Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:43:38 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> To: Agus <agus.262@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Non Interactive passwd change via script.... Message-ID: <4612F4BA.3030704@daleco.biz> In-Reply-To: <fda61bb50704031714w7e7eb78cg9a2a7d05ae284952@mail.gmail.com> References: <fda61bb50704031557s19cec5ccw4cdb10265aa8b6c4@mail.gmail.com> <4612E800.3010408@daleco.biz> <fda61bb50704031714w7e7eb78cg9a2a7d05ae284952@mail.gmail.com>
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Agus wrote: >>> Hi everybody.... >>> its been a few days now, since im trying to do a tcsh script to automatize >>> the process of creating users in my system.... >>> Users register via web, and info is saved in a MySQL DB and in a >>> file. the >>> script reads from the file and begins adding users with pw. >>> but im stuck on how to create the password for the users. the >>> only solution >>> that worked was the use of expect, but it consumes a lot of resources >>> (7.8%System). Now that isnt a problem cause the users are few. but if >>> it has to >>> add a lot of users?? it will kill my server.... >>> >>> any hints will be apreciated..... > >> pw(8) ?? > > I cant find the way to do it with pw.... > > thanks.... Please keep the list in the TO: or CC: field on your replies ... thanks! Works fine here as described in pw(8): [root@archangel][~] $ id test id: test: no such user [root@archangel][~] $ pw useradd -n test [root@archangel][~] $ id test uid=1020(test) gid=1026(test) groups=1026(test) [root@archangel][~] $ finger test Login: test Name: User Test Directory: /home/test Shell: /bin/sh Never logged in. No Mail. No Plan. HTH, Kevin Kinsey -- It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous. -- Robert Benchley
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