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[Sam_ <896616@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the report. When there is no password request does it display any characters when just writing e.g. foo-bar?
Actually entering the password doesn't display a feedback such as stars or alike, but it still does recognize it.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo#Usage

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Title:
  terminal asks for password but refuses to accept input as password

Status in “gnome-terminal” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  i was trying to install SIR, an imager resizer utility. but whenever i
  try to that terminal asks for password but the cursor never accepts
  any character except enter and then it says that the password was
  incorrect

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: gnome-terminal 3.0.1-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Nov 26 22:47:30 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111011)
  SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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