User Account Management Bash Script for Linux Admins

[marius]

Introduction:
This bash script automates user account management tasks. It can create a new user, delete an existing user, or display user details, improving administrative efficiency.

#!/bin/bash

show_help() {
  echo "Usage: $0 {add|delete|info} username"
  exit 1
}

if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
  show_help
fi

action=$1
username=$2

case $action in
  add)
    sudo useradd -m $username && echo "User $username added."
    ;;
  delete)
    sudo userdel -r $username && echo "User $username deleted."
    ;;
  info)
    id $username
    ;;
  *)
    show_help
    ;;
esac

Instructions:
To use this script, simply execute one of the following commands:

./user_mgmt.sh add newusername
./user_mgmt.sh delete newusername
./user_mgmt.sh info existingusername

Example Output:

uid=1001(newusername) gid=1001(newusername) groups=1001(newusername)