July 3, 2024, 2 a.m. | Dania Ernest

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Introduction


Managing users and groups in a Unix-like operating system can be a tedious task, especially when dealing with multiple users. To simplify this process, we can use a Bash script to automate the creation of users and groups, set up home directories, generate random passwords, and log all actions. This blog post will walk you through a comprehensive Bash script that accomplishes these tasks.





Script Overview


The script we're going to discuss performs the following functions:



  1. Create …

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