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+### Simple way for unattended bulk user creation in Linux
+
+Contents
+
+*   *   [1. Introduction][4]
+    *   [2. Requirements][5]
+    *   [3. Conventions][6]
+    *   [4. How to proceed][7]
+        *   [4.1. Create a file containing the usernames][1]
+        *   [4.2. Create users][2]
+        *   [4.3. Check user accounts][3]
+
+### Introduction
+
+As a Linux system administrator, you will sometimes have to add new user account to your system. To do so, `adduser` command is often used. When it comes to multiple users' creation, `adduser` command may become boring and time-consuming. This short article intends to provide the Linux system administrator with a simple and unattended way for bulk user creation. The `newusers` command will help you to create multiple users by getting their info from a prefilled file.
+
+### Requirements
+
+Privileged access to your Linux machine
+
+### Conventions
+
+# - requires given command to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of `sudo` command
+$ - given command to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
+
+### How to proceed
+
+### Create a file containing the usernames
+
+In this initial step, you need to create a file that will contain the list of the usernames that are to be created.
+```
+$ vi users-list.txt
+```
+Put in your file, one user info per line, following the pattern below:
+```
+Username:Password:User ID:Group ID:User Info:Home Directory:Default Shell
+Username:Password:User ID:Group ID:User Info:Home Directory:Default Shell
+Username:Password:User ID:Group ID:User Info:Home Directory:Default Shell
+...
+```
+
+### Create users
+
+After having created the previous file with predefined users info, use `newusers`command to create users.
+```
+# newusers users-list.txt
+```
+
+### Check user accounts
+
+Finally you can confirm that the users were created correctly, by looking for their presence in the `/etc/passwd` file:
+```
+# tail /etc/passwd
+```
+
+ ![using newusers for bulk user creation](https://linuxconfig.org/images/newusers-bulk-user-creation.png) 
+
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+via: https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux
+
+作者：[Essodjolo Kahanam][a]
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+
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+
+[a]:https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux
+[1]:https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux#h4-1-create-a-file-containing-the-usernames
+[2]:https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux#h4-2-create-users
+[3]:https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux#h4-3-check-user-accounts
+[4]:https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux#h1-introduction
+[5]:https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux#h2-requirements
+[6]:https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux#h3-conventions
+[7]:https://linuxconfig.org/simple-way-for-unattended-bulk-user-creation-in-linux#h4-how-to-proceed