To create htpasswd accounts from command line use;
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shell > printf "someuser:`openssl passwd -apr1`\n"
Password:
Verifying - Password:
someuser:$apr1$7xVW3W85$y2M/Ll0Fv/2YDbuV3PCrC1
Paste that into htpasswd file
htpasswd
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