# Create the user 'bec_log_ingestor' if it does not exist
if id "bec_log_ingestor" &>/dev/null; then
    echo "User 'bec_log_ingestor' already exists."
else
    useradd --system --create-home --shell /bin/bash bec_log_ingestor
    echo "User 'bec_log_ingestor' created."
fi
