create_local_user.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Description: this script creates an account on the local machine.
# you will be prompted for the account name and password.

# ask for the user's name.
read -p 'Provide user name: ' USER_NAME;

# ask for a real name (comment).
read -p 'Provide account name: ' COMMENT;

# ask for account password.
read -p 'Provide account password: ' PASSWORD;

# create the user
echo -e '\nCreating the user account';

# command to create user account
useradd -c "${COMMENT}" -m "${USER_NAME}";

# check if command was successful (exit code of 0)
if [[ $? == 0 ]]
then 
  # display message
  echo -e "\nThe user account was successfully created.";
else
  # display message
  echo -e "\nError! Could not create the user account." 2>&1;
 
  # error exit
  exit 1;
fi

# set the password for the user.
echo "${PASSWORD}" | passwd --stdin ${USER_NAME};

# ask if you want to force password change upon sign in.
read -p 'Do you want to require password change upon first login? (yes/no): ' QUESTION;

# check the value of the QUESTION variable
if [[ ${QUESTION} == 'yes']]
then
  # command to force password change upon first login
  chage -d 0 ${USER_NAME}
  # display message
  echo -e "\ndone!"
else
  # display message
  echo -e "\nError! couldn't expire account password." 2>&1;

  # error exit
  exit 1;
fi

# exit successfully
exit 0;


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