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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!samba.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!ns2.mainstreet.net!news.PBI.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!News.LiveNet.Net!Clifford.LiveNet.Net!jsloan From: Jim Sloan <jsloan@LiveNet.Net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: help on NIS client Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 00:01:56 -0400 Organization: LiveNet, Inc. Lines: 36 Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.960711000001.6764C-100000@Clifford.LiveNet.Net> References: <4qumb6$pk6@overload.lbl.gov> <4qvo0e$9me@uhura.phoenix.net> <4s0pa6$ngs@overload.lbl.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: clifford.livenet.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <4s0pa6$ngs@overload.lbl.gov> On 10 Jul 1996 jin@gracie.lbl.gov wrote: [ portion deleted ] > > Now, I'd like to get help on add such user +:::::::: to the passwd database > from a script, not using interactive vipw. > > I know vipw can use ed, and ed can use in-line input in sh. > However, EDITOR=ed can be set only in csh, not in sh; and csh doesn't have > in-line input (? right), so, +:::::::: cannot be autotically add into passwd > database (not just the file). > > Does any one know that any way or program can do such jobs? > > Thanks, > > > -- > /-------------- Jin Guojun ------------ v ---- Internet: g_jin@lbl.gov ----\ > | Imaging & Distributed Computing | Usenet: ucbvax!g_jin@lbl.gov | > | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory | Bitnet: -- | > | 50B-2239, Berkeley, CA 94720 - jin%george.lbl.gov@Csa3.LBL.Gov | > > echo "+::::::::" >> /etc/master.passwd; pwd_mkdb ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Sloan jsloan@livenet.net Vice President/Engineer LiveNet, Inc. 413 Davis St. Suite 106 Full Service Internet Provider Virginia Beach VA 23462 Dialup and dedicated connections Ph: 804-499-9328x103 Virtual Web, Email, and FTP hosting http://www.livenet.net info@livenet.net webmaster@livenet.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------