On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 01:00:31PM -0700, Kapil Khanna wrote: > This worked > useradd -e 99999 -g <gname> -p <password> username > However when i try to logon as the user i cannot and get an authentication > denied.
The -p option allows you to enter the *CIPHERTEXT* of a password, not the actual password. It's for fall rush in universities, where they assign a default password to all new users. If you want to use it, generate the ciphertext via crypt and plug it in. HTH. Bill -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
