SU command doesn't receive keyboard input in password field - Terminal console.
Bug #854715 reported by
John Wellborn
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
SU command doesn't receive keyboard input in password field - Terminal console. The installation instructions for Java VM require this to identify myself as an administrative user..
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gnome-terminal 2.32.1-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Sep 20 09:20:53 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US:en
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Revision history for this message
| John Wellborn (jwgold56) wrote | #1 |
Revision history for this message
| Paul White (paulw2u) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
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Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) reached end-of-life on October 28, 2012.
This seems to have been a case of passwords not displaying in a terminal as per normal practice. As there was no further activity for over 7 years I'm changing the status to "Invalid" to close.