Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 09:58:00 -0500 (EST) From: Jaime <jaime@snowmoon.com> To: default013 <default013@hotmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: add user with shell account Message-ID: <20030224095451.P74573-100000@malkav.snowmoon.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY2-DAV12dl908QKLa0000e907@hotmail.com>
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On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, default013 wrote: > I'm working on a script that will automate making shell accounts and I guess > I'm a bit stumped on how one enters the encrypted password into the deal. > > If anyone knows any resources where I might find this kind of info or has > some suggestions for me it would be very much appreciated. If you don't mind learning a new language, check out Expect. Its an extention to TCL that allows the language to script/automate command line programs such as the adduser command. Alternately, look at man 8 pw and /usr/share/skel. These should get you started. Once upon a time, I took the adduser script that came with FreeBSD and was written in perl (in C now) and hacked it to do what I wanted. You could take that approach, too. Good luck, Jaime -- "To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts." - Henry David Thoreau, _Where_I_Live_ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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