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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd">
<refentry id='newusers8'>
<!-- $Id: newusers.8.xml,v 1.6 2005/06/16 17:37:58 kloczek Exp $ -->
<refentry id='newusers.8'>
<!-- $Id: newusers.8.xml,v 1.11 2005/09/30 15:41:20 kloczek Exp $ -->
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>NEWUSERS</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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<!-- body begins here -->
<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>newusers</command>
<command>newusers</command>
<arg choice='opt'>
<replaceable>new_users</replaceable>
<replaceable>new_users</replaceable>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id='description'>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para><command>newusers</command> reads a file of user name and
clear-text password pairs and uses this information to update a group
of existing users or to create new users. Each line is in the same
format as the standard password file (see
<para>
<command>newusers</command> reads a file of user name and clear-text
password pairs and uses this information to update a group of existing
users or to create new users. Each line is in the same format as the
standard password file (see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>) with the following exceptions:
</para>
<variablelist remap='IP'>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<emphasis remap='I'>pw_passwd</emphasis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This field will be encrypted and used as the new value of
the encrypted password.
</para>
</listitem>
<term>
<emphasis remap='I'>pw_passwd</emphasis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This field will be encrypted and used as the new value of the
encrypted password.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<emphasis remap='I'>pw_age</emphasis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This field will be ignored for shadow passwords if the user
already exists.
</para>
</listitem>
<term>
<emphasis remap='I'>pw_age</emphasis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This field will be ignored for shadow passwords if the user
already exists.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<emphasis remap='I'>pw_gid</emphasis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This field may be the name of an existing group, in which
case the named user will be added as a member. If a non-existent
numerical group is given, a new group will be created having
this number.
</para>
</listitem>
<term>
<emphasis remap='I'>pw_gid</emphasis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This field may be the name of an existing group, in which case
the named user will be added as a member. If a non-existent
numerical group is given, a new group will be created having
this number.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<emphasis remap='I'>pw_dir</emphasis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>This field will be checked for existence as a directory and
a new directory with the same name will be created if it does
not already exist. The ownership of the directory will be set to
be that of the user being created or updated.
</para>
</listitem>
<term>
<emphasis remap='I'>pw_dir</emphasis>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
This field will be checked for existence as a directory and a
new directory with the same name will be created if it does not
already exist. The ownership of the directory will be set to be
that of the user being created or updated.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>This command is intended to be used in a large system environment
<para>
This command is intended to be used in a large system environment
where many accounts are updated at a single time.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='caveats'>
<title>CAVEATS</title>
<para>The input file must be protected since it contains unencrypted
<para>
The input file must be protected since it contains unencrypted
passwords.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='files'>
<title>FILES</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/login.defs</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>shadow password suite configuration</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='see_also'>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para><citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>login.defs</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>useradd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>passwd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>useradd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='author'>
<title>AUTHOR</title>
<para>Julianne Frances Haugh (jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com)</para>