How to automatically add user account AND password with a Bash script?

Question

I need to have the ability to create user accounts on my Linux (Fedora 10) and automatically assign a password via a bash script(or otherwise, if need be).

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Answer 1

The following works for me and tested on Ubuntu 14.04. It is a one liner that does not require any user input.

sudo useradd -p $(openssl passwd -1 $PASS) $USERNAME

Taken from @Tralemonkey