> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 1:00 AM, jupiter wrote: >> Is there any command / utility can be used to encrypt a plain >> password, then the encrypted password can be used for creating user >> account and logging to CentOS 6.2 or CentOS 6.3? An easy method is to use openssl command (MD5): - run openssl command and type password and its confirmation $ openssl passwd -1 Password: Verifying - Password: $1$mJdspq9o$wZknKGNq433VsXKfK1EAq0 - create the user without specifying password $ sudo useradd -c "your user" -m your_user - change the user (note the single quotes around the encrypted password) $ sudo usermod -p '$1$mJdspq9o$wZknKGNq433VsXKfK1EAq0' your_user Useful also when a user wants to change his/her password and this way can send the sysadmin the encrypted one to run the usermod command against. Gianluca