Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 12:29:49 +0800 (PHT)
From: dwen <dwen@acacia.cav.pworld.net.ph>
Subject: Re: rsync


hello,

but im not good in programming.
can you do that for me ?


many thanks,
dwen

On Fri, 15 Dec 2000, you wrote:

> 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 ...
>