Unix administration - Re: useradd with -p parameter and having to use the passwd right

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Re: useradd with -p parameter and having to use the passwd right

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2004-09-04, 2:48 am

in comp.unix.admin i read:

>Hello. I just created a user using the useradd command and using the man
>pages, it says I can put a -p password on it all in one command. But the
>account is unuseable. :< I have to use the passwd in order to activate the
>account, but I'm putting in the same password as I did before. I tried the
>usermod -U command but that didn't work either. What is the point of the
>useradd command with the -p parameter if it's not used/ignored altogether?

it probably was used, but you likely provided something other than what is
expected.

-p passwd
The encrypted password, as returned by crypt(3). The default is
to disable the account.

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