Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 14:41:31 -0300 From: Agus <agus.262@gmail.com> To: Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Non Interactive passwd change via script.... Message-ID: <fda61bb50704041041jf5955f6he22a3bf96ddaf9ac@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4613B91B.5000104@unsane.co.uk> References: <fda61bb50704031557s19cec5ccw4cdb10265aa8b6c4@mail.gmail.com> <4612E800.3010408@daleco.biz> <fda61bb50704031714w7e7eb78cg9a2a7d05ae284952@mail.gmail.com> <4612F4BA.3030704@daleco.biz> <fda61bb50704040644u571918e0m7871d760907bd318@mail.gmail.com> <4613B91B.5000104@unsane.co.uk>
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2007/4/4, Vince <jhary@unsane.co.uk>: > > Agus wrote: > <snip> > > > > > > > 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... > > > Assuming you dont mean actually generating the password maybe you need the > -h fd > flag to pw > or more specificly (from the manpage) > pw will prompt for the user's password if -h 0 is given, > nominating stdin as the file descriptor on which to read > the password. Note that this password will be read only > once and is intended for use by a script rather than for > interactive use. > > so something like > echo PASSWD | pw add user wibble -h 0 > will create a user wibble with password of PASSWD > > or > echo $PASSWORD | pw add user $USERNAME -h 0 > setting $PASSWORD and $USERNAME as needed. > > Vince > > > > > thanks kevin, > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > Thanks Vince, that was exactly what i was looking for.....i read the man page and saw the -h or th -H ir it is encrypted.....but i copuldnt make it work, didnt know how.... your example lightens up everything....greatttt thanks alot.... i will try it as sonn as i get home... thanksss
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