#!/bin/bash
# This script creates an account on the local system.
# You will be prompted for the account name and password.


# Make sure the script is being executed with superuser privileges

if [[ "${UID}" -ne 0 ]]
then
  echo 'Please run with sudo or as root.'
  exit 1
fi

# Ask for the users name.
read -p 'Enter the username to create: ' USER_NAME

# Ask for the real name.
read -p 'Enter the full name of the person who this account is for: ' COMMENT

# Ask for the password.
read -p 'Enter the password to use for the account: ' PASSWORD

# Create user
useradd -c "${COMMENT}" -m ${USER_NAME}

# Check to see if the useradd command succeeded
# We dont want to the tell the user that an account was created when it hasnt been
if [[ "${?}" -ne 0 ]]
then
  echo 'The account could not be created.'
  exit 1
fi

# Set the password for the user.

echo ${PASSWORD} | passwd --stdin ${USER_NAME}

if [[ "${?}" -ne 0 ]]
then
  echo 'The password for the account could not be set.'
  exit 1
fi

# Force user to change password on first login.
passwd -e ${USER_NAME}

# Diplay the username, password and the host where the user was created.

echo
echo 'username:'
echo "${USER_NAME}"
echo
echo 'password:'
echo "${PASSWORD}"
echo
echo 'host:'
echo "${HOSTNAME}"
exit 0