{"post":{"id":"668411df009af2c645c6871f","_id":"668411df009af2c645c6871f","coverImage":null,"slug":"automating-user-management-with-a-bash-script-a-step-by-step-guide","readTime":4,"replyCount":1,"responseCount":4,"brief":"Managing user accounts and groups efficiently is a crucial part of system administration. Automating these tasks not only saves time but also reduces the risk of human error. In this article, we will walk through creating a robust Bash script that au...","subtitle":null,"isFeatured":false,"contributors":[{"_id":"64906207dbf6c22b9396e045","name":"Ugochi Ukaegbu","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1687185318736/OVP4gBoHh.jpeg","username":"dhebby01","__typename":"User"},{"_id":"65a803895879602832f9a40a","name":"Ayodeji Hamed","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1711806313009/XnmK_ny3a.jpg","username":"Qurtana","__typename":"User"},{"_id":"6682b09c15e4f21557da8b87","name":"Benjamin Adeyele","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1719840924680/4dc74109-e5e7-4054-a770-b7ff9705c634.png","username":"benjaminade","__typename":"User"},{"_id":"66830ef09874bd456884396c","name":"Rufai Adeniyi","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1719866897530/xLD7aumQA.jpeg","username":"neyo55","__typename":"User"}],"bookmarked":false,"views":34,"url":"https://ogdmerlin.hashnode.dev/automating-user-management-with-a-bash-script-a-step-by-step-guide","totalReactions":5,"title":"Automating User Management with a Bash Script: A Step-by-Step Guide.","dateAdded":"2024-07-02T14:42:39.897Z","cuid":"cly4iq2s900050ajraidu0h1k","preferences":{"disableComments":false,"__typename":"PostPreferences"},"__typename":"Post","seo":{"title":null,"description":null,"__typename":"SEO"},"ogMetaData":{"image":null,"__typename":"OpenGraphMetaData"},"author":{"_id":"668320de2fc9ed93b2b1cade","name":"OG DMERLIN","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1719931411474/YbW_AVmmP.JPG","isPro":false,"username":"Ogdmerlin","__typename":"User","tagline":"Cloud DevOps Engineer"},"coAuthors":[],"series":null,"tags":[{"_id":"593648aa6a83bf7c1f4fa886","logo":null,"name":"Scripting","slug":"scripting","__typename":"Tag"},{"_id":"56744722958ef13879b95119","logo":"https://res.cloudinary.com/hashnode/image/upload/v1464705930/i6dyhkbiwqezfwbsq4c2.jpg","name":"Bash","slug":"bash","__typename":"Tag"},{"_id":"56744723958ef13879b9550d","logo":"https://res.cloudinary.com/hashnode/image/upload/v1496913014/cnvm0znfqcrwelhgtblb.png","name":"Devops","slug":"devops","__typename":"Tag"},{"_id":"56744721958ef13879b94aa2","logo":null,"name":"sysadmin","slug":"sysadmin","__typename":"Tag"},{"_id":"56744723958ef13879b9535d","logo":null,"name":"automation","slug":"automation","__typename":"Tag"}],"publication":{"_id":"668320f7c7c1e9d05bf1fa7f","url":"https://ogdmerlin.hashnode.dev","canonicalURL":"https://ogdmerlin.hashnode.dev","title":"OG DMERLIN's blog","displayTitle":null,"isHeadless":false,"favicon":null,"headerColor":"#2962FF","metaTags":null,"isTeam":false,"domainInfo":{"hashnodeSubdomain":"ogdmerlin","domain":null,"__typename":"DomainInfo"},"urlPattern":"SIMPLE","__typename":"Publication"},"comments":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"668415ef3787f1c56dd6017f","author":{"_id":"66830ef09874bd456884396c","name":"Rufai Adeniyi","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1719866897530/xLD7aumQA.jpeg","isPro":false,"username":"neyo55","__typename":"User"},"content":{"html":"

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Thank you, my fellow cloud star!

\n","markdown":"Thank you, my fellow cloud star!","text":"Thank you, my fellow cloud star!\n","__typename":"Content"},"dateAdded":"2024-07-02T15:41:19.473Z","stamp":"cly4ktii8000b0amjgtcg95a5","totalReactions":1,"__typename":"Reply"},"__typename":"CommentReplyEdge"}],"pageInfo":{"hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":"MQ==","__typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"CommentReplyConnection"}},"__typename":"PostCommentEdge"},{"node":{"id":"668428896a3a428cf540b7bc","author":{"_id":"65a803895879602832f9a40a","name":"Ayodeji Hamed","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1711806313009/XnmK_ny3a.jpg","isPro":false,"username":"Qurtana","__typename":"User"},"content":{"html":"

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\n","markdown":"Nicely written, well done👍","text":"Nicely written, well done👍\n","__typename":"Content"},"dateAdded":"2024-07-02T16:19:21.162Z","stamp":"cly4m6f2i000a09jthfur6ait","totalReactions":1,"__typename":"Comment","replies":{"edges":[],"pageInfo":{"hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"__typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"CommentReplyConnection"}},"__typename":"PostCommentEdge"},{"node":{"id":"66851d1ef39559ad2ab773da","author":{"_id":"64906207dbf6c22b9396e045","name":"Ugochi Ukaegbu","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1687185318736/OVP4gBoHh.jpeg","isPro":false,"username":"dhebby01","__typename":"User"},"content":{"html":"

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\n","markdown":"The writeup is well understood. Thanks alot","text":"The writeup is well understood. Thanks alot\n","__typename":"Content"},"dateAdded":"2024-07-03T19:53:27.581Z","stamp":"cly699m3h00000akz6trpb4pj","totalReactions":1,"__typename":"Comment","replies":{"edges":[],"pageInfo":{"hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":null,"__typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"CommentReplyConnection"}},"__typename":"PostCommentEdge"}],"pageInfo":{"hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":"NA==","__typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"PostCommentConnection"},"commenters":{"edges":[{"node":{"_id":"64906207dbf6c22b9396e045","name":"Ugochi Ukaegbu","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1687185318736/OVP4gBoHh.jpeg","isPro":false,"username":"dhebby01","__typename":"User"},"__typename":"PostCommenterEdge"},{"node":{"_id":"65a803895879602832f9a40a","name":"Ayodeji Hamed","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1711806313009/XnmK_ny3a.jpg","isPro":false,"username":"Qurtana","__typename":"User"},"__typename":"PostCommenterEdge"},{"node":{"_id":"66830ef09874bd456884396c","name":"Rufai Adeniyi","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1719866897530/xLD7aumQA.jpeg","isPro":false,"username":"neyo55","__typename":"User"},"__typename":"PostCommenterEdge"},{"node":{"_id":"6682b09c15e4f21557da8b87","name":"Benjamin Adeyele","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1719840924680/4dc74109-e5e7-4054-a770-b7ff9705c634.png","isPro":false,"username":"benjaminade","__typename":"User"},"__typename":"PostCommenterEdge"}],"__typename":"PostCommenterConnection"}}}

Automating User Management with a Bash Script: A Step-by-Step Guide.

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