Add Samba User

NewUser.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Ensure that root is running the script.
##
WHOAMI=`/usr/bin/whoami`
if [ $WHOAMI != "root" ]; then
echo "You must be root to add news users!"
exit 1
fi
#
clear
NEW_USERS="/home/names.txt"

cat ${NEW_USERS} | \
while read USER GROUP SMBPASS ; do
   
   groupadd ${GROUP} 2> /dev/null
   adduser ${USER} -g ${GROUP}

   (echo $SMBPASS; echo $SMBPASS) | passwd --stdin ${USER} > /dev/null
   echo Added user ${USER}

   smbpasswd -e ${USER} -w ${SMBPASS} > /dev/null
   (echo $SMBPASS; echo $SMBPASS) | smbpasswd -as ${USER}
   echo -e "${USER} = ${USER}" >> /etc/samba/smbusers
done