* MisteraSturno@att.net <MisteraSturno@att.net> menulis:
> useradd -m -c "John Smith" -G wheel smith
> 
> ...to create a new user. And then when I try to log in
> as "smith" I get asked a password which I did not set
> like this...
> 
> # login
> login: smith
> Password:
> 
> ...I did not set a password. I did not go into vipw. So
> is there a default password? Or alternately, how do I 
> make the "already-encrypted" password to use in vipw?

Do "passwd smith" as root to set smith's password.


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Cliff Crawford

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         burns a picture to obtain the ashes.  - Chinese proverb