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for-loop for creating users in linux

Dear Sir/Madam:

i have to create many users in the linux hence thought of using the for-loop but getting the following error :

# for USER in u1 u2 u3 u4 u5 do useradd $USER echo password | passwd --stdin $USER done

syntax error near unexpected token "|"

for ex:
for your reference i used the special character |
the one which use for the commands like
getsebool -a | grep ftp

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Goutham

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Sir thanks for the reply , following is the error iam getting

[root@parrot ~]# for USER in u1 u2 u3 u4 u5 do useradd $USER echo password | passwd --stdin $USER done
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `|'
[root@parrot ~]#

Goutham

ASKER

i got it now i did exactly as per the format
[root@parrot ~]# for USER in u1 u2 u3 u4 u5
> do
> useradd $USER
> echo password | passwd --stdin $USER
> done
Changing password for user u1.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
Changing password for user u2.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
Changing password for user u3.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
Changing password for user u4.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
Changing password for user u5.
passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

thanks for the support

omarfarid

Are you running the for loop as one line?

try

for USER in u1 u2 u3 u4 u5 ; do ; useradd $USER ; echo password | passwd --stdin $USER ; done