Managing Linux® Systems with Webmin™ System Administration and Module Development

4.11. Creating Users from Batch Files

Sometimes you may want to create a large number of users at once without having to go through the process of filling out the user creation form over and over again. You will often have the details of these users in a text file of some kind containing their usernames, passwords, and real names. Fortunately, Webmin has a feature that automates this task for you.

If you click on the Create, modify and delete users from batch file link above or below the list of existing users, a form will appear that allows you to upload a file containing the details of users to create, as shown in Figure 4.8. Your file must contain one line of text for each user that you want to create, and the format of each line must match ...