How to create users on a Linux system in batches with the newusers command.

The newusers command available on Linux allows you to create users in batches. This could also be automated with a shell script and quickly done on a new system that is to be shared by many users. anders:754787547:1500:1500:Anders Smith:/home/anders:/bin/bash johnc:4767577474:1501:1501:John Citizen:/home/johnc:/bin/bash akmed:4565y4gr454h:1502:1502:Akmed Islam:/home/akmed:/bin/bashanders:754787547:1500:1500:Anders Smith:/home/anders:/bin/bash johnc:4767577474:1501:1501:John Citizen:/home/johnc:/bin/bash akmed:4565y4gr454h:1502:1502:Akmed Islam:/home/akmed:/bin/bash Above is the list of new users. … Read more