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2015/03/22
 
Add User Accounts on FreeIPA Server.
[1] Add a user. The password set on here is required to change at initial login.
[root@dlp ~]#
ipa user-add cent --first=CentOS --last=Linux --password

Password:    
# set password

Enter Password again to verify:
-----------------
Added user "cent"
-----------------
  User login: cent
  First name: CentOS
  Last name: Linux
  Full name: CentOS Linux
  Display name: CentOS Linux
  Initials: CL
  Home directory: /home/cent
  GECOS field: CentOS Linux
  Login shell: /bin/bash
  Kerberos principal: cent@SRV.WORLD
  Email address: cent@srv.world
  UID: 1219600001
  GID: 1219600001
  Password: True
  Kerberos keys available: True

# verify

[root@dlp ~]#
ipa user-find cent

--------------
1 user matched
--------------
  User login: cent
  First name: CentOS
  Last name: Linux
  Home directory: /home/cent
  Login shell: /bin/bash
  Email address: cent@srv.world
  UID: 1219600001
  GID: 1219600001
  Account disabled: False
  Password: True
  Kerberos keys available: True
----------------------------
Number of entries returned 1
----------------------------
[2] Add Existing local Users to IPA Directory ( set the same password with the username on this example, but it is required to change at initial login )
[root@dlp ~]#
vi ipauser.sh
# extract local users who have 500-999 digit UID
# this is an example

#!/bin/bash

for line in `grep "x:[5-9][0-9][0-9]:" /etc/passwd`
do
   USER=`echo $line | cut -d: -f1`
   FIRST=`echo $line | cut -d: -f5 | awk {'print $1'}`
   LAST=`echo $line | cut -d: -f5 | awk {'print $2'}`

   [ ! "$FIRST" ] && FIRST=$USER
   [ ! "$LAST" ] && LAST=$USER

   echo $USER | ipa user-add $USER --first=$FIRST --last=$LAST --password
done
[root@dlp ~]#
sh ipauser.sh

-------------------
Added user "redhat"
-------------------
  User login: redhat
  First name: redhat
  Last name: redhat
  Full name: redhat redhat
  Display name: redhat redhat
  Initials: rr
  Home directory: /home/redhat
  GECOS field: redhat redhat
  Login shell: /bin/bash
  Kerberos principal: redhat@SRV.WORLD
  Email address: redhat@srv.world
  UID: 1219600003
  GID: 1219600003
  Password: True
  Kerberos keys available: True
-------------------
Added user "ubuntu"
-------------------
  User login: ubuntu
  First name: ubuntu
  Last name: ubuntu
  Full name: ubuntu ubuntu
  Display name: ubuntu ubuntu
  Initials: uu
  Home directory: /home/ubuntu
  GECOS field: ubuntu ubuntu
  Login shell: /bin/bash
  Kerberos principal: ubuntu@SRV.WORLD
  Email address: ubuntu@srv.world
  UID: 1219600004
  GID: 1219600004
  Password: True
  Kerberos keys available: True
 
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