Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 11:17:41 +1200 (NZST) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: notme <notme@lvdi.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: adduser from shell script or C/Perl progarm. Message-ID: <Pine.SC5.4.10.9904161116130.14535-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <37166A3B.B8DC899E@lvdi.net>
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On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, notme wrote: > Hi, > I am wondering if it is possible to add users using a shell script. > I am currently > setting up a FreeBSD file server with SAMBA in a local high school, > which has > around 1000 computer students (in various classes). I figured that it > would be a > pain in the butt to manually add 1000 users and create 1000 dirs. pw(1) is your friend. >In > addition, is > there anyway to increase the 8-lower-case letter username limitation? 3.1 increases this to 16, IIRC. Jonathan Chen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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