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...SVN and git and then have all these services share the same username and password credentials. I wish to achieve this without using any centralised LDAP or Active Directory or similar nameservices for the time being. My overall approach is very simple - I basically have a script I call ie # ./create_new_user.sh dave engineer This then creates a linux and samba user account for the new user, a home folder, and creates accounts in apache2 to allow subversion and git access and generally performs all the relevant configuration for the new user account. *My Question* So far this all works great, bu...

I have Devise working. I have roles for users working. I even added custom fields to the User model and it seems that now everything is working fine. So people can now subscribe using the Sign Up form provided by Devise. But now I need Admins, to add users. Of course, I can''t use the Sign Up form for that. If I just use a regular User model, their passwords are blank. Or maybe the form