I'm a little confused about adding users on my linux box.
The box was setup with nothing more than a root user and
group.
When I add users ("useradd") I'm thwarted by the "-p" option.
As "root", I don't know how to set a user's password. After I
create the account (without using the useradd's "-p" option),
how can set the password of the new user?
I'm prompted for the old password, which I've no idea what it
is.
I'm purposefully working with a fairly minimalist Linux
distribution (i.e. no clever scripts provided to help with such).
By doing this is turning out to be a terrific mechanism for
inflicting rudimentary Unix admin lessons on myself.
- Jamie
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