diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int register_user(char *username, char *
       SYSCONFDIR "/setup_rsa", // default distributed key, account can only create users.
       "-p",
       "23",
-      "sudo /usr/sbin/useradd",
+      "newuser",
       "-M",
       "-c",
       email,