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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