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Created July 10, 2012 23:51
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Create User Script
#!/bin/bash
# This script creates a user account under Mac OS X
# === Typically, this is all you need to edit ===
USERNAME=
FULLNAME=
PASSWORD=
# A list of (secondary) groups the user should belong to
# This makes the difference between admin and non-admin users.
# Leave only one uncommented
#SECONDARY_GROUPS="staff" # for a non-admin user
SECONDARY_GROUPS="admin _lpadmin _appserveradm _appserverusr" # for an admin user
# ====
if [[ $UID -ne 0 ]]; then echo "Please run $0 as root." && exit 1; fi
# Find out the next available user ID
#MAXID=$(dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | awk '{print $2}' | sort -ug | tail -1)
#USERID=$((MAXID+1))
USERID=501
# Create the user account
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME UserShell /bin/bash
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME RealName "$FULLNAME"
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME UniqueID "$USERID"
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME PrimaryGroupID 20
dscl . -create /Users/$USERNAME NFSHomeDirectory /Users/$USERNAME
dscl . -append /Users/$USERNAME Picture "/Library/User Pictures/Flowers/Lotus.tif"
dscl . -passwd /Users/$USERNAME $PASSWORD
# Add use to any specified groups
for GROUP in $SECONDARY_GROUPS ; do
dseditgroup -o edit -t user -a $USERNAME $GROUP
done
#Create the home directory
createhomedir -c -u $USERNAME
echo "Created user #$USERID: $USERNAME ($FULLNAME)"
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Does this script work in Catalina?

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