[TriLUG] automatically generating an encrypted passwd for useradd -p for RHEL

[Marvin Blackburn]

I need a method for automatically generating a crypt(3) password so I can
input it into the
usermod -p command to force a user to enter a new password when logging in.

I saw a way to use python to generate the key, but its not automatated.

Any help would be appreciated.
I am running RHEL ES2.1

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Marvin Blackburn
Systems Administrator
Glen Raven
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