Date: Sun, 26 May 1996 11:10:55 -0400 From: Charles Green <green@fang.cs.sunyit.edu> To: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adduser program in C Message-ID: <199605261510.LAA10532@fang.cs.sunyit.edu> In-Reply-To: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> "Re: Adduser program in C" (May 25, 13:54)
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A feature I'd like to see added is the ability to detect NIS and
put the new account into the NIS database.
Ollivier Robert stands accused of saying:
} Date: May 25, 13:54
} Subject: Re: Adduser program in C
} It seems that Jordan K. Hubbard said:
} > Sure, but for now I'd be happy to see a more functional adduser
} > replacement - so far, none of the efforts which have set out
} > to do this have born any fruit. :(
}
} I have one (new-account) in Perl that need:
} 1. to be documented ;
} 2. to be modified to use the one-user/one-group scheme with a switch.
}
} Except for this two points, it runs fine:
}
} new-account : Account Creation Program.
} Copyright (c) 1993, 94 by Ollivier Robert (roberto@keltia.frmug.fr.net)
} Version 1.06.3 on 18/04/95.
}
} Usage:
} new-account [options] login fullname group [group...]
}
} Options:
} -N doesn't execute anything, just show commands,
} -m send greeting message to new user,
} -s shell specifies the shell to use instead of /sbin/tcsh,
} -u uid specifies une user-id to use (default is next free in class),
} -a alias specifies the alias to put in /etc/mail/aliases,
} -p pwd use that encrypted password,
} -q be quiet and do not display messages.
}
} Configuration file is /usr/local/etc/accountrc.
} Group definition file is /usr/local/etc/groupdefs.
}
} This version is even in Perl4 so one can use it with the standrad FreeBSD
} Perl from /usr/bin.
} --
} Ollivier ROBERT -=- The daemon is FREE! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr
} FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 2.2-CURRENT #2: Fri May 10 21:09:14 MET DST 1996
}-- End of excerpt from Ollivier Robert
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