Non Interactive passwd change via script....

[Agus]

2007/4/3, Kevin Kinsey <kdk at daleco.biz>:
>
> Agus wrote:
> >>> Hi everybody....
> >>> its been a few days now, since im trying to do a tcsh script to
> automatize
> >>> the process of creating users in my system....
> >>> Users register via web, and info is saved in a MySQL DB and in a
> >>>   file. the
> >>> script reads from the file and begins adding users with pw.
> >>> but im stuck on how to create the password for the users. the
> >>>     only solution
> >>> that worked was the use of expect, but it consumes a lot of resources
> >>> (7.8%System). Now that isnt a problem cause the users are few. but if
> >>> it has to
> >>> add a lot of users?? it will kill my server....
> >>>
> >>> any hints will be apreciated.....
> >
> >>     pw(8)  ??
> >
> > I cant find the way to do it with pw....
> >
> > thanks....
>
> Please keep the list in the TO: or CC: field on your
> replies ... thanks!
>
> Works fine here as described in pw(8):
>
> [root at archangel][~]
> $ id test
> id: test: no such user
>
> [root at archangel][~]
> $ pw useradd -n test
>
> [root at archangel][~]
> $ id test
> uid=1020(test) gid=1026(test) groups=1026(test)
>
> [root at archangel][~]
> $ finger test
> Login: test                             Name: User Test
> Directory: /home/test                   Shell: /bin/sh
> Never logged in.
> No Mail.
> No Plan.
>
> HTH,
>
> Kevin Kinsey
> --
> It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing,
> but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.
>                 -- Robert Benchley
>


OK..thanks for the heads up about responding....

The problem isnt adding the user....i ve done that......the problem is
creating the password for the user as i tried to say in the first email...

thanks kevin,