Re: adduser wants root passwd though I am root
On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 11:50:03AM +0100, stavel@brailcom.org wrote:
> $> Password:
>
> Once I have inserted root password it passed through it and added new user.
>
> Is it normal?
Yes, that is the password of the user you have to set. Without a
password a user can't login.
(You can use the --disabled-password option, so it doesn't ask for a
password. But still then the user can't login if you don't use ssh
keys.)
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