1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/support/scripts/mkusers b/support/scripts/mkusers
index 026519e4ee..9c5c4dcadb 100755
--- a/support/scripts/mkusers
+++ b/support/scripts/mkusers
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ add_one_user() {
         *)  fail "home must be an absolute path\n";;
     esac
     case "${passwd}" in
+        -)
+            _passwd=""
+            ;;
         !=*)
             _passwd='!'"$( encode_password "${passwd#!=}" )"
             ;;