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From: ka3ffy@telerama.lm.com
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: sysadmin
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Date: 28 Dec 1994 05:31:15 -0500
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bmk (bmk@teleport.com) wrote:
> In article <1994Dec27.220201.21267@fsl.noaa.gov>,
> Sean Kelly <kelly@woody.fsl.noaa.gov> wrote:
> >In article <adammD1GH4K.JAw@netcom.com>,
> >Adam Mitchell <adamm@netcom.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>what administration tools do you guys use for freebsd?  i guess i'm
> >>looking for tools to add users, display (and interpret?) log files,
> >>etc..
> >
> >Oh, let's see: I use vi, vipw, mkdir, chown, emacs, more, tail -f,
> >awk, sed, etc.

> Quite a long time ago I found a script called 'adduser' that is written
> in perl, that pretty much automates the process of adding new users.
> Yeah, I know there's nothing to it, but I'd like to be able to delegate
> the task to someone who won't require a ton of training.

> I don't remember where I got the script, but I think I still have the
> distribution archive with all the docs, such as they are.  If anyone
> wants it, I'll put it up for ftp someplace.  Just let me know.


 yes, please put it up and let us know. i have been looking for an adduser
that works with shadow passwords. any other utils would also be apreciated.


thanks in advance

kevin




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