RE: Off topic- UNIx question

From: Dennis Taylor <ismgr_at_pctc.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 14:36:23 -0700
Message-Id: <10586.114421@fatcity.com>

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With older unices (3.2.4.2 and older) that will only cause *some* problems. With anything newer, you will create a disaster of biblical proportions, the best solution for which is to accelerate the computer to 9.8 m/s vertically and start again with a new one. (possibly I exaggerate slightly).

The /etc/passwd file is *not* the only and final arbiter of user identification. At minimum, you've also got /etc/group, probably /etc/shadow, in some versions of sco you've got the entire /tcb tree, and who knows what else in other brands. The days when the password was encrypted in the passwd file are OVER.

At 07:47 AM 8/11/00 -0800, you wrote:

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<excerpt><excerpt>RE: Off topic- UNIx question <smaller>just copy the
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<bold>From:</bold> Uma Sankara_Sivadanam
[mailto:UmaSankara_Sivadanam_at_satyam.com]

<bold>Sent:</bold> Friday, August 11, 2000 2:35 AM

<bold>To:</bold> Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

<bold>Subject:</bold> RE: Off topic- UNIx question
  

<smaller>hi,</smaller>

<smaller>I can.Since we are getting a new Unix Machine and as i have
to port 230 users from the existing unix box to the new box, i require a script to run it in a loop for all the 230 accounts.</smaller>

<smaller>uma</smaller>

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<smaller>Why not using the supplied commands like
useradd?</smaller></fontfamily>

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<smaller>Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2000 10:37 AM</smaller>

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<smaller>Hi, </smaller>

<smaller>Is any one of you having a script that will automatically
create users on a</smaller>

<smaller>uni box(preferably on SUNOS).Script should give all the
details like</smaller>

<smaller>existing groups and userid's and prompt the administrator
for input.I have</smaller>

    size=2>written one a year back but last it as i became a DBA from Unix Admin.

<smaller>Any site where these kind of scripts available is also OK.
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<smaller>Thanks in advance

</smaller> size=2>Uma Shankar

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