create-user.yml

name: create user script

#when the create_user.sh is updated in the repo it will update the copy on the server
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
    paths:
      - "New-User-Creator/create_user.sh"
      
  #allows manual triggering of the workflow
  workflow_dispatch:

#replaces the old create_user.sh with the new one in the repo
jobs:
  update_script:
    runs-on: self-hosted

    steps:
      - name: Checkout Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Replace local create_user.sh
        run: |
          NEW_SCRIPT_PATH="${{ github.workspace }}/New-User-Creator/create_user.sh"
          LOCAL_SCRIPT_PATH="/usr/local/bin/create_user.sh"

          if [ -f "$NEW_SCRIPT_PATH" ]; then
            sudo /usr/bin/cp "$NEW_SCRIPT_PATH" "$LOCAL_SCRIPT_PATH"
            sudo /usr/bin/chmod +x "$LOCAL_SCRIPT_PATH"
            echo "create_user.sh updated successfully in $LOCAL_SCRIPT_PATH"
          else
            echo "Error: create_user.sh not found in repo folder!"
            exit 1
          fi

      - name: Log update
        run: echo "create_user.sh has been replaced with the latest version from the repo."