Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 15:01:11 +0100 From: Paul Branston <apbran@rannoch.demon.co.uk> To: Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> Cc: FBSD-Q <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: One for the script gurus Message-ID: <20010822150111.I24704@rannoch.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20010822163649.B98728@ns2.wananchi.com>; from wash@wananchi.com on Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 04:36:49PM %2B0300 References: <20010822163649.B98728@ns2.wananchi.com>
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On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 04:36:49PM +0300, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> You have your /etc/passwd file and from it you want to create a home
> directory for every user in it. I am imagining how to extract that info
> from the file and use it to feed some script that would do what I want.
> I am imagining some emergency situation where my /home tape backup has
> goofed.
> I leave it you to, please.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Wash
>
> --
> Odhiambo Washington
> Wananchi Online Ltd.,
> wash@wananchi.com 1st Flr Loita Hse.
> Tel: 254 2 313985 Loita Street.,
> Fax: 254 2 313922 PO Box 10286,00100-NAIROBI,KE.
>
> In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.
awk -F: '{print "mkdir /home/"$1 " && chown "$1":"$1 " /home/"$1 }' < passwd |sh
or similar
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