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Automate Password Set And Verify

I'm using this to set passwords in a script: usermod -p `mkpasswd -H md5 passwordText` user I need to create an exception in my script, just in case this command fails. What file contains the ...
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What is the least insecure way to store a password that is used by a script?

I have a Bash script that automatically authenticates with a service using my username and password. The credentials are currently stored as plain text within the script. What precautions should I ...