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Asked by Brandon Graves on 2011-05-10

it wont let me type in a password at all not even a *

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Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu gnome-terminal Edit question

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Solved by:: actionparsnip

Solved:: 2011-05-10

Last query:: 2011-05-10

Last reply:: 2011-05-10

Link existing bug

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arochester (arochester) said on 2011-05-10:

#1

For security reasons you CAN'T SEE YOUR PASSWORD...but it is there.

Just type the password and hit enter.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said on 2011-05-10:

#2

There is no feedback to protect length. If you want feedback, use gksudo instead of sudo

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Brandon Graves (bsgraves49) said on 2011-05-10:

#3

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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