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FreeIPA : Add User Accounts2023/11/17

 
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 fedora --first=Fedora --last=Linux --password

Password:     # set password
Enter Password again to verify:
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Added user "fedora"
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  User login: fedora
  First name: Fedora
  Last name: Linux
  Full name: Fedora Linux
  Display name: Fedora Linux
  Initials: FL
  Home directory: /home/fedora
  GECOS: Fedora Linux
  Login shell: /bin/bash
  Principal name: fedora@IPA.SRV.WORLD
  Principal alias: fedora@IPA.SRV.WORLD
  User password expiration: 20231117000907Z
  Email address: fedora@ipa.srv.world
  UID: 289800003
  GID: 289800003
  Password: True
  Member of groups: ipausers
  Kerberos keys available: True

# confirm

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

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1 user matched
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  User login: fedora
  First name: Fedora
  Last name: Linux
  Home directory: /home/fedora
  Login shell: /bin/bash
  Principal name: fedora@IPA.SRV.WORLD
  Principal alias: fedora@IPA.SRV.WORLD
  Email address: fedora@ipa.srv.world
  UID: 289800003
  GID: 289800003
  Account disabled: False
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Number of entries returned 1
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[2] Add Existing local Users to FreeIPA 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 [1000-9999] digit UID
# this is an example

#!/bin/bash

for line in `grep "x:[1-9][0-9][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

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Added user "redhat"
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  User login: redhat
  First name: redhat
  Last name: redhat
  Full name: redhat redhat
  Display name: redhat redhat
  Initials: rr
  Home directory: /home/redhat
  GECOS: redhat redhat
  Login shell: /bin/bash
  Principal name: redhat@IPA.SRV.WORLD
  Principal alias: redhat@IPA.SRV.WORLD
  User password expiration: 20230427052622Z
  Email address: redhat@ipa.srv.world
  UID: 961400004
  GID: 961400004
  Password: True
  Member of groups: ipausers
  Kerberos keys available: True
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