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?

Thanks.

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On 2004-09-02, Flip wrote:
> 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 th
e
> 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?

Did you enter an _encrypted_ password?

man useradd:

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


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