# File lib/chef/webui_user.rb, line 221
      def generate_salt
        @salt = Time.now.to_s
        chars = ("a".."z").to_a + ("A".."Z").to_a + ("0".."9").to_a
        1.upto(30) { |i| @salt << chars[rand(chars.size-1)] }
        @salt
      end