User Administration

[svar]

Hi,
I created a new user using useradd <username> command. I didnt set any password.What will be the default password set for this newuser? else is it must that i have to set password for the users i create.

[redhead]

The user is as default blocked since you didn't set a password.
In situations like these you use the passwd command or usermod to change the users settings.

[deepaklo]

hi u can set a password by the passwd ****** as soon as the useradd user is executed.this would provide a password login.otherwise if u want that user to login with out passwd go to the /etc/passwd file .search the loginname next to the login name x will be there remove that x and try logging in .U can permit the password less login through this way.

sample syntax

raj:x:250:20:userfullname:homedir:loginshell

here x refers to the shadow file where the password entries are stored.