How to automatically add user account AND password with a Bash script?

Question

I am trying to create user accounts on theLinux (Fedora 10) and automatically assign a password using the bash script(or otherwise, if need be).

I don't find it difficult to create the user via Bash e.g.:

[whoever@server ]#  /usr/sbin/useradd newuser

Is it possible to assign the password in the Bash, something functionally similar to this, but automatically:

[whoever@server ]# passwd newuser

Changing password for user testpass.

New UNIX password:

Retype new UNIX password: 

passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

[whoever@server ]#

Answer 1

You need to run the passwd command and send it the piped input. So, do something like:

echo thePassword | passwd theUsername --stdin

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