sudo password prompt could be clearer
Bug #8556 reported by
Tom von Schwerdtner
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gksu (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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gksu (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
sudo (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Wishlist
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Martin Pitt | ||
Bug Description
The 'sudo' password prompt might be clearer if it said 'Your Password:' or some
variation (as opposed to just 'Password:'). Some people seem to think that the
password being asked for is the root password which leads to some confusion.
There is also a possability that the command being run via 'sudo' will prompt
for it's own password (for some other reason) which could be confusing. Perhaps
changing the prompt to something ultra explicit like '[sudo] Please enter
$user's password:' would be a good idea.
Just a thought...
Related branches
Changed in sudo: | |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in sudo: | |
status: | In Progress → Confirmed |
Changed in sudo: | |
status: | In Progress → Confirmed |
Changed in gksu: | |
status: | Unknown → Won't Fix |
Changed in gksu: | |
status: | Won't Fix → Fix Released |
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(this is essentially a continuation of Bug #7964)
The text in the dialog does clearly say "Please enter your password"; I'm not
sure that changing the "Password:" text would make it any clearer. Mentioning
'sudo' would be more confusing for users who do not know what sudo is.
Deferring to Jeff on whether it is OK as-is.