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19 lines
517 B
Bash
19 lines
517 B
Bash
#!/bin/bash
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# Script to add a user to Linux system
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if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ]; then
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read -p "Enter username : " username
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read -s -p "Enter password : " password
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egrep "^$username" /etc/passwd >/dev/null
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if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
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echo "$username exists!"
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exit 1
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else
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pass=$(perl -e 'print crypt($ARGV[0], "password")' $password)
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useradd -m -p $pass $username
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[ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "User has been added to system!" || echo "Failed to add a user!"
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fi
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else
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echo "Only root may add a user to the system"
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exit 2
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fi
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