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RE: [RFC] Globally creating a user and a group "root"


Morrison, John wrote on Thursday, November 27, 2003 4:08 PM:

> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 01:24:15PM -0000, Morrison, John wrote:
>>> OK, took some lunch time ;)
>>> 
>>> Hows this for passwd-grp.sh
>>> 
>>> -------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> #!/bin/sh
>>> 
>>> if [ ! -e /etc/passwd -a ! -L /etc/passwd ] ; then
>>>   /bin/mkpasswd -l -c > /etc/passwd
>>> fi
>>> 
>>> if [ ! -e /etc/group -a ! -L /etc/group ] ; then
>>>   /bin/mkgroup -l -c > /etc/group
>>> fi
>>> 
>>> cp -f /etc/passwd ~/passwd.mkpasswd && \
>>> ( [ -w /etc/passwd ] || chmod --silent a+w /etc/passwd ; ) && \ sed
>>> -e '/:S-1-1-0:/d' ~/passwd.passwd > /etc/passwd && \ chmod --silent
>>> --reference=/etc/group /etc/passwd rm -f ~/passwd.mkpasswd
>>> 
>>> cp -f /etc/group ~/group.mkgroup && \
>>> ( [ -w /etc/group ] || chmod --silent a+w /etc/group ; ) && \ echo
>>> "root:S-1-5-32-544:0:" > /etc/group && \ sed -e '/:S-1-1-0:/d'
>>> ~/group.mkgroup >> /etc/group && \ chmod --silent
>>> --reference=/etc/passwd /etc/group rm -f ~/group.mkgroup
>>> 
>>> -------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> comments?  (I tried to make it play nice with file
>>> permissions)
>> 
>> Cool!  Just the `echo "root:..."' should only be called if the group
>> file doesn't already contain that entry.  As I said, the upcoming
>> mkgroup will create this entry already (with -l).  You should check
>> its existence first.
> 
> Would prefer...
> 
> echo "root:S-1-5-32-544:0:" > /etc/group && \
> sed -e '/:S-1-1-0:/d' -e '/root:S-1-5-32-544:0:/d'
> ~/group.mkgroup >> /etc/group && \
> 
> 'cause then I don't need to check anything :)
> 
> If you'd prefer me to check... help! :)


grep -v ":S-1-1-0:" && ...

:)

Jörg


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