Recent snippets posted on Snipplr.com https://snipplr.com/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:09:00 +0000 https://snipplr.com/view/61292/create-linux-user-with-geneated-password-and-mysql-user <p>**Usage** > newuser.bash [username] **What it does** - Generates a random password with `makepasswd` - Encrypts it with `mkpasswd` for use with useradd - Adds the user - Adds a MySQL Database for user - Adds a MySQL User for user - Grants all privileges to user to his/her database **Sample Output** km@KM-VBox:~$ ./newuser.bash test1 Creating user: test1 Password: zV8MDMRh [sudo] password for km: Creating mysql user & database for test1 [Short demo on Screenr (1min)](http://screenr.com/ghzs)</p> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:41:39 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/61292/create-linux-user-with-geneated-password-and-mysql-user