When a user logs in via telnet or at the console, he must normally provide a password. There are four different options for the password :

- Ask at first login
  When the user logs in for the first time via telnet or at the console in text mode, the system will prompt the user for his password.

- No password required
  The user can login to the system without providing a password. This option should be used with care.

- No login allowed
  If this option is chosen the user will not be able to login to the system at all, even to read mail using POP3 server.

- Encrypted password
  Unix passwords are stored in a one-way encrypted form. This option allows you to enter the password for a user as an encrypted string (maybe taken from the password file on another system).

- Clear text password
  To set the password for a user, select this option and enter it into the text field. Webmin will take the password you enter, encrypt it and store it in the password file.