#!/bin/bash
echo "Please provide a username?"
read u
echo
grep -q $u /etc/passwd
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
echo ERROR -- User $u already exist
echo Please choose another username
echo
exit 0
fi
echo "Please provide user description?"
read d
echo
echo "Do you want to specify user ID (y/n)?"
read ynu
echo
if [ $ynu == y ]
then
echo "Please enter UID?"
read uid
grep -q $uid /etc/passwd
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
echo ERROR -- UserID $uid already exist
echo
exit 0
else
useradd $u -c "$d" -u $uid
echo
echo $u account has been created
fi
elif [ $ynu == n ]
then
echo No worries we will assign a UID
useradd $u -c "$d"
echo
echo "Please provide a password for $u"
passwd $u
echo $u account has been created
fi