#!/bin/sh
# 
# the "addnewuser" script is meant to be an alternative to 
# the "adduser" script.
#
# Written by: Fred Fenner techhead@linuxtoolbox.com
#
# NOTE: This script does NOT mask passwords during data entry.
#
# Late update: 21-Jul-2001
#
# http://linuxtoolbox.com/addnewuser.txt
#
clear
echo
echo -n "Login name for new user (3 to 8 chars) []: "
read LOGIN
if [ -z "$LOGIN" ]; then
  echo
  echo "You cannot leave the LOGIN field empty.";exit
fi
tmp_var=${#LOGIN}
if [ $tmp_var -lt 3 ] || [ $tmp_var -gt 8 ]; then
  echo
  echo "That LOGIN name is $tmp_var chars long.";exit
fi
echo
echo -n "Password for $LOGIN (4 to 8 characters) []: "
read PASS_WORD
if [ -z "$PASS_WORD" ];then 
  echo
  echo "You cannot leave the PASSWORD field empty.";exit
fi
tmp_var=${#PASS_WORD}
if [ $tmp_var -lt 4 ] || [ $tmp_var -gt 8 ]; then
  echo
  echo "That PASSWORD is $tmp_var chars long";exit
fi
#
# does the user account already exist?
#
if [ $(grep -c "^$LOGIN:" /etc/passwd) -eq '0' ]; then 
  echo
  echo "If the information below is _not_ correct"
  echo "then press <CTRL-C> to exit and run"
  echo "\"addnewuser\" again."
  echo
  echo "Otherwise press <ENTER> to continue"
  echo
  echo "User account name: $LOGIN"
  echo "User's password: $PASS_WORD"
  echo
  read DUMMY
#
# useradd [-c comment] [-d home_dir]
#         [-e expire_date] [-f inactive_time]
#         [-g initial_group] [-G group[,...]]
#         [-m [-k skeleton_dir]] [-s shell]
#         [-u uid [ -o]] login
#
# user with telnet access
# useradd -g 100 -d /home/$LOGIN -s /bin/bash -p x $LOGIN
#
# user without telnet access
  useradd -g 100 -d /home/$LOGIN -s /bin/noshell -p x $LOGIN
#
# NOSHELL can be found at http://linuxtoolbox.com/noshell.tgz
#
  echo "$LOGIN:$PASS_WORD" | chpasswd
  mkdir /home/$LOGIN
  chmod -c 700 /home/$LOGIN
  chown -Rc $LOGIN /home/$LOGIN
  chgrp -Rc 100 /home/$LOGIN
  echo
  echo "User $LOGIN has been added."
  echo
else
  echo
  echo "$LOGIN already exists"
  echo
  echo "run \"addnewuser\" again."
  echo
fi
# end of script
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