diff --git a/doc/examples/setup-user.sh b/doc/examples/setup-user.sh
index da155d12..07b29ee9 100755
--- a/doc/examples/setup-user.sh
+++ b/doc/examples/setup-user.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 echo "I: create user"
-adduser --gecos User user
+adduser --gecos User --disabled-password user
 
 echo "I: set user password"
 echo "user:user" | chpasswd