[NTLUG:Discuss] Script to create accounts on RH 6.0 (fwd)

[A.L.Lambert]

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> That's not very nice of you.  Share code but don't let anyone else
> share?

	The reason being, any code with my name on it that gets passed
around, reflects on my name and reputation as a script/code author.  The
above snippet was 5 minutes off the top of my head, and specifically
written for the situation the request mentioned.  Outside of those
specific circumstances (RH 6.x and a username,password delimited file),
it's really a pretty worthless piece of code, and as such, it would need a
LOT of modifications/enhancments to make it applicable to more/less any
system needing account importation before I would distribute it for public
consumption with my name on it.

	However, since it would help out the gentleman who asked the
question, I wrote and shared it freely with him (and the other list
members as well), merly asking that those who use it don't pass it around
to everyone and their brother, thus getting my name/reputation attached to
a piece of code that (IMHO) needs some serious revision before I would
consider it proper to release it.

	Apologies to any whom I may have offended by my personal
preference to not have my code redistributed until I condier it "ready",
and if anyone actually thinks something like the above code would even be
worth redistributing (which to be honest, I don't), e-mail me, and I'll
finish it off to my standards of relase grade code, and remove the
redistribution restriction.  L8rz.

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A.L.Lambert

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