Tool for generating packages that create macOS user accounts on 10.8-10.14
Note: in 10.14 when updating an existing account, the following attributes will NOT be updated: uid and home. This is due to new restrictions in Mojave.
$ ./createuserpkg --help
Usage: createuserpkg [options] /path/to/output.pkg
Options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
Required User Options:
-n NAME, --name=NAME
User shortname. REQUIRED.
-u UID, --uid=UID User uid. REQUIRED.
Required Package Options:
-V VERSION, --version=VERSION
Package version number. REQUIRED.
-i IDENTIFIER, --identifier=IDENTIFIER
Package identifier. REQUIRED.
Optional User Options:
-p PASSWORD, --password=PASSWORD
User password. If this is not provided, interactively
prompt for password.
-f FULLNAME, --fullname=FULLNAME
User full name. Optional.
-g GID, --gid=GID User gid. Optional.
-G GENERATEDUID, --generateduid=GENERATEDUID
GeneratedUID (UUID). Optional.
-H HOME, --home=HOME
Path to user home directory. Optional.
-s SHELL, --shell=SHELL
User shell path. Optional.
-a, --admin User account should be added to admin group.
-A, --autologin User account should automatically login.
--hidden User account should be hidden.
-P PICTURE, --picture=PICTURE
User picture path. Optional
-U USERTEMPLATEDIR, --usertemplatedir=USERTEMPLATEDIR
User template directory in /System/Library/User
Template/ for creating home directory. Optional.