Add a User in Linux using Python Script
Last Updated :
03 Apr, 2023
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Creating a user via command line in Linux is a tedious task. Every time someone joins your organization and you need to type a long Linux command rather than doing this you can create a python script that can ask for you the username and password and create that user for you. Examples:
Input : Enter Username : John Password: **** Output : User successfully created with given credentials
Below is the Python code -
# importing linrary
import os
import subprocess
import sys
import getpass
# add user function
def add_user():
# Ask for the input
username = input("Enter Username ")
# Asking for users password
password = getpass.getpass()
try:
# executing useradd command using subprocess module
subprocess.run(['useradd', '-p', password, username ])
except:
print(f"Failed to add user.")
sys.exit(1)
add_user()
Output:
After successfully creating the user type, use this command to get details of new user -
cat /etc/passwd
