setting password for user using useradd? Post: 302141650

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actexec

actexec(1)							  ActExec Manual							actexec(1)

NAME

       ActExec - Task automation

SYNOPSIS

       actexec -s|-c|-Q|-p|--proxy-mode|--proxy-type|--proxy-host |--proxy-port|--proxy-user|--proxy-password|-v|-h <filename>

DESCRIPTION

       ActExec is a commandline tool that allows you to execute code files and scripts made with Actionaz.

OPTIONS

       -s, --script
	      switch to script mode, may not be used with -c

       -c, --code
	      switch to code mode, may not be used with -s

       -Q, --nocodeqt
	      Do not include the Qt library into the code.

       -p, --portable
	      Starts in portable mode, storing the settings in the executable folder.

       --proxy-mode
	      Sets the proxy mode, values are none system custom (default is system).

       --proxy-type
	      Sets the custom proxy type, values are http socks (default is socks).

       --proxy-host
	      Sets the custom proxy host.

       --proxy-port
	      Sets the custom proxy port.

       --proxy-user
	      Sets the custom proxy user.

       --proxy-password
	      Sets the custom proxy password.

       -v, --version
	      Displays the version number of Actionaz.

       -h, --help
	      Displays a listing of these commandline options.

SUPPORT

       Please  visit  http://www.actionaz.org/	for  further  information. Report bugs only if you are using the latest version available from the
       Actionaz website.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2005-2011	Jonathan Mercier-Ganady

       ActExec is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.

								   November 2011							actexec(1)