diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 407d2ee3..56c2ecb2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-02-10  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
+
+	* src/newusers.c: Set the shadow's password instead of the
+	passwd's password. Fix wrong cut&paste.
+
 2008-02-03  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
 	* src/usermod.c: Use a function to convert the dates from
diff --git a/src/newusers.c b/src/newusers.c
index 07de99c5..9f2579a8 100644
--- a/src/newusers.c
+++ b/src/newusers.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int add_passwd (struct passwd *pwd, const char *password)
 	 */
 	spent.sp_namp = pwd->pw_name;
 	if ((crypt_method != NULL) && (0 == strcmp(crypt_method, "NONE"))) {
-		pwd->pw_passwd = (char *)password;
+		spent.sp_pwdp = (char *)password;
 	} else {
 		const char *salt = crypt_make_salt (crypt_method, crypt_arg);
 		spent.sp_pwdp = pw_encrypt (password, salt);