Configuring for Adding Users

2007-01-06T15:05:19Z

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This will make sure each user is set up appropriately with the correct group memberships, as well as copy the appropriate template of files from /etc/skel to each new user's home directory.

Create a base '''/etc/default/useradd''':

cat > /etc/default/useradd << "EOF"
GROUP=100
HOME=/home
INACTIVE=-1
EXPIRE=
SHELL=
SKEL=/etc/skel
EOF

Add the default group that new users will become automatic members of:

groupadd -g 100 users

Complete the EXPIRE and SHELL entries of '''/etc/default/useradd''' based on the current environment:

/usr/sbin/useradd -D -s/bin/bash

Create the '''/etc/skel''' directory:

mkdir /etc/skel

Copy any personal settings you want to be applied upon user creation in this directory.

Create the adduser script and give it executable permissions:

cat > /usr/sbin/adduser << "EOF"
#!/bin/sh
useradd -m $1
passwd $1
gpasswd -a $1 users
gpasswd -a $1 audio
EOF
chmod +x /usr/sbin/adduser

Note: The above script adds new users to the '''users''' and '''audio''' groups. If you are in a hardened security environment, simply omit creating the script at all.

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Configuring for Adding Users