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+#!/bin/bash
+#Common functions used for several makeuser scripts
+
+error_exit() {
+  echo -e "${PROGNAME}: ${1:-"Unknown Error"}" >&2
+  exit 1
+}
+
+usage() {
+  echo -e "usage: $PROGNAME [-h|--help] <username> <email> <pubkey>"
+}
+
+sub_to_list() {
+  echo "From: $1 Subject: subscribe" | sudo -u $1 mail $LIST_NAME
+}
+
+makeuser_no_ansible()
+{
+	echo "adding new user $1"
+	newpw=`pwgen -1B 10`
+	pwcrypt=$(perl -e "print crypt('${newpw}', 'sa');")
+	sudo useradd -m -g 1001 -p $pwcrypt -s /bin/bash $1 || exit 1
+	#This is the welcome for team.
+	#sed -e "s/newusername/$1/g" -e "s/newpassword/$newpw/" $EMAIL_TEMPLATE | sudo mail $1 $2 $ADMIN_EMAIL
+
+	#This is the welcome email for thunix
+	sed -e "s/newusername/$1/g" -e "s/newpassword/$newpw/g" include/email.tmpl | sudo mail -s "Welcome to Thunix!" $2,$ADMIN_EMAIL
+	sub_to_list $1
+
+	#We don't need this for thunix, since ansible will do it
+	#echo "$3" | tee /home/$1/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+	#If root doesn't have a fediverse account, comment this out
+	#sudo toot "welcome new user ~$1!"
+}
+
+add_account_recovery()
+{
+	sudo mkdir -p --mode=700 /home/$1/.thunix
+	echo $2 | sudo tee /home/$1/.thunix/recovery
+	sudo chmod 600 /home/$1/.thunix/recovery
+	sudo chown -R $1 /home/$1/.thunix
+}
+
+remove_user()
+{
+  echo "Unsubscribe from this list..."
+  echo "From: $1 Subject: unsubscribe " | sudo -u $1 mail $LIST_NAME
+
+  echo "Deleting account from system..."
+  sudo userdel $1
+  sudo rm -rf /home/$1
+
+  echo "$1 user account is unenforced in ansible..."
+  currdir=`pwd`
+  cd $REPO_LOCATION; git pull
+  sed -i "/$1/d" $REPO_LOCATION/roles/shell/tasks/users.yml
+  rm $REPO_LOCATION/roles/shell/tasks/users/$YAML_FILE
+  git commit -am "$1 account unenforced in ansible"
+  git push
+  cd $currdir
+
+  echo "User $1 removed from system." | sudo mail -s "User Account $1 removed from Thunix" $ADMIN_EMAIL
+}
+
+backup_user_data()
+{
+  echo "Archiving home dir..."
+  sudo tar cfz $BACKUP_USER_DATA/$1.tgz /home/$1
+}
+
+#Common functions used for Databases management scripts
+
+database_create()
+{
+sudo mysql -u root << _EOF
+CREATE DATABASE $DATABASE;
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DATABASE.* TO '$USER'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$PASSWORD';
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+_EOF
+}
+
+database_backup()
+{
+  sudo mysqldump -u root $DATABASE | gzip > /tmp/$DATABASE.sql.gz
+  sudo mv /tmp/$DATABASE.sql.gz $BACKUP_USER_DATA/
+}
+
+database_remove()
+{
+sudo mysql -u root << _EOF
+DROP DATABASE $DATABASE;
+REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON $DATABASE.* FROM '$USER'@'localhost';
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+_EOF
+}