#!/bin/bash
# -----------------------------------------------------------
# Script to add multiple user, and set their default password.
# Tested on RedHat Linux
# First released : July 29, 2000
# sifu@rindu.net [http://sifu.rindu.net]
# Things need to change: staffdir, shell, and user (file that
# contain list of user accounts.
# Don't forget to chmod 755 to this script
# -----------------------------------------------------------
staffdir=/home/staff
shell=/usr/local/bin/mailmenu
cat user | while read name
do
      if test "./$name" != "$0"
      then
                useradd $name -c $name -d $staffdir/$name -s $shell
                echo $name.8$ | passwd --stdin $name
        fi
done