July 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m. | Adesokan Israel

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Introduction


In a growing organization, managing user accounts efficiently is crucial. Automating the process can save significant time and reduce errors. This article explains a Bash script designed to read a list of users and groups from a text file, create the users and groups, set up home directories, generate passwords, and log all actions. This script is particularly useful for SysOps engineers responsible for maintaining system user accounts.



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