[K12OSN] user account scripts

[Robert Arkiletian]

On 1/9/07, Ray Garza <ray at mission.lib.tx.us> wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> I tried your python script below on my home PC and it worked. But, when I try
> it on my work PC it doesn't. I get an error message as follows:
>
> sys:1: DeprecationWarning: Non-ASCII character '\xc2' in file import_os on
> line 7, but no encoding declared; see
> http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html for details
>   File "import_os", line 7
>      userinfo=i.split()
>     ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>
> I'm using Python version 2.4.4 at work and the box I really want it on is
> using version 2.3.4.

I don't think the version of python matters. Looks like you are using
a password with the escape sequence

\x

which represents unicode (non standard ascii)
http://www.codecodex.com/wiki/index.php?title=Escape_sequences

I am not sure how you would fix this. Other python people are welcome
to help. :)
My only suggestion would be try not to have the backslash char "\" in
usernames or passwords.

>
> On the 2.3.4 box I also get the same error message.
>
> Ray
>
> On Thursday 04 January 2007 18:19, Robert Arkiletian wrote:
> > On 1/4/07, Ray Garza <ray at mission.lib.tx.us> wrote:
> > > Hello Script Gurus,
> > >
> > > Anyone know how to create user accounts from a text file using scripts?
> > >
> > > Example:
> > >
> > > user_accounts.txt
> > > "username1","password"
> > > "username2","password"
> > > "username3","password"
> > > "username4","password"
> > >
> > > convert that list into users on a local machine
> >
> > well here is one that works without the "," between the username and
> > password and no quotes around the strings.
> >
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/python
> > import os
> >
> > f=file('/home/ray/user_accounts.txt','r')
> > for i in f:
> >     userinfo=i.split()
> >     os.system("/usr/sbin/useradd -g users -n "+userinfo[0])
> >     #check man page for useradd to customize as needed
> >     os.system("echo " +userinfo[1]+" | /usr/bin/passwd "+
> > userinfo[0]+" --stdin")
> > f.close
> >
> > I haven't really tested it properly so use it at your own risk.
> >
> > > Better yet I need to convert a dbase file of usernames and passwords into
> > > valid local user accounts. I can convert the dbase file to other formats
> > > if that helps.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Ray
> > >
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