problem of creating group for users
From: blur19755 (member29774_at_dbforums.com)
Date: 05/30/03
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Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 04:22:23 +0000
hi...
i'm currently doing an assignment of making a program similar to
the administrator of a unix system... i'm 'taking care' of the add
user module...
almost done with the codings... but i have a problem of adding
random group for user... i also dunno how to create some embedded
filees like .profile, .chsh... can anyone explain to me how to use
chown and chgrp...
pls pls... whoever have the knowledges...
pls do share with me....
thansk....
this is my coding.....
* ps: if u find any bugs in it... pls dun hesitate to change it....
mkdir ptmp
#add login
echo "----ADD NEW USER TO LINUX SYSTEM----"
checkLoop=""
until [ "$checkLoop" = "true" ]
do
echo -n "Please Enter Login Name: "
read loginName
match=`grep -w "$loginName" /etc/passwd`
if [ "$match" != "" ]
then
echo "Login Name Already Exist,Please Enter A new
Login Name."
elif [ `echo "$loginName" | grep -v '^[a-zA-Z0-9]'` ]
then
echo "Invalid Character"
elif [ `echo "$loginName" | grep \*` ]
then
echo "Login Name Cannot Contain \"*\" !"
elif [ `echo "$loginName" | wc -m` -gt 8 ]
then
echo "Login Name Is Too Long!"
elif [ `echo "$loginName" | wc -m` -lt 4 ]
then
echo "Login Name Is Too Short!"
else
checkLoop="true"
clear
fi
done
#add group
echo "----ADD NEW USER TO GROUP---"
checkLoop=""
until [ "$checkLoop" = "true" ]
do
echo "1) ADMINISTRATOR"
echo "2) STUDENT"
echo "3) OTHER GROUP"
echo "4)BACK TO ADD NEW USER"
echo -n "Please enter a choice:"
read choice
clear
case "$choice" in
1) GID=`grep admin /etc/group | awk -F: '{print $3}'`
checkLoop="true"
clear
;;
2) GID=`grep student /etc/group | awk -F: '{print $3}'`
checkLoop="true"
clear
;;
3) echo "Please enter name for your group"
read groupName
match=`grep -w "$groupName" /etc/group`
if [ "$match" != "" ]
then
GID=`grep "$groupName" /etc/group | awk -F:
'{print $3}'`
validLoop="true"
preGUSER=`grep "$groupName" /etc/group | awk -F:
'{print $4}'`
grep -v "$groupName" /etc/group > /etc/tempgroup
echo "$groupName::$GID:$preUSER,$loginName" >>
/etc/tempgroup
rm -fr /etc/group
cp /etc/tempgroup /etc/group
rm -fr /etc/tempgroup
else
echo "There is no \""$groupName"\" in
/etc/group. Do you want to create it? [Y/N]"
read validChoice
if [ "$validChoice" = "Y" -o "$validChoice" =
"y" ]
then
until [ $validLoop = "true" ]
do
if [ `echo "$groupName" | grep
-v '^[a-zA-Z0-9]'` ]
then
echo "Invalid
Characters!!!"
elif [ `echo "$groupName" |
grep \*` ]
then
echo "Group Name Cannot
Contain \"*\" !"
elif [ `echo "$groupName" | wc
-m` -gt 8 ]
then
echo "Group Name Is
Too Long!"
elif [ `echo "$groupName" | wc
-m` -lt 3 ]
then
echo "Group Name Is
Too Short!"
else
validLoop="true"
lastGID=`sort -nt: +2 -3
/etc/group | tail -1 |
awk -F: '{print $3}'`
GID=`expr $lastGID + 1`
clear
echo "$groupName::$GID:-
$loginName" >>
/etc/tempgroup
fi
done
else
clear
rmdir ptmp
sh main.sh
exit
fi
fi
checkLoop="true"
clear
;;
4)
checkLoop="true"
rmdir ptmp
clear
sh add.sh
;;
*)
clear
echo "Invalid Entry!!!"
;;
esac
done
#add comments
echo "----ADD COMMENTS TO NEW USER----"
checkLoop=""
until [ "$checkLoop" = "true" ]
do
echo "Please enter comments not more than 15 characters: "
read comment
if [ `echo "$loginName" | wc -c` -gt 15 ]
then
echo "Sorry, your comments has exceeded 10 words!"
else
checkLoop="true"
clear
fi
done
lastUID=`sort -nt: +2 -3 /etc/passwd | tail -1 | awk -F: '{print $3}'`
newUID=`expr $lastUID + 1`
mkdir -p /home/$loginName
chown -R $loginName /home/$loginName
chgrp -R $groupName /home/$loginName
dumPasswd=`grep "abc123" /etc/shadow
echo "$loginName:$dumPasswd:$newUID:$GID:$comment:/$loginName:/bin/bash"
>> /etc/passwd
rmdir ptmp
clear
sh main.sh
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