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#!/bin/sh | |
if [[ `id -u` != 0 ]]; then | |
echo "Must be root to run script" | |
exit | |
fi | |
read -p "Enter user name and press [ENTER]: " UserName | |
if [[ $UserName == `dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w $UserName` ]]; then | |
echo "User already exists!" | |
exit 0 | |
fi | |
read -p "Enter real name and press [ENTER]: " RealName | |
read -p "Enter PrimaryGroupID (80 - admin, 20 - user) and press [ENTER]: " PrimaryGroupID | |
LastID=`dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | awk '{print $2}' | sort -n | tail -1` | |
NextID=$((LastID + 1)) | |
. /etc/rc.common | |
dscl . create /Users/$UserName | |
dscl . create /Users/$UserName RealName $RealName | |
read -p "Enter password hint and press [ENTER]: " PasswordHint | |
dscl . create /Users/$UserName hint $PasswordHint | |
PasswordHint=0 | |
echo " " | |
read -s -p "Enter Account Password and press [ENTER]: " AccountPassword | |
echo " " | |
read -s -p "Enter Account Password again and press [ENTER]: " AccountPasswordRepeat | |
if [[ $AccountPassword == $AccountPasswordRepeat ]]; then | |
dscl . passwd /Users/$UserName $AccountPassword | |
AccountPassword=0 | |
else | |
echo "Passwords do not match!" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
echo " " | |
dscl . create /Users/$UserName UniqueID $NextID | |
dscl . create /Users/$UserName PrimaryGroupID $PrimaryGroupID | |
dscl . create /Users/$UserName UserShell /bin/bash | |
dscl . create /Users/$UserName NFSHomeDirectory /Users/$UserName | |
createhomedir -u $UserName -c | |
echo " " | |
echo "New user `dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | awk '{print $1}' | grep -w $UserName` has been created with unique ID `dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | grep -w $UserName | awk '{print $2}'`" |
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