Need help with createuser

I am trying to build a simple image with Instadmg. Basically I started with a 10.5.4 dmg, added the 10.5.8 combo update as well as the clearreg script and the createuser script. During the build process I do not see any errors but I am unable to use the account I told createuser to make. I have tried using the password_hash method as well and the clear text but at this point I really don't know if its even creating the account (not really sure how to tell either). Here is a sample of my USERDATA file, what am I doing wrong? How can I tell if its creating the user account but using the wrong password? #replace these values with your own. Comment out to use defaults shortname=admin longname=Administrator #leave blank for next available uid, Allowed UIDs are 100+ uid=501 #leave blank for 20 gid=20 #leave blank for /bin/bash shell="/bin/bash" #leave blank for /Library/User Pictures/Nature/Zen.tif #pic="/Library/User Pictures/Nature/Zen.tif" #uncomment to set password (not recommended since password is clear text) #if blank, it will use password hash file "password_hash" password="password" #guid, leave blank for auto gen #genUID=D4F8BFC9-8EC8-4645-A739-516F59571A2E #home folder, leave default for /Users/%u #the following placeholder substitutions are currently supported # %u substitute the shortname # %n substitute the uid # %l substitute the first letter of the shortname # %L substitute the first letter of the shortname in uppercase user_home=/Users/%u #admin #1 - add to admin group #0 - don't add to admin group admin=1 #hide user #1 - hide user from login window #0 - don't hide user (default) hide_user=0