In the "I could have done it faster by hand" department
In the "I could have done it faster by hand" department
- Subject: In the "I could have done it faster by hand" department
- From: c w <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 13:30:01 +0100
Is there a reasonably straightforward way to script the creation of new
users? I have 26 users that I need to add to a bunch of machines.
I have all the parameters in a table.
I tried this: (based on something I found on the web that would not
compile, so I tweaked it in a couple areas (and maybe broke it)
I am also pretty sure I don't have SudoShell either. Where to get an
OS X version is not immediately apparent.
Chris
-- creates a user in netinfo, requires that you have a default crypt
password. if you want to see a crypt password, open up netinfo manager
and look at a user.
-- this requires the subroutines nipropshell and SudoShell
tell application "NetInfo Manager"
activate
CreateUser(501, 502, "test user", "dorkass", "tcsh")
end tell
on CreateUser(gid, uid, FullName, CryptPassword, shelltype)
set nicreate to "/usr/bin/niutil -create . /users/" & PrimaryUser
set niinsert to "/usr/bin/niutil -insertval . /groups/"
SudoShell({nicreate})
nipropshell({"change 0", "_writers_passwd " & PrimaryUser, "class
\"\"", "expire 0", "gid " & gid, "home /Users/" & PrimaryUser, "name "
& PrimaryUser, "_writers_hint " & PrimaryUser})
nipropshell({"_writers_tim_password " & PrimaryUser, "_writers_picture
" & PrimaryUser, "passwd CryptPassword", "sharedDir Public",
"_shadow_passwd", "authentication_authority ';basic;'"})
nipropshell({"realname \"" & FullName & "\"", "shell " & shelltype,
"uid " & uid, "hint \"!ChangeMe\""})
-- to make the user an admin user, include this line
-- SudoShell({niinsert & "wheel users " & PrimaryUser & " 0", niinsert
& "admin users " & PrimaryUser & " 0", niinsert & "staff users " &
PrimaryUser & " 0"})
SudoShell({"/usr/bin/ditto -rsrc /System/Library/User
Template/English.lproj /Users/" & PrimaryUser & "/usr/sbin/chown -R " &
PrimaryUser & " /Users/" & PrimaryUser})
end CreateUser
Chris Watts
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