When creating a User with one of the following commands: CMD_API_ACCOUNT_USER CMD_ACCOUNT_USER CMD_API_ACCOUNT_RESELLER CMD_ACCOUNT_RESELLER CMD_API_ACCOUNT_ADMIN CMD_ACCOUNT_ADMIN When passing the "passwd" field, if you also set: passwd_is_crypted=1 this will allow you to set: passwd=$some$cryptedpass during the account creation. Useful when creating an account with an API, for a restore, when the plain-text password is not known, for one example.