bash script adding users. setting the username to script argument

soup_sam

I'm trying to create a bash script that creates a new user. I pass the desired username as a argument, but it's not accepting the value. I'm trying to have: root@forgehe:~# bash newuser.sh userexample create a user named "userexample", but i get the error: adduser: To avoid problems, the username should consist only of letters, digits, underscores, periods, at signs and dashes, and not start with a dash (as defined by IEEE Std 1003.1-2001). For...

Originally asked by forgehe on Stack Exchange (askubuntu) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Good thread on this — worth a read before you pay anyone to build it.

Discussion: https://askubuntu.com/questions/878561/bash-script-adding-users-setting-the-username-to-script-argument.

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