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Bash: Read JSON File to Add Many Users
Posted by delightlylinux in linux on February 22, 2024
📅 February 22, 2024
“Can Bash parse a JSON file?”
Yes, but not natively like Python can using the json module.
Parsing a JSON file from a Bash script usually involves writing custom code that parses strings and such, but there is a handy program call jq that handles the details of JSON parsing for use.
Suppose we want to add a batch of user accounts, each user with a unique password and assignment to a Linux specific group. This involves more user information that a simple username with a temporary common password. We can store this user information in a JSON file, and then let a Bash script process the user data from the file to create the users.
Here is one way to achieve this.