Thanks, that was the problem. I changed %cmd to look like this 
my %cmd=( "-p"  => { "COMMAND"    => { "linux" => "/usr/local/bin/setp
+ass.expect $USERNAME $NEWPASS",
                                       "aix"   => "" },
                     "ACTION"     => "Password Changed",
                     "CHECKMODES" => \&checkparms($MODE),
                     "ERRORS"     => { "$OS:256"   => "$USERNAME Does 
+not exist" } },

          "-d"  => { "COMMAND"    => { "linux" => "/usr/sbin/userdel -
+r $USERNAME",
                                       "aix"   => "" },
                     "ACTION"     => "Deleted",
                     "CHECKMODES" => \&checkparms,
                     "ERRORS"     => { "$OS:1536" => "$USERNAME Does n
+ot exist" } },

          "-a"  => { "COMMAND"    => { "linux" => "/usr/sbin/useradd $
+USERNAME &&
                                                   /usr/local/bin/setp
+ass.expect $USERNAME $NEWPASS",
                                       "aix"   => "" },
                     "ACTION"     => "Added",
                     "CHECKMODES" => \&checkparms,
                     "ERRORS"     => { "$OS:2304" => "$USERNAME exists
+" } },

          "-ha" => { "COMMAND"    => { "linux" => "/usr/bin/htpasswd -
+bd $APACHECONF $USERNAME $NEWPASS",
                                       "aix"   => "" },
                     "ACTION"     => "Added",
                     "CHECKMODES" => \&checkparms },

          "-hd" => { "COMMAND"    => { "linux" => "/usr/bin/htpasswd -
+D $APACHECONF $USERNAME",
                                       "aix"   => "" },
                     "ACTION"     => "Deleted",
                     "CHECKMODES" => \&checkparms } );

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and the checkparms sub to look like this 

##############
sub checkparms
##############
{
    push (@THINGS, "Username")   if ( $USERNAME eq "UNDEFINED" );
    push (@THINGS, "Password")   if ( $NEWPASS  eq "UNDEFINED" and
                                      $MODE eq "-a" or
                                      $MODE eq "-p" or
                                      $MODE eq "-ha");

    push (@THINGS, "httpd.conf") if ( $MODE eq "-ha"  or
                                      $MODE eq "-hd" and
                                      $APACHECONF eq "UNDEFINED" );

    my $return_val = ( scalar(@THINGS) == 0 ) ? "0" : "1";
    return $return_val;
}

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Ted
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"That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved."
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