I just did this when adding a user recently using the bulk script. Wasn't -m a default option before. It makes sense for it to be. The trouble I had was that I deleted the user using smldap-userdel -r and when I added the user again using the bulk script with -m the user was created with a different uid and confused the system when the user tried to log in there were permissions problems opening desktop config files. I think I have fixed it. Using nautilus as root I when into the users /home directory and changed ownership to the username I wanted. Somehow when I tried to do this from CLI it got confused about which uid the name was refering too. Krsnendu dasa <div>On 26/08/07, David Trask <<a href="mailto:dtrask@vcsvikings.org">dtrask@vcsvikings.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> "Support list for open source software in schools." <<a href="mailto:k12osn@redhat.com">k12osn@redhat.com</a>> writes: >Unfortunately, I do not understand your commands. I also have to have a >way to do this that will work as this is a production server. I would just >blow this away and start over but the users passwords have already been >put into there schedule. I am also unsure if I create the users again >using the bulk user script (from matt oquists smbldap-installer) that it >will still not create the home directories. Is there something wrong with >this script? I need help! The passwords don't have to change....you should still have the master output file with all the passwords in it right? Sounds like you forgot the "-m" switch in smbldap-useradd-bulk. Believe it or not...I did that just the other day....so I ran smbldap-userdel-bulk.....removed the users again....and then "re-added them" making sure I used the -m switch. So...let's assume the input file you used was students.input.....and the output file was students.output. You should have originally run: ./smbldap-useradd-bulk -m -f students.input -o students.output To remove them....simply run ./smbldap-userdel-bulk -f students.output Then to re-add....passwords and all... (making sure this time the -m switch is in place) ./smbldap-useradd-bulk -m -f students.ouput -o students.newoutput The output file is actually in the format needed and contains all the default information you need including the passwords. The script works in such a way that if the password is there in the text file....it will use it....otherwise it will generate one. The output file has the password in place...so that's the one that will be used. No worries! :-) David N. Trask Technology Teacher/Director Vassalboro Community School <a href="mailto:dtrask@vcsvikings.org">dtrask@vcsvikings.org</a> (207)923-3100 _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list <a href="mailto:K12OSN@redhat.com">K12OSN@redhat.com </a> <a href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</a> For more info see <<a href="http://www.k12os.org">http://www.k12os.org</a>> </blockquote></div>