August 2003 - openSUSE Edu - openSUSE Mailing Lists

RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] addins users to groups....... 500+
by Chris Puttick 08 Aug '03

08 Aug '03

I just keep coming back to newusers - from the man page: update and create new users in batch SYNOPSIS newusers [new_users] DESCRIPTION newusers reads a file of user name and cleartext 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 passwd(5)) with the following exceptions. -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Nix To: suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com Sent: 8/8/03 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] addins users to groups....... 500+ > On Friday 08 August 2003 09:23, Andrew Nix wrote: >> > Yes, I think that I am confusing the issue by a factor of X^Y. >> Unlike Debian's 'useradd', SuSE doesn't offer the same >> functionality. Therefore, still using the same command as you have >> been using, change "useradd" for "usermod" and then try it. >> >> I changed the it to usermod. But I get the reply user Students doesnt >> exsist. Below is the exact command issued. Is there something wrong >> with it? Or is theresomething else i need to add to it? >> >> for i in $(cat ./KS3_20023_PUPILS.csv | awk -F, '{print $1}'); do >> usermod $1 -G @Students; done >> >> I also tried it with a text file and the command is this: >> >> for i in $(cat ./Group\ Adding); do usermod $i -G Students; done > > I get the same error message with the above code. However, it does work > fine on SuSE8.2 if you use useradd instead of usermod :-) > > for i in $(cat ./newusers); do useradd $i -G students; done I use 8.2 and I agree it would work if the users werent already set up. But as they are it just tells me that they do exsist! Any other ideas? > Alastair > >> >> But each time I get the same response. Any idea anyone? >> Cheers >> >> -- >> Andrew Nix

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Linux Annoyances (O'Reilly)
by Roger Whittaker 07 Aug '03

07 Aug '03

A friend is writing parts of this forthcoming book and as part of the process of producing the book, he and his co-authors would be grateful for some help. A mailing list has been set up on which Linux users can air their views on any Linux annoyances so that the authors can provide solutions in the book. The list is: annoyances(a)dee-annleblanc.com You can subscribe here: http://michelangelo.renaissoft.com/mailman/listinfo/annoyances -- Roger Whittaker SuSE Linux Ltd Appleton House 139 King Street Hammersmith W6 9JG ------------------ 020 8846 3923 ------------------ roger(a)suse.co.uk ------------------

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] addins users to groups....... 500+
by Garfoot,J 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

This might be of interest : http://www.lfsp.org/users.html It's a nice set of scripts that bulk add and remove users. The advantage is that it also sorts out SAMBA usernames, quotas and other useful features. Joe Garfoot

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] addins users to groups....... 500+
by Garfoot,J 06 Aug '03

06 Aug '03

If you download it all the readme files and install instructions you'll need to install it are in the tar file. Once it's setup all we do is make a CSV file containing the fields : username,password,description,user group username1,password1,description1,user group ... ... etc Then at the command line just type # createusers csv_file.csv There's also a GUI but I've not used it. Joe Garfoot -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Nix [mailto:andrew.nix@st-paulshigh.manchester.sch.uk] Sent: 06 August 2003 09:34 To: suse-linux-uk-schools Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] addins users to groups....... 500+ Does anyone have any idea how to use it? > This might be of interest : > > http://www.lfsp.org/users.html > > It's a nice set of scripts that bulk add and remove users. The advantage > is that it also sorts out SAMBA usernames, quotas and other useful > features. > > Joe Garfoot > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For > additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com

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Suse hardware database?
by richard＠tortoise.demon.co.uk 05 Aug '03

05 Aug '03

Does anyone have a current address for this? The link on www.suse.com is invalid. regards Richard-- richard(a)tortoise.demon.co.uk

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Cups Printing Problem
by Rob Keeling 03 Aug '03

03 Aug '03

I am trying to install the Cups samba print driver on Cups 1.1.18 running on SuSE 8.2. I have added two printers, a DeskJet 6127 and a LaserJet 4p. For some reason, following Kurt`s excelent instructions I can install the drivers for the LaserJet, but the DeskJet appears to add the driver, but on a XP client, you can add the print queue, but as soon as you select printer properties it runs the local add printer wizzard and asks for a driver! If I change the cups printer type for the Deskjet 6127 queue I can make the download work. The laserjet is using foomatic+ljet4 The Deskjet is using foomatic+hpijs I need to roll this out to our school print server next week, which has 30+ printers mainly DJ6127`s! What am I doing wrong? Rob Keeling Network Manager Queen Elizabeth`s Grammar School

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] addins users to groups....... 500+
by Chris Puttick 02 Aug '03

02 Aug '03

I believe you can just modify the spreadsheet and use the newusers command again - it can update bulk users as well as create them. Have a look at "man newusers" and "man 5 passwd" for details. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Adam To: Andrew Nix; suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com Sent: 8/1/03 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] addins users to groups....... 500+ --- Andrew Nix <andrew.nix(a)st-paulshigh.manchester.sch.uk> wrote: > > --- Thomas Adam <thomas_adam16(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > --- Andrew Nix > > <andrew.nix(a)st-paulshigh.manchester.sch.uk> wrote: > I > >> need to add 500+ user to a group. Does anyone know how I can this > >> > without adding each person individually? As I think I might be sat > >> in this > >> > seat for the next two weeks adding everyone and miss my holiday to > >> Ibiza! > >> > Cheers > >> > >> You can do something like this: > >> > >> for i in $(cat /etc/passwd | awk -F: '{print $1}'); do chown > >> $i.GROUPNAME; > >> done > > > > Actually, you don't do that! It won't work.... > > > > > > for i in $(cat /etc/passwd | awk -F: '{print $1}'); do adduser $i > > GROUPNAME; done > > Will that add everyone in /etc/passwd? If so there are profiles in there > that dont need to be added to the group. I should have said this > earlier. I am fully aware of that, and it was a very quick hack. > I have a spreadsheet that was used to create all the profile and I want. > I > used a commmand something like: > > addnewuser <filename of spreadsheet> > > and it created them all for me! Can something similar be done with > groups? Assuming that you have the list of users, export it to a cvs (a comma separated file) and issue the command: for i in $(cat ./the_file | awk -F, '{print $NUM}'); do useradd $NUM -G groupname; done You'll have to change the above so that $NUM is the column number that the username appears in (i.e. $1, $2, etc) and change "groupname" as appropriate. HTH, -- Thomas Adam > > The above will work!!! > > > > Sorry, Andrew, > > > > -- Thomas Adam > > > > > > > > ===== > > Thomas Adam > > > > "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! > > Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For > > additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com > ===== Thomas Adam "The Linux Weekend Mechanic" -- www.linuxgazette.com ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com

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OT: Adios Amigos
by James Spedding 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

Just wanted to say thanks to all those that made the OS in Edu conference such a success and to give encouragement to all this on this list to keep up the good work. I know you're making a real difference I'm leaving the employment of APU today and (hopefully) heading off into the sunset in a VW camper. If you're at the next conference perhaps I'll see you there. Otherwise thank you all so much for your continuous support. A nice chap called Dave Smith is taking over from me. Be nice to him! ;o) TTFN James

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CUPS
by Andrew Nix 01 Aug '03

01 Aug '03

Is it possible to have no default printer? If so do I just have to remove the default printer bit out of /etc/cups/printer.conf? Or is there another way to do it? I have been looking for the answer using the cups web interface and the online manual but have had no luck. Does anyone know? Cheers -- Andrew Nix St Pauls Catholic High School Firbank Road Newall Green Wythenshawe Manchester M23 2YS tel: 0161 4375841 ext 168 fax: 0161 4982030

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