Create a JSS admin account

create_jss_account.py

import getpass
import sys
import xml.etree.ElementTree as Et

import requests

try:
    NEW_USERNAME = sys.argv[1]
except IndexError:
    print('No username provided!')
    sys.exit(1)

JSS_URL = str(raw_input('JSS URL (https://your.jss.com): '))
JSS_USER = str(raw_input('JSS Username: '))
JSS_PASS = getpass.getpass('JSS Password: ')

session = requests.Session()

resp = session.post(JSS_URL, data={'username':JSS_USER , 'password': JSS_PASS})
try:
    resp.raise_for_status()
except Exception:
    print('Unable to connect to the JSS!')
    print(resp.status_code)
    sys.exit(2)

def get_session_token(html_text):
    for line in html_text.splitlines():
        if 'session-token' in line:
            return line.encode('utf-8').translate(None, '<>"').split('=')[-1]

SESSION_TOKEN = get_session_token(session.get('{}/accounts.html?id=1&o=r&nav=null'.format(JSS_URL)).text)

FORM_DICT = {
    'session-token': SESSION_TOKEN,
    'userUsername': NEW_USERNAME,
    'FIELD_PRIVILEGE_LEVEL': '4',
    'FIELD_ACCOUNT_STATUS': '1',
    'realname': NEW_USERNAME,
    'emailAddress': '',
    'userPassword': '',  # Populate the password here!
    'userPasswordVerify': '',  # Populate the password here!
    'FIELD_FORCE_CHANGE_PASSWORD': 'on',
    'action': 'Save',
    "objectsCreate": [],  # Populate priviliges here!
    "objectsRead": [],   # Populate priviliges here!
    "objectsUpdate": [],   # Populate priviliges here!
    "objectsDelete": []  # Populate priviliges here!
}

resp = session.get('{}/accounts.html?id=-1&o=c'.format(JSS_URL))
resp = session.post('{}/accounts.html?id=-1&o=c'.format(JSS_URL), data=FORM_DICT)

try:
    resp.raise_for_status()
except Exception:
    print('There was an error creating the user!')
    print(resp.status_code)
    print(resp.text)
    sys.exit(2)

sys.exit(0)