Sarge: useradd -p encrypted passwords not adding right password

[alexan]

Hi all,

I have a really weird problem here.

When i try to add a user like this

useradd test2 -g labels -m -d /home/labels/test2 -s /bin/sh -p $1$FaOtejz7$4BbqatyzZ6AZ0WQHV1xlv.

The user is added normally but the password does NOT work
(so i cannot login with that user - using "testuserpass" in this case)...

when i go to Webmin the user's pre-encrypted password is different..
and when i add "$FaOtejz7$4BbqatyzZ6AZ0WQHV1xlv." (the same as above) for the same user in the webmin form.. the password is added correctly!

I had made the same in Woody and all worked fine..
could it be that useradd in sarge is bugy??

i do not think so.. so please give me some help

Thanks,
Alex

[likwid]

My guess is you need to drop the $1 from the beginning.

[alexan]

you have a good eye.. but that was just a copying mistake on this forum post
the string i added to webmin is actually "$1$FaOtejz7$4BbqatyzZ6AZ0WQHV1xlv." so with the "$1".. i also double checked just to be sure.. the problem is still there..

[alexan]

resolved here:
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=45579#45579

Thanks,
Alex

[sathyamunukutla]

-m and -d options are not be used at a time