Re: How do create a user with a bashscript - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From Andreas Kretschmer
Subject Re: How do create a user with a bashscript
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Msg-id 20080919085933.GA8907@tux
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In response to How do create a user with a bashscript  ("A B" <gentosaker@gmail.com>)
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A B <gentosaker@gmail.com> schrieb:

> Hi.
> I want to create a user with the  createuser  command and supply the
> password at the command line in a script, like this
>
> #!/bin/bash
> createuser  myuser
>
> but I want to supply a password on the command line, is that possible?
> The docs tells me no, but does anyone know of a workaround?

Maybe with expect(1):

NAME
       expect - programmed dialogue with interactive programs, Version 5

SYNOPSIS
       expect [ -dDinN ] [ -c cmds ] [ [ -[f|b] ] cmdfile ] [ args ]

INTRODUCTION
       Expect  is  a program that "talks" to other interactive programs according to a script.  Following the script,
Expectknows what can be expected 
       from a program and what the correct response should be.  An interpreted language provides branching and
high-levelcontrol structures to  direct 
       the dialogue.  In addition, the user can take control and interact directly when desired, afterward returning
controlto the script. 



Andreas
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