What is the default password on ubuntu for users created with useradd?

Question

In order to install a service on Ubuntu 14.04 like "openemm" I have created a user name and group:

sudo sudo useradd openemm -m -G openemm -d /home/openemm

Now I want to login with that username

su openemm

Unfortunatelly the system asks me for a password which I have never set:

Password: 
su: Authentication failure

Is there a default password? If not, how do I switch to that user in order to start the service

su - openemm
openemm.sh start

Thank you for any help on this.

Have you tried pressing enter(no password)?
– MatthewRock
Aug 31, 2015 at 11:48 — MatthewRock, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:48
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– MatthewRock
Aug 31, 2015 at 11:50 — MatthewRock, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:50

meuh · Accepted Answer · 2015-08-31 11:47:47Z

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There is no default password. You can set a password for your user with

sudo passwd openemm

It will prompt you for the password twice.

answered Aug 31, 2015 at 11:47

meuh

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Also the password won't display anything as it is typed.
– Tim
Aug 31, 2015 at 11:58

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