On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 10:53:18AM -0600, Tim Wilson (wilson at visi.com) wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> 
> I need to create about 2,000 user accounts, one for each student at our high
> school. Their username will be their student id and I'll need to create a
> random password too. (But I also need to be able to print out a little slip
> of paper for each student that gives them their password.)

Unix dosnt like usernames that are all numbers. Some systems dont like
usernames that dont start with a lowercase letter.. just be careful when
you make your accounts based off student ids..


> Obviously I plan to script this, but I wonder if there are any words of
> wisdom out there from more experienced admins than I. Are there some good
> tools/scripts available? I will roll my own otherwise.

Check the TCLUG archives on this..  this questions pops up from time to
time.

Jay

-- 
Jay Kline
http://www.slushpupie.com


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