On Mon, 15 Apr 2002, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

Even better, define the file format to be equivalent to a shell script containing appropriate useradd commands; that can create the directory as well.

Good Idea, didn't think of that one.

I rather suspect the point of the assignment was for the student to do some creative work rather than getting a mailing list to help them though.

Yeah, but there is an eligant simplicity our ideas :o) D