'passwd <username>' as root to change the new user's passwd.
If you're doing mass addition of users take a look at
the 'mkpasswd' script that comes with the 'expect'
package. It allows you to noninteractively assign randomly
generated passwds to users.
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Kervin Pierre
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Time-honored truth #24
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000, Karthik Vishwanath wrote:
> I use useradd and then edit the /etc/passwd file to remove the the passwd
> of the user just added. I don't know if this is the preferred way, but it
> works.
>
> -Karthik.
>
>
> On 13 Mar 2000, Archana Bharathidasan wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to know in detail the steps to add a non-priviledged user account in
>linux. Useradd doesnt work...it adds the newuser to the passwd file but I am not able
>to login using that name and password. Please help!
> >
> > Thank You,
> > Archana.B
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