diff --git a/server/internal/command/admin/user/invite.go b/server/internal/command/admin/user/invite.go
index a44566ab..df3aa0f0 100644
--- a/server/internal/command/admin/user/invite.go
+++ b/server/internal/command/admin/user/invite.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
+	"codeberg.org/shroff/phylum/server/internal/auth"
 	"codeberg.org/shroff/phylum/server/internal/core"
 	"codeberg.org/shroff/phylum/server/internal/db"
 	"codeberg.org/shroff/phylum/server/internal/mail"
@@ -14,14 +15,24 @@ import (
 
 func setupInviteCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "invite email",
-		Short: "Invite User",
+		Use:   "create <email>",
+		Short: "Create User",
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			email := args[0]
 
 			name, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("name")
 			noCreateHome, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-create-home")
+			noPassword, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-passwd")
+			password := ""
+			if !noPassword {
+				if p, err := readPassword(); err != nil {
+					fmt.Println("failed to read password: " + err.Error())
+					os.Exit(1)
+				} else {
+					password = p
+				}
+			}
 
 			err := db.Get(context.Background()).RunInTx(func(db db.TxHandler) error {
 				var user core.User
@@ -31,6 +42,12 @@ func setupInviteCommand() *cobra.Command {
 					user = u
 				}
 
+				if !noPassword {
+					if err := auth.UpdateUserPassword(db, email, password); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+
 				if b, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("no-email"); !b {
 					if err := mail.SendWelcomeEmail(user); err != nil {
 						fmt.Println("Use --no-email if you want don't want to try sending the welcome email")
@@ -49,7 +66,9 @@ func setupInviteCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	// TODO: #flags/#config
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("user_basedir", "b", "", "Base directory for home")
 	// TODO: #flags/#config
+	cmd.Flags().BoolP("no-passwd", "P", false, "Do not create a password")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("no-create-home", "M", false, "Do not make home directory")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("no-email", false, "Do not send email")
+
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/server/internal/command/admin/user/passwd.go b/server/internal/command/admin/user/passwd.go
index 3fd1879c..1048fa74 100644
--- a/server/internal/command/admin/user/passwd.go
+++ b/server/internal/command/admin/user/passwd.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package user
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
@@ -24,26 +25,9 @@ func setupPasswdCommand() *cobra.Command {
 				fmt.Println("invalid password: " + err.Error())
 				os.Exit(1)
 			} else if password == "" {
-				os.Stdout.WriteString("Password: ")
-				bytes, err := term.ReadPassword(syscall.Stdin)
-				os.Stdout.WriteString("\n")
+				password, err = readPassword()
 				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Println("unable to read password: " + err.Error())
-					os.Exit(1)
-				}
-				password = string(bytes)
-
-				os.Stdout.WriteString("Confirm Password: ")
-				bytes, err = term.ReadPassword(syscall.Stdin)
-				os.Stdout.WriteString("\n")
-				if err != nil {
-					fmt.Println("unable to read password: " + err.Error())
-					os.Exit(1)
-				}
-				passwordConf := string(bytes)
-
-				if password != passwordConf {
-					fmt.Println("password does not match confirmation")
+					fmt.Println("unable to read password from stdin: " + err.Error())
 					os.Exit(1)
 				}
 			}
@@ -59,3 +43,26 @@ func setupPasswdCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("password", "p", "", "Password")
 	return cmd
 }
+
+func readPassword() (string, error) {
+	os.Stdout.WriteString("Password: ")
+	bytes, err := term.ReadPassword(syscall.Stdin)
+	os.Stdout.WriteString("\n")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	password := string(bytes)
+
+	os.Stdout.WriteString("Confirm Password: ")
+	bytes, err = term.ReadPassword(syscall.Stdin)
+	os.Stdout.WriteString("\n")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	passwordConf := string(bytes)
+
+	if password != passwordConf {
+		return "", errors.New("password does not match confirmation")
+	}
+	return password, nil
+}