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I've just found that the following commands work:<br />
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useradd -s /bin/false -p &lt;password&gt; &lt;login&gt;<br />
echo &quot;&lt;password&gt;&quot; | passwd --stdin &lt;login&gt;<br />
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But is this the only way of getting it to work?
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I've just found that the following commands work:

useradd -s /bin/false -p <password> <login>
echo "<password>" | passwd --stdin <login>

But is this the only way of getting it to work?

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Ok, thanks.<br />
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Shall I delete the question, or is awarding the points to yourself the done thing?
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Ok, thanks.

Shall I delete the question, or is awarding the points to yourself the done thing?

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What to do with the question is up to you. Although you didn't realize it at the time, you had found the answer before I commented on the question. It doesn't matter to me whether you delete the question or accept the comment as the answer.
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What to do with the question is up to you. Although you didn't realize it at the time, you had found the answer before I commented on the question. It doesn't matter to me whether you delete the question or accept the comment as the answer.

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Hi,<br />
<br />
I need to be able to run the &quot;useradd&quot; command via a script, but the problem is, is that the password doesnt get set properly using the -p option. When I run the following command<br />
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useradd -s /bin/false -p 1234 test<br />
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It adds the user, but the password in /etc/shadow isnt encrypted, it appears as &quot;1234&quot;, and I cant logon via ftp or pop3 using this account until I manually set the password.<br />
<br />
Is there any way I can set this password correctly using the useradd command in a shell script?<br />
<br />
Cheers
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Hi,

I need to be able to run the "useradd" command via a script, but the problem is, is that the password doesnt get set properly using the -p option. When I run the following command

useradd -s /bin/false -p 1234 test

It adds the user, but the password in /etc/shadow isnt encrypted, it appears as "1234", and I cant logon via ftp or pop3 using this account until I manually set the password.

Is there any way I can set this password correctly using the useradd command in a shell script?

Cheers

useradd command

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