You missed some things:
     What is your site's policy on how to create user account names?
     Is there a server that has user uid/gid information already that 
+you can query?
        (Is it secure enough to do so?)
     After writing their passwd/shadow, do you need to push yp?
     Do you have to set quotas after creating accounts?
     Do your skel files look like <local.*> or just <.*>?
     Do you want to be nice and touch /etc/mail/<username> (and set ow
+ner/perms)?
     What kind of beer was that?  :-)

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Really, if you're going to think of everything, don't forget the details. One of the problems with creating a script to add users is that you have to have site policy down cold so that you don't violate anything. It would be bad to be seen as having favorites because you created someone's account differently. Management doesn't take kindly to such things usually.

My original post here didn't state what was involved because i'm of the general disposition that anyone who has to ask what is involved shouldn't be writing the scripts. This is not meant as offense, it's just that they won't have as much understanding for what needs to happen and what policies to uphold (and which to bend). It doesn't seem all that hard, but if you want to be truly lazy, automate as much as possible...

Hope This Helps,
jynx

In reply to Re: Re: How do I add a new Unix user? by jynx
in thread How do I add a new Unix user? by Anonymous Monk

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