diff --git a/inc/auth.php b/inc/auth.php
index d8fae97b742a5a4b4f097aba0426ab941f0c9ae5..d25003736e560e03e570f53048e6095c601da680 100644
--- a/inc/auth.php
+++ b/inc/auth.php
@@ -454,8 +454,7 @@ function register(){
   }
 
   //okay try to create the user
-  $pass = $auth->createUser($_POST['login'],$pass,$_POST['fullname'],$_POST['email']);
-  if(empty($pass)){
+  if(!$auth->createUser($_POST['login'],$pass,$_POST['fullname'],$_POST['email'])){
     msg($lang['reguexists'],-1);
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/inc/auth/basic.class.php b/inc/auth/basic.class.php
index b47a63de9e1cab755ffcb0ea1f4c111cb6d8b84e..6046edea1959645bbda33c71a223483ec39f4569 100644
--- a/inc/auth/basic.class.php
+++ b/inc/auth/basic.class.php
@@ -189,8 +189,7 @@ class auth_basic {
    * Create a new User [implement only where required/possible]
    *
    * Returns false if the user already exists, null when an error
-   * occured and the cleartext password of the new user if
-   * everything went well.
+   * occured and true if everything went well.
    * 
    * The new user HAS TO be added to the default group by this
    * function!
diff --git a/inc/auth/mysql.class.php b/inc/auth/mysql.class.php
index fec617d56722498a625e9a63be5af7b9e619c524..bd8fc42c62b35a72ec9c1aba24f8377ded35a225 100644
--- a/inc/auth/mysql.class.php
+++ b/inc/auth/mysql.class.php
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ class auth_mysql extends auth_basic {
      * [public function]
      *
      * Create a new User. Returns false if the user already exists,
-     * null when an error occured and the cleartext password of the
-     * new user if everything went well.
+     * null when an error occured and true if everything went well.
      * 
      * The new user will be added to the default group by this
      * function if grps are not specified (default behaviour).
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ class auth_mysql extends auth_basic {
         $rc = $this->_addUser($user,$pwd,$name,$mail,$grps);
         $this->_unlockTables();
         $this->_closeDB();
-        if ($rc) return $pwd;
+        if ($rc) return true;
       }
       return null;  // return error
     }
diff --git a/inc/auth/plain.class.php b/inc/auth/plain.class.php
index 2dae8de984a66e007db521928f698cb241ddb946..9ab3bc70a74a89d00c46834c880f4427382cac40 100644
--- a/inc/auth/plain.class.php
+++ b/inc/auth/plain.class.php
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ class auth_plain extends auth_basic {
      * Create a new User
      *
      * Returns false if the user already exists, null when an error
-     * occured and the cleartext password of the new user if
-     * everything went well.
+     * occured and true if everything went well.
      * 
      * The new user will be added to the default group by this
      * function if grps are not specified (default behaviour).
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ class auth_plain extends auth_basic {
       $userline = join(':',array($user,$pass,$name,$mail,$groups))."\n";
 
       if (io_saveFile(AUTH_USERFILE,$userline,true)) {
-          $this->users[$user] = compact('pass','name','mail','grps');
+        $this->users[$user] = compact('pass','name','mail','grps');
         return $pwd;
       }