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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/authutils.py2
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/authutils.py b/python/vyos/authutils.py
index 90a46ffb4..66b5f4a74 100644
--- a/python/vyos/authutils.py
+++ b/python/vyos/authutils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def make_password_hash(password):
""" Makes a password hash for /etc/shadow using mkpasswd """
mkpassword = 'mkpasswd --method=sha-512 --stdin'
- return cmd(mkpassword, input=password.encode(), timeout=5)
+ return cmd(mkpassword, input=password, timeout=5)
def split_ssh_public_key(key_string, defaultname=""):
""" Splits an SSH public key into its components """