Comment 8 for bug 194472
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| Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) wrote Re: Please enhance the sudo explanation message | #8 |
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Either it's safe to show the length of a password, or it isn't. If it is, this bug can be fixed by getting sudo to show asterisks. If it isn't, then it's a bug in gksu and PolicyKit that they show bullets.
Either way, I think the right place to fix this is in sudo itself, not in a terminal introduction that might be scrolled away into oblivion by the time you first use sudo. If it's not safe to show the length of a password, then sudo *and* gksu *and* PolicyKit should explain that your typing won't be shown, and all of them should provide alternative feedback (e.g. showing a momentary symbol each time you press a key).