…and superseded by this one: https://github.com/lpirl/grequalizer

This script maintains the home directories for users.

For example, use this script to provide an Apache UserDir or a chroot or … for every user in a specific user group.

• pure Python 3.3
• works on YP/NIS-enabled systems
• users may be limited to a specific group
• checks for a minimum numbers of users (in case of NIS failures)
• create missing home directories
• archive and remove obsolete home directories

• check and correct the following configurable properties of the home directories

  • permissions
  • owner
  • group

• new checks can be added easily (read the docstrings - there are plenty)

1. Check out the repository

2. Read and adapt homes.conf carefully

   for easier updating, put your modified configuration to a separate file

3. Backup
4. In your configuration, set simulate = yes
5. Execute python3.3 -O homes.py your_configuration.conf and check the output
6. If you agree with the actions printed there, set simulate = no
7. Re-run python3.3 -O homes.py your_configuration.conf
8. Check if everything went well

9. Put a line like this in your crontab (crontab -e):

   42 23 * * * python3.3 -O /wherever/homes/homes.py /wherever/homes/your_configuration.conf

   or, if you are not willing to receive mails with what has been done:

   42 23 * * * (python3.3 -O /wherever/homes/homes.py /wherever/homes/your_configuration.conf) > /dev/null

…me if you have any questions.