On Fri, Feb 20, 2026 at 05:49:49AM -0800, Samuel wrote: > I've added several users, over several days, using the exact same script, > with the only input being the username on the command line. The script > also generates a random encrypted password, which I can confirm by looking > at master.passwd. And all the user accounts seemed to work (until the > system became unresponsive). > > Recently I saw that the last user to be created this way has no password! > My best guess is an un-updated chromium parsed a compromised web page, that > ... removed the password (was running a snapshot, not stable). > > Does that seem plausible?
No. Most likely your script is buggy.
