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3.7.2. Importing Users
The import process recreates the Satellite 5 users in each Satellite 5 organization from the
users.csv file. User passwords cannot be copied from Satellite 5 to Satellite 6; instead, the process generates a new random password for each user that it imports. This information is saved in a CSV file, which as the administrator you can parse and send notifications to each user listed with their new password. You can use the hammer import command on the command line or use the hammer interactive shell.
The import process tracks which entities have already been processed. You can, for example, run the
hammer import user command multiple times, using different input files (CSV files). The import command recognizes user IDs it has already imported, and skips them on subsequent processes.
Run the following command to import users into Satellite 6:
# hammer import user --csv-file /tmp/exports/users.csv \ --new-passwords /path/to/new/user/passwords.csv
The following is an example of an interactive session:
Example 3.3. Example of Interactive Import Session
hammer> import user --csv-file /tmp/exports/users.csv --new-passwords /root/new-user-passwords.csv Creating new user: sat5_admin Creating new user: auser1 Creating new user: auser2
To show the users were created, log in to the WebUI and navigate to → . Alternatively, use the command line as shown below.
# hammer user list ID | LOGIN | NAME | EMAIL 5 | auser1 | A User1 | auser1@example.com 4 | auser2 | A User2 | auser2@example.com 1 | admin | Admin User | root@sat6.example.com # hammer user list --search sat5_admin ID | LOGIN | NAME | EMAIL 3 | sat5_admin | Hat Red | sat5admin@example.com
The following is an example password file for the imported users:
# head new-user-passwords.csv mail,login,password sat5admin@example.com,sat5_admin,sat5_admin_svenkmxf auser1@example.com,auser1,auser1_pwfnagdk auser2@example.com,auser2,auser2_rsgywazf
Note
By default, Satellite 6 creates an
admin user as the initial administrator. It is common for Satellite 5 customers to also create a generic administrative user; consequently, if the import process detects a Satellite 5 admin user, it renames that user to sat5_admin.
Deleting Imported Users
You can use the --delete option to delete the entities from the Satellite 6 instance based on information in the specified CSV file. The following example demonstrates the use of this option to delete imported users.
Example 3.4. Deleting Imported Users
$ hammer import user --csv-file /tmp/exports/users.csv --delete --verbose Deleting from /tmp/exports/users.csv Deleting imported user [1->5]. Deleting imported user [8->6]. Deleting imported user [9->7].
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