Can anyone suggest any apps/scripts for bulk generating USERNAMES from real names (e.g. jsmith from John Smith) that would check for duplicated in an existing smbpasswd or passwd file and append a number to the username (e.g. jsmith1, jsmith2). Thanks Lee Baker MEng MIEE Music Technology Coordinator The McAuley Catholic High School Specialist College for the Performing Arts Cantley Lane Doncaster DN3 3QF Telephone: 01302 537396 Ext. 254 Mobile: 07092 044794 Fax: 01302 533923 Email: <mailto:lbaker@mcauley.org.uk> lbaker@mcauley.org.uk <http://www.pa.mcauley.org.uk/> http://www.pa.mcauley.org.uk Information contained in this email or any attachment may be of a confidential nature which should not be disclosed to, copied or used by anyone other than the addressee. If you receive this email in error, please delete the email from your computer.