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Created July 5, 2019 19:46
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Bash script to (1) Read list of usernames from text file (2) Create linux users (3) Set and display random passwords
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create_users.sh
#!/bin/bash
for user in $( cat users.txt ); do
# create user
sudo useradd --create-home $user
# generate random password
PASSWD="$(pwgen -cnsv -N 1 32)"
# set password
echo $user:$PASSWD | chpasswd
# print message
echo "Created user $user with password $PASSWD"
done
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