prepare script and configuration for your linux samba server from some windows computer

sambaUsers.bat

@echo off
:: sambaUsers - prepare script and configuration for your linux samba server from some windows computer
:: Release history:
:: V1 - initial release

:: usersFolder is the mounted smb share where user folders will be created
set usersFolder=Z:\users
:: userlist contains list of users to be created, each line must contains only user:pass
set userList=%usersFolder%\userlist.txt
:: sambaPath is server-side internal path where users folder will be located
set sambaPath=/srv/shares/users
:: usrGroup is the name of the group of our users
set usrGroup=tai

echo #!/bin/bash> userStep.sh
echo groupeadd %usrGroup%>> userStep.sh
echo.> sambaConf.txt
for /F "tokens=1,2 delims=:" %%i in (%userList%) do (
  mkdir %usersFolder%\%%i
rem  net user %%i:%%j /add
rem  cacls %usersFolder%\%%i /E /G %%i:r
rem  cacls %usersFolder%\%%i /E /G %%i:w
  echo [%%i]>> sambaConf.txt
  echo         path = %sambaPath%/%%i>> sambaConf.txt
  echo         read only = no>> sambaConf.txt
  echo         guest ok = no>> sambaConf.txt
  echo         valid users = %%i>> sambaConf.txt
  echo         write list = %%i>> sambaConf.txt
  echo         create mask = 0666>> sambaConf.txt
  echo         directory mask = 0777>> sambaConf.txt
  echo usereadd -d /srv/users/%%i -g %usrGroup% -N -R -s /sbin/nologin %%i>> userStep.sh
  echo echo "%%i:%%j" ^| chpasswd>> userStep.sh
)
echo Over. Please do not forget to convert line endings on bash script before use.
pause

userlist.txt

user1:pass1
user2:pass2
user3:pass3
user42:pass1337