Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 22:47:56 -0500 (EST)
To: dwen <dwen@acacia.cav.pworld.net.ph>
Subject: Re: rsync

On Sat, 16 Dec 2000, dwen wrote:

> i have rsync installed and use it to update my "passwd" and "shadow"
> files, problem is the home directory ...i have to manually create the
> home directory of the new users coming from the main server to my mail
> server. how am i going to automate this using rsync ?

... run a cron process in the destination host, to do the
following:

1. save a copy of the password file as passwd.tmp

2. diff it against a file 'passwd.old'

3. if the diff is non-null, create a local home directory for
each newly added userid, found by the diff

4. rename passwd.tmp to passwd.old

5. exit

Hope this helps ...