[Freeipa-users] How can I change my password from a python script?

[Joe Linoff]

Hi Everybody:

 

I need to add a lot of users to an LDAP system for testing and I would
like to do it in batch mode. For my small tests have been doing
something like this: 

 

#!/bin/bash

# Script to create a new user.

ipa user-add bigbob  \

    --email=bbob at BigBobsEmporium.com \

    --first=Bob \

    --last=Bigg \

    --password  \

    --setattr=description='The sales guy.' <<-EOF

b1gB0bsTmpPwd

b1gB0bsTmpPwd

EOF

 

However, I am python guy and would like to use it instead. I am sure
that I can do a similar thing using pexpect in python. Probably
something like this:

 

# This code has not been tested. It is only for a thought experiment.

# Add a user and enter the password using pexpect.

cmd = "ipa user-add bigbob --email='bbob at BigBobsEmporium."

cmd += " --first=Bob --last=Bigg --password "

cmd += "--setattr=description='The sales guy.'"

rets = ['Password', 'Enter Password again to verify', pexpect.EOF,
pexpect.TIMEOUT]

c = pexpect.spawn(cmd,timeout=None)

i = c.expect(rets)

if i == 0: # Password

    child.sendline('b1gB0bsTmpPwd')

    i = c.expect(rets)

   if i  == 1: # Enter Password again to verify

        child.sendline('b1gB0bsTmpPwd')

        i = c.expect(rets)

        if  i  == 2:

           print 'SUCCESS'

        else:

            sys.exit('ERROR: something bad happened #1')

    else:

        sys.exit('ERROR: something bad happened #2')

else:

    sys.exit('ERROR: something bad happened #3')

 

But I was wondering whether there was a better using the IPA API. Is
there a way for me to do that?

 

Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated.


Thanks,

 

Joe

 

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