diff -Nura b.pure-ftpd-1.0.19/man/pure-pw.8 n.pure-ftpd-1.0.19/man/pure-pw.8
--- b.pure-ftpd-1.0.19/man/pure-pw.8	2004-07-21 00:23:25.000000000 +0200
+++ n.pure-ftpd-1.0.19/man/pure-pw.8	2004-07-21 00:31:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 .SH "SYNTAX"
 .LP 
 pure\-pw useradd login [\-f passwd_file] \-u uid [\-g gid]
-                \-D/\-d home_directory [\-c gecos]
+                \-D/\-d home_directory [\-c gecos] [\-p <password>]
                 [\-t download_bandwidth] [\-T upload_bandwidth]
                 [\-n max number_of_files] [\-N max_Mbytes]
                 [\-q upload_ratio] [\-Q download_ratio]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                 [\-z <hhmm>\-<hhmm>] [\-m]
 .br 
 pure\-pw usermod login \-f passwd_file \-u uid [\-g gid]
-                \-D/\-d home_directory \-[c gecos]
+                \-D/\-d home_directory \-[c gecos] [\-p <password>]
                 [\-t download_bandwidth] [\-T upload_bandwidth]
                 [\-n max_number_of_files] [\-N max_Mbytes]
                 [\-q upload_ratio] [\-Q download_ratio]
diff -Nura b.pure-ftpd-1.0.19/src/pure-pw.c n.pure-ftpd-1.0.19/src/pure-pw.c
--- b.pure-ftpd-1.0.19/src/pure-pw.c	2004-07-21 00:23:25.000000000 +0200
+++ n.pure-ftpd-1.0.19/src/pure-pw.c	2004-07-21 00:32:08.000000000 +0200
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 static const char *random_device;
 #endif
 
+static char *cmdl_pass;
+
 static void disable_echo(void)
 {
     if (!isatty(0)) {
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@
 {
     puts("\nUsage :\n\n"
          "pure-pw useradd <login> [-f <passwd file>] -u <uid> [-g <gid>]\n"
-         "                -D/-d <home directory> [-c <gecos>]\n"
+         "                -D/-d <home directory> [-c <gecos>] [-p <password>]\n"
          "                [-t <download bandwidth>] [-T <upload bandwidth>]\n"
          "                [-n <max number of files>] [-N <max Mbytes>]\n"
          "                [-q <upload ratio>] [-Q <download ratio>]\n"
@@ -173,10 +175,10 @@
          "                [-z <hhmm>-<hhmm>] [-m]\n"
          "\n"
          "pure-pw usermod <login> -f <passwd file> -u <uid> [-g <gid>]\n"
-         "                -D/-d <home directory> -[c <gecos>]\n"
+         "                -D/-d <home directory> -[c <gecos>] [-p <password>]\n"
          "                [-t <download bandwidth>] [-T <upload bandwidth>]\n"
          "                [-n <max number of files>] [-N <max Mbytes>]\n"
-         "                [-q <upload ratio>] [-Q <download ratio>]\n"
+         "                [-q <upload ratio>] [-Q <download ratio>] \n"
          "                [-r <allow client ip>/<mask>] [-R <deny client ip>/<mask>]\n"
          "                [-i <allow local ip>/<mask>] [-I <deny local ip>/<mask>]\n"
      "                [-y <max number of concurrent sessions>]\n"     
@@ -701,12 +703,21 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-static char *do_get_passwd(void)
+static char *do_get_passwd(char *password)
 {
     static char pwd[LINE_MAX];
     char pwd2[LINE_MAX];    
     int tries = MAX_PASSWD_CHANGE_TRIES;
-       
+    if (password) {
+        size_t password_len = strlen(password);
+        if (password_len > LINE_MAX) {
+            puts("Supplied password is too long.");
+            return NULL;
+        } else {
+            memcpy((void *)pwd, (void *)password, password_len);
+            return password;
+        }
+    }
     *pwd = 0;
     *pwd2 = 0;
     
@@ -813,7 +824,7 @@
             no_mem();
         }
     }           
-    if ((pwinfo.pwd = do_get_passwd()) == NULL) {
+    if ((pwinfo.pwd = do_get_passwd(cmdl_pass)) == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error with entering password - aborting\n");        
         return PW_ERROR_ENTER_PASSWD_PW_ERROR;
     }
@@ -1157,7 +1168,7 @@
         fprintf(stderr, "Missing passwd file\n");
         return PW_ERROR_MISSING_PASSWD_FILE;
     }
-    if ((pwinfo->pwd = do_get_passwd()) == NULL) {
+    if ((pwinfo->pwd = do_get_passwd(cmdl_pass)) == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error with entering password - aborting\n");        
         return PW_ERROR_ENTER_PASSWD_PW_ERROR;
     }    
@@ -1324,7 +1335,7 @@
     }
     filter_pw_line_sep(pwinfo.login);
     while ((fodder = getopt(argc, argv, 
-                            "c:d:D:f:g:hi:I:mn:N:q:Q:r:R:t:T:u:y:z:")) != -1) {
+                            "c:d:D:f:g:hi:I:mn:N:p:q:Q:r:R:t:T:u:y:z:")) != -1) {
         switch(fodder) {
         case 'c' : {
             if ((pwinfo.gecos = strdup(optarg)) == NULL) {
@@ -1422,6 +1433,12 @@
             }
             break;
         }
+        case 'p' : {                      
+            if ((cmdl_pass = strdup(optarg)) == NULL) {
+                no_mem();
+            }
+            break;				   
+        }
         case 'q' : {
             if (*optarg == 0) {
                 pwinfo.has_ul_ratio = -1;