On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 15:06:39 -0700, Robin L. <direct2system@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> After I create a new user with useradd -m newusername, a blank password seem
> to fail for the newuser. erm ... what is the default password for the new
> user if I didnt specify any while creating the account?

There isn't one as far as I can tell. You have to specifically set one
from root:

# passwd newusername

That should do it. I don't know what exact state the user is in when
you create the account. It doesn't have a password, yet blank doesn't
work either...

Andy