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Creating Several Directory Entries at the Same Time

To be able to create many directory entries at the same time, you must build a control file. In the control file, you will add the name of each user ID and any other specifications that you do not want to default. You then use the MULTIPLE command and that control file to create the directory entries listed in the control file.

Large organizations with many users, such as universities, use this method to create directory entries easily.

To create several directory entries at one time with this method

1. Create a control file.

   Note: For information about how to create a control file, see Control File Records in MULTIPLE Command in the chapter "Command Reference" in the Reference Guide.

2. Enter the MULTIPLE command with the NEWUSER parameter and the CMS file name and file type of the control file. For example, if you created a control file named USERS with a filetype of FILE, enter the following command:

   vmdirect multiple newuser users file