CA00025558810150D63D@mailserv.xpert.com>
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hmm, here:
awk -F: '{print $6}' /etc/passwd | grep home | xargs mkdir
you migh also want do do this:
cd /home
for A in `ls -1`; do chown $A.$A $A; done;
Regards,
Yonatan.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Odhiambo Washington [mailto:wash@wananchi.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 16:37
> To: FBSD-Q
> Subject: One for the script gurus
>
>
> You have your /etc/passwd file and from it you want to create a home
> directory for every user in it. I am imagining how to extract
> that info
> from the file and use it to feed some script that would do
> what I want.
> I am imagining some emergency situation where my /home tape backup has
> goofed.
> I leave it you to, please.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Wash
>
> --
> Odhiambo Washington
> Wananchi Online Ltd.,
> wash@wananchi.com 1st Flr Loita Hse.
> Tel: 254 2 313985 Loita Street.,
> Fax: 254 2 313922 PO Box 10286,00100-NAIROBI,KE.
>
> In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.
>
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