#!/bin/bash
# Purpose - Script to add a user to Linux system including passsword user samba
# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Am i Root user?
if [ $(id -u) -eq 0 ]; then
read -p "Enter username : " username
read -s -p "Enter password : " password
egrep "^$username" /etc/passwd >/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo "$username exists!"
exit 1
else
pass=$(perl -e 'print crypt($ARGV[0], "password")' $password)
useradd -m -p "$pass" "$username"
(echo "$password"; echo "$password") | smbpasswd -a -s "$username"
[ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "User has been added to system!" || echo "Failed to add a user!"
fi
else
echo "Only root may add a user to the system."
exit 2
fi
