Re: adduser without ncurses?

From: Erica (erica_at_technodyke.com)
Date: 06/19/04

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    Date: 19 Jun 2004 09:25:39 -0700

    jpd <read_the_sig@do.not.spam.it> wrote in message news:<1087627046.804891@ente.ipberlin.com>...
    > ["Followup-To:" header set to comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc.]
    > On 2004-06-19, Erica <erica@technodyke.com> wrote:
    > > I wrote a script to add a whole bunch of users to a FreeBSD box using
    > > input from
    > > a file. However, I need something that works like adduser or useradd
    > > without ncurses, that is, without prompting for input.
    >
    > adduser does not use curses but does prompt for input.
    >
    > What about pw(1)?

    pw works, except that it doesn't allow me to set a password. passwd
    sets the password, but it prompts for input. Any suggestions?

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