Can passwords be set in a script?

[Blizard]

We are faced with adding multiple users (30-150) users at a time, and need an efficient way to set an initial password for each. passwd does not accept password values as an argument, so that is not an option.

Does anyone know of a command or other way to do this? Our fingers are getting very tired here!

 

[Yegolev]

I suggest using Expect. IBM Certified -- AIX 4.3 Obfuscation

 

[Blizard]

Can you give me a little more detail? I'm not familiar with Expect. Is it a product, command, dessert topping?

Thanks in advance.

 

[DSMARWAY]

hi

have a look at this thread

thread80-377634

 

[octar]

I suggest the following script to use:

root@/home/root>cat create_user.sh

#!/bin/ksh
cat userlist|awk '{system(&quot;mkuser pgrp=<> groups=<> home=&quot; $5&quot; shell=/usr/bin/ksh login=true gecos=\&quot;&quot;$1&quot; &quot;$2&quot;\&quot; &quot; $3)}'
cat userlist|awk '{system(&quot;setpasswd &quot;$3&quot; &quot;$4&quot;;pwdadm -c &quot;$3)}'

Create the users in a flat file as follows:
root@/home/root>cat userlist

<Firstname> <Surname> <username> <password> <Home directory>

 

[Blizard]

Thanks for the response. I can't find any 'setpasswd' command on my machine, or via searches in google, askjeeves, etc. What is it, and where can it be found?

Also, I did find a subroutine newpass that sounds useful, but as I am not a c programmer by trade, I'm loathe to try to put it into a program. Has anybody out there put this in a program?

 

[Yegolev]

if you do not have /usr/local/bin/expect, try this url:

http://expect.nist.gov/

or the Bull freeware site might have it.

http://www.bullfreeware.com/

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