CreateStudents

Generate users

./generate-users.sh users2.csv 51 99 generates 49 users in a CSV file ready to generate passwords.

Generate passwords

To generate passwords for a list of users, you can use the script generate-passwords.sh.

As an input, it needs a CSV file with lines of the following structure:
universityId,first name,the surname,mail@example.com

Start the script using this command:
./generate-passwords.sh students.csv

At Paderborn University, you can use the PAUL Parser to create such a file. Use the configuration -d "," and -t ifse

Create users

To create users, you can use the scripts create-students.sh and create-student.sh. The scripts create linux users als well as users in the nbgrader database.

As an input, it needs a CSV file with lines of the following structure:
universityId,encryptedPassword,first name,the surname,mail@example.com This is generated by the script above.

Start the script using this command:
sudo ./create-students.sh students.ENCRYPTED.csv