Adding the Ansible way how to create a password hash

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 How do I generate crypted passwords for the user module?
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-The mkpasswd utility that is available on most Linux systems is a great option:
+Ansible ad-hoc command is the easiest option:
+
+.. code-block:: shell-session
+
+    ansible all -i localhost, -m debug -a "msg={{ 'mypassword' | password_hash('sha512', 'mysecretsalt') }}"
+
+The mkpasswd utility that is available on most Linux systems is also a great option:

 .. code-block:: shell-session