def set_password(name, password):
    '''
    Set the password for a named user. The password must be a properly defined
    hash. The password hash can be generated with this command:

    ``python -c "import crypt; print crypt.crypt('password', ciphersalt)"``

    .. note::
        When constructing the ``ciphersalt`` string, you must escape any dollar
        signs, to avoid them being interpolated by the shell.

    ``'password'`` is, of course, the password for which you want to generate
    a hash.

    ``ciphersalt`` is a combination of a cipher identifier, an optional number
    of rounds, and the cryptographic salt. The arrangement and format of these
    fields depends on the cipher and which flavor of BSD you are using. For
    more information on this, see the manpage for ``crpyt(3)``. On NetBSD,
    additional information is available in ``passwd.conf(5)``.

    It is important to make sure that a supported cipher is used.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' shadow.set_password someuser '$1$UYCIxa628.9qXjpQCjM4a..'
    '''
    if __grains__.get('os', '') == 'FreeBSD':
        cmd = ['pw', 'user', 'mod', name, '-H', '0']
        stdin = password
    else:
        cmd = ['usermod', '-p', password, name]
        stdin = None
    __salt__['cmd.run'](cmd,
                        stdin=stdin,
                        output_loglevel='quiet',
                        python_shell=False)
    return info(name)['passwd'] == password