About accountbatch module


  Creating many user accounts is an annoying and repetitive tasks.  If
  the information needed is available in another file or database it can
  be reused to automate the tasks. The accountbatch module was designed
  to help here.

  1.  Introduction

  The module was created to synchronize the account database with
  another database (a flat file, whatever). This following tasks may be
  done.


  +o  Create accounts when missing.

  +o  Remove old accounts missing in the other database.

  +o  Update the password of existing accounts.


  1.1.  Command lines

  It is possible to operate the module from the command line.  The
  following command provides a summary of the options:

  linuxconf --modulemain accountbatch --help


  1.2.  Virtual registry

  The module implements minimal support for the virtual registry. It is
  possible to setup the basic information of a configuration. The
  registry variables starts with the accountbatch prefix.


  1.3.  Privileges

  None so far.


  1.4.  Inter-module API

  The module makes use of the acctextra inter-module API. Currently the
  ldapconf module implements this API. This allows accountbatch to
  update extra information beside the Linux base account information.


  2.  Packaging/Location.

  The module is part of the core Linuxconf package. It is not enabled by
  default.


  3.  Author

  The module was written by Jacques Gelinas (jack@solucorp.qc.ca).