function mkpw_md5 { # Hex password making function via MD5 hashing
 
        # random + Year + Month + Day + Hour + Minute + Second + Nanoseconds
        local s=$$
        echo $s | md5sum | cut -c1-${1:-8};
}
 
function mkpw_md5_alpha {    # Alphabetic password making function via MD5 hashing
 
        # random + Year + Month + Day + Hour + Minute + Second + Nanoseconds
        local s=$$
        echo $s | md5sum | uuencode -m -| sed -n 2p | cut -c3-43 | cut -c1-${1:-8};
}