Create linux system users without shelling out to useradd
package main
import (
"fmt"
"github.com/adamar/userlib"
)
func main() {
// Set some basic attributes for the new user
u := &userlib.User{Username: "john", GroupMemberships: []string{"games"}, Shell: "/bin/bash"}
// Create the user
u.AddUser()
// Print out details about the new user
fmt.Printf("%+v\n", u)
}
Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
---|---|---|---|---|
Username |
The system username | string |
- | yes |
Uid |
The users ID | string |
- | no |
Gid |
The group ID | string |
- | no |
Groupname |
The name of the users main group | string |
- | no |
Homedir |
The path to the users home directory | string |
- | no |
Shell |
The shell assigned to the user | string |
/sbin/nologin |
no |
GroupMemberships |
The extra groups delegated to the user | list(string) |
- | no |