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- From: karl@ddsw1.mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
- Subject: Re: Adding 250 users to Dell SVR4 at one swoop?
- Message-ID: <C0Juyu.D1o@ddsw1.mcs.com>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 19:18:30 GMT
- References: <1993Jan8.021538.11018@nwnexus.WA.COM>
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- In article <1993Jan8.021538.11018@nwnexus.WA.COM> markmc@halcyon.com (Mark McWiggins) writes:
- >I'm trying to add 250 or so users to a Dell SVR4 server all at once.
- >
- >Adding the appropriate entries to /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow don't seem
- >to do it, Of course, the 'sysadm' menu is not an option, and there does
- >not seem to be a 'newuser' or 'adduser' command.
- >
- >What's the answer? I RTFMed to no avail. Thanks in advance.
- >
- >Mark McWiggins
- >markmc@halcyon.com
- >(206) 632-1905
- >--
- >Mark McWiggins Hermes & Associates +1 206 632 1905 (voice)
- >markmc@halcyon.com Box 31356, Seattle WA 98103-1356 +1 206 632 1738 (fax)
-
- Adding to /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow certainly does work. That's what my
- software does.. :-)
-
- Try typing "pwconv" too...
-
- -- Karl
-