create-users

Because you are too lazy to do it manually

A shell script which create users, assign them to groups, and set their passwords automatically.

What it does

• Reads the users and groups supplied in the .txt file
• Creates the users and groups from read data
• Assigns randomly generated password to each user. Passwords are saved in /var/secure/user_passwords.csv
• Adds users to appropriate groups
• Creates a $HOME directory for each user with appropriate permission
• Logs all script actions in /var/log/user_management.log

Running

Script must be run as root(#).

$ git clone https://github.com/xtasysensei/create-users-bash.git
$ cd create-users-bash 

# run as root 
$ bash create_user.sh <name-of-text-file>

Dependencies

• your favorite POSIX-compliant shell (only tested on bash)

OS

Works in any GNU/Linux environment

Caution

This script will modify current System configurations. Only use after thorough verification. The Author is not liable for any damages caused by this script.