https://github.com/shivam-goswami5123/shellscript-user-mgmt-backup
https://github.com/shivam-goswami5123/shellscript-user-mgmt-backup
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/shivam-goswami5123/shellscript-user-mgmt-backup
- Owner: shivam-goswami5123
- Created: 2024-12-22T16:57:55.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-22T17:12:53.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-22T20:15:46.697Z (9 months ago)
- Language: Shell
- Size: 6.84 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# 🚀 User Management and Backup Shell Script
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## 📝 Overview
This shell script automates user management tasks and backup processes in a Linux environment. It provides a menu-driven interface to perform operations such as adding, deleting, or modifying users, managing groups, and backing up directories with a rotation policy. The primary goal is to enable efficient management of user accounts and secure backup of specified directories.
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## 🌟 Features
### 👥 User Management
- ➕ Add new user accounts.
- ❌ Delete existing user accounts.
- ✏️ Modify user account attributes (password, shell, home directory, lock/unlock).
- 🛠️ Create and delete groups.
- 👥 Add users to groups or remove users from groups.
### 💾 Backup Management
- 🗜️ Compress and archive a specified directory into a `.zip` file.
- 🔄 Automatically manage backups using a rotation policy to keep only the latest 5 backups.
### 🖥️ User-Friendly Interface
- 🧭 Interactive menu-driven command-line interface.
- 📋 Clear prompts and instructions for each operation.
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## 📋 Requirements
### 🔧 Functional Requirements
- ✅ Perform user and group management tasks.
- ✅ Backup directories with automation and rotation policies.
### 🛡️ Non-Functional Requirements
- ⚡ **Performance**: Swift and efficient execution.
- 🔒 **Security**: Requires `sudo` privileges for critical operations.
- 🌐 **Portability**: Compatible with most Linux distributions.
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## 📌 Prerequisites
- 🐧 Linux OS with Bash shell.
- 🔑 `sudo` privileges for user and group management.
- 🗜️ `zip` package installed (the script can install it automatically if missing).
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## Usage
To use the script, follow these steps:
```bash
# 1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com//.git
#2. Navigate to the project directory:
cd
#3. Make the script executable:
chmod +x script.sh
#4. Run the script:
./script.sh
```
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