linux bash shell: how to create user with username and password from file?

Question

I'm clear about everything except how to set password using the script. Normally, I would write:

passwd username

And the terminal would prompt for password. How to read password from file instead?

PleaseStand · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-20 09:39:36Z

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You can use:

passwd --stdin username < filename

--stdin This option is used to indicate that passwd should read the new password from standard input, which can be a pipe.

answered Nov 20, 2010 at 9:39

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