gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

USER="$1";
FTP_USER="$2";
FTP_PASSWORD="$3";
FTP_PATH="$4";

FTP_PASSWD_FILE="/etc/pure-ftpd/pureftpd.passwd";

CHECK_USER=`cat /etc/passwd | awk -F ":" '{ print $1  }' | grep -e "^$USER$" | wc -l`;
CHECK_LOGIN=`cat "$FTP_PASSWD_FILE" | grep "$FTP_USER:" | cut -d ':' -f 1 | wc -l`;
USER_ID=`cat /etc/passwd | grep "$USER:" | cut -d ':' -f 3`;
GROUP_ID=`cat /etc/passwd | grep "$USER:" | cut -d ':' -f 4`;

DieWithError()
{
    echo "$1" 1>&2;
    exit 1;
}

[ -z "$USER"         ]  && DieWithError "Usage: $0 <user> <ftp_login> <ftp_password> <ftp_path>";
[ -z "$FTP_USER"     ]  && DieWithError "Usage: $0 <user> <ftp_login> <ftp_password> <ftp_path>";
[ -z "$FTP_PASSWORD" ]  && DieWithError "Usage: $0 <user> <ftp_login> <ftp_password> <ftp_path>";
[ -z "$FTP_PATH"     ]  && DieWithError "Usage: $0 <user> <ftp_login> <ftp_password> <ftp_path>";
[ ! -d "$FTP_PATH"   ]  && DieWithError "Error: the specified path does not exist";
[ $CHECK_USER -eq 0  ]  && DieWithError "Error: the specified user does not exist";
[ $CHECK_LOGIN -ne 0 ]  && DieWithError "Error: the specified login already exists";

echo -e "${FTP_PASSWORD}\n${FTP_PASSWORD}\n" | /usr/bin/pure-pw useradd ${FTP_USER} -u $USER_ID -g $GROUP_ID -D "$FTP_PATH" > /dev/null 2>&1;

pure-pw mkdb > /dev/null 2>&1;

/etc/init.d/pure-ftpd restart > /dev/null 2>&1;

exit 0;