ldap-utils/bin/person2posix

#!/bin/bash
. /etc/ldap-utils.conf
. /usr/local/lib/ldap-utils/funcs
uid=$1

if user_exists $uid; then
    true
else
    echo "User $uid does not exist." 
    exit 1
fi

if user_is_posix $uid; then
    echo "User $uid is already a posixAccount" 
    exit 1
fi

user="dn: uid=%UID%,$PEOPLEDN
changeType: modify
add: objectClass
objectClass: posixAccount
-
add: uidNumber
uidNumber: %NUMBER%
-
add: gidNumber
gidNumber: %NUMBER%
-
add: homeDirectory
homeDirectory: /home/%UID%
-
add: loginShell
loginShell: /bin/bash
-
add: objectClass
objectClass: shadowAccount
-
add: objectClass
objectClass: ldapPublicKey"

group="dn: cn=%UID%,$GROUPSDN
objectClass: top
objectClass: posixGroup
cn: %UID%
gidNumber: %NUMBER%
memberUid: %UID%"

uidnumber=$(get_posix_number)

# add the necessary attribbute for a posixAccount
echo "$user" | sed \
	-e "s/%NUMBER%/$uidnumber/" \
	-e "s/%UID%/$uid/" | ldapmodify $LDAPOPTS

# create a posix group with the same name and uid as the user
# and add them to it
echo "$group" | sed \
	-e "s/%NUMBER%/$uidnumber/" \
	-e "s/%UID%/$uid/" | ldapadd $LDAPOPTS