linux_users_problem

[manu balakrishnapillai]

 

[Sam Albuquerque]

Check the home directory you have set in the script. It's common to all users?..

I guess you understood the error..

On 24 Apr 2006 06:21:27 -0000, manu balakrishnapillai <manu...@rediffmail.com> wrote:

 

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sir,
its me manu.. Am very sorry to disturb you... I know call will be a burden
in office and so am mailing....


i was trying to create users in linux and thru GUI i succeeded... if i wanna
create 1000 users, it will be a huge task when we use the gUI.. so itried it
in shell program.... the users got created but when i login using that user
id and password its not working... "login incorrect" message am getting...

the following is the shell progarm... please go thru it and help me



#########################################
#program
#set -x



echo "enter the no: of users"
read a
for((i=1;i<=$a;i++))
{
useradd -g group -d /home/pg1a -p casapg$i -s /bin/bash pg1a$i
}
#end of program
# -g [group]
# -d [home directory]
# -p passwd
# -s default shell



hope u can help me....


ur's
Manu

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[manu balakrishnapillai]

sir,,,


Thank u for ur information that the home directory was same for all users.. u were correct but am sorry to say that it still not working..........


manu