diff --git a/templates/lxc-busybox.in b/templates/lxc-busybox.in
index 336fa12e7d..0d8db3358b 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-busybox.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-busybox.in
@@ -330,35 +330,6 @@ configure_busybox()
     chmod +s $rootfs/bin/passwd
     touch $rootfs/etc/shadow
 
-    # setting passwd for root
-    CHPASSWD_FILE=$rootfs/root/chpasswd.sh
-
-    cat <<EOF >$CHPASSWD_FILE
-echo "setting root password to \"root\""
-
-mount -n --bind /lib $rootfs/lib
-if [ \$? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Failed bind-mounting /lib at $rootfs/lib"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-chroot $rootfs chpasswd <<EOFF 2>/dev/null
-root:root
-EOFF
-
-
-if [ \$? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "Failed to change root password"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-umount $rootfs/lib
-
-EOF
-
-    lxc-unshare -s MOUNT -- /bin/sh < $CHPASSWD_FILE
-    rm $CHPASSWD_FILE
-
     return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/lxc-opensuse.in b/templates/lxc-opensuse.in
index 07743976a3..292f26db1c 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-opensuse.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-opensuse.in
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ EOF
     touch $rootfs/etc/sysconfig/kernel
 
     echo "Please change root-password !"
-    echo "root:root" | chpasswd -R $rootfs
 
     return 0
 }
diff --git a/templates/lxc-oracle.in b/templates/lxc-oracle.in
index 20c212b001..19fe912355 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-oracle.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-oracle.in
@@ -462,12 +462,10 @@ EOF
         fi
     fi
 
-    # add oracle user, set root password
+    # add oracle user
     chroot $container_rootfs useradd -m -s /bin/bash oracle
-    echo "oracle:oracle" | chroot $container_rootfs chpasswd
-    echo "root:root" | chroot $container_rootfs chpasswd
-    printf "Added container user:\033[1moracle\033[0m password:\033[1moracle\033[0m\n"
-    printf "Added container user:\033[1mroot\033[0m password:\033[1mroot\033[0m\n"
+    printf "Added container user:\033[1moracle\033[0m\n"
+    printf "Added container user:\033[1mroot\033[0m\n"
 }
 
 # create the container's lxc config file
diff --git a/templates/lxc-plamo.in b/templates/lxc-plamo.in
index 009fa4f861..c96e23e11a 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-plamo.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-plamo.in
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ configure_plamo() {
   # glibc configure
   mv $rootfs/etc/ld.so.conf{.new,}
   chroot $rootfs ldconfig
-  # root password
-  echo "Setting root password to 'root'..."
-  echo "root:root" | chroot $rootfs chpasswd
   echo "Please change root password!"
   ed - $rootfs/etc/rc.d/rc.S <<- "EOF"
 	/^mount -w -n -t proc/;/^mkdir \/dev\/shm/-1d
diff --git a/templates/lxc-slackware.in b/templates/lxc-slackware.in
index 5005918407..216c7a7243 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-slackware.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-slackware.in
@@ -471,10 +471,6 @@ sed -i 's/.*genpowerfail.*//' $rootfs/etc/inittab
 # add a message to rc.local that confirms successful container startup
 echo "echo ; echo \"* container $name started. *\" ; echo" >> $rootfs/etc/rc.d/rc.local
 
-# set a default combination for the luggage
-echo "root:root" | chroot $rootfs chpasswd
-echo "Root default password is 'root', please change it!"
-
 # borrow the time configuration from the local machine
 cp -a /etc/localtime $rootfs/etc/localtime
 
diff --git a/templates/lxc-sparclinux.in b/templates/lxc-sparclinux.in
index 70616ba86e..124c50b668 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-sparclinux.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-sparclinux.in
@@ -296,12 +296,10 @@ EOF
         echo "Timezone in container is not configured. Adjust it manually."
     fi
 
-    # add oracle user, set root password
+    # add oracle user
     chroot $container_rootfs useradd -m -s /bin/bash oracle
-    echo "oracle:oracle" | chroot $container_rootfs chpasswd
-    echo "root:root" | chroot $container_rootfs chpasswd
-    printf "Added container user:\033[1moracle\033[0m password:\033[1moracle\033[0m\n"
-    printf "Added container user:\033[1mroot\033[0m password:\033[1mroot\033[0m\n"
+    printf "Added container user:\033[1moracle\033[0m\n"
+    printf "Added container user:\033[1mroot\033[0m\n"
 }
 
 # create the container's lxc config file