newusers
creates multiple users at once
TLDR
Create users from file
$ newusers [users.txt]
Read from stdin$ echo "[user:password:uid:gid:gecos:home:shell]" | newusers
Crypt method$ newusers -c [SHA512] [users.txt]
System defaults$ newusers -r [users.txt]
SYNOPSIS
newusers [options] [file]
DESCRIPTION
newusers creates multiple users at once. It reads user data from a file.
The tool processes passwd-format entries. Batch user creation for administrators.
PARAMETERS
FILE
File with user entries.-c METHOD
Encryption method.-r
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CAVEATS
Requires root. Specific file format. Passwords in plaintext during input.
HISTORY
newusers is part of shadow-utils, providing batch user creation on Unix systems.