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--- unix:linux:sysadmin:syncusers [2022/01/17 18:35] – rodolico
+++ unix:linux:sysadmin:syncusers [2022/01/17 18:40] (current) – rodolico
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 It does **not** set the UID, and sets primary group to //users//. All users are members of the group sudo, which gives them sudo rights. See line in middle of sub addAUser to modify that.
-Use with caution, but it has worked well for us in the past.
+The passwords are encrypted using the command <code bash>echo 'mypassword' | openssl passwd -1 -stdin</code> where 'mypassword' is the password you want to give the user.
+Use with caution, but it has worked well for us in the past. It is not well documented.
 <code perl fixusers.pl>
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 # we use this to know to change usernames, in other words, if
-# the username bre exists on the server, we need to change it
+# the username user exists on the server, we need to change it
-# to breena.
+# to user1, while baduser is removed if it exists.
 # if the $changeTo is empty, we simply remove the user.
 my %fixUserNames = (
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    );
-# 'password' comes from the command echo 'mypassword' | openssl passwd -1 -stdin
+# 'password' comes from the command
+# echo 'mypassword' | openssl passwd -1 -stdin
 # 'ssh key' is the value found in ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
+# in the following example, 'user1' is created if they don't exist,
+# and their password is changed to 'mypassword' (encrypted version given).
+# nothing is done to their ssh key.
+# user2 is treated the same way, but their ssh public key is added to their authorized_keys file
 my %passwords = (
       'user1'  => {
-			 'password' =>   '$1$hpr.bGjU$VgEWjkSIWZS.jlgxDRnCd0',
+                         'password' =>   '$1$hpr.bGjU$VgEWjkSIWZS.jlgxDRnCd0',
 			 'ssh key'  =>   ''
                      },