How to create a linux user using nodejs

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I have seen npm adduser, but i can figure it out how to manage this inside mine code. What i have to do is to create new user from nodejs server code inside linux server, and change chmod and chown of that user and folders it content.

Troy · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-16 21:37:52Z

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Use child_process.execFile to execute /usr/sbin/adduser, /bin/chmod and /bin/chown

Otherwise you can use exec from npm if your version of nodejs doesn't have child_process.execFile

answered Dec 16, 2014 at 21:37

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Rob Raisch Over a year ago

Doing this from a node process assumes the process is running as 'root', which is a bad idea. The proper way would be to add the user under which the process will run to the /etc/sudoers file with the proper magic to only run useradd as root without a password. See ducea.com/2006/05/19/…

Honchar Denys Over a year ago

I agree with @RobRaisch and do what he said, but with exec i cant use sudo, or just cant find how. Without sudo working perfectly

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