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[Bug 194472] Re: Entering password in Terminal gives no visual feedback

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From: Thierry Carrez <thierry.carrez@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:53:05 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 194472 <194472@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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This bug is about coherence.

The advocates for the change say that desktop applications give password
feedback, so sudo should do as well. I advocate against the change for
the same reason: server applications don't give password feedback, so
sudo should not as well.

The correct way to fix this is *not* by screwing off one population to
help the other. The correct way to fix this is to have different prompts
for desktop and server users, based on availability of a DISPLAY. This
is already done for login, SSH passphrases. In Maverick I noticed that
my gpg-password-protected files now also trigger a modal visual password
prompt window. sudo should do the same. It's certainly a more complex
ride, but it's the right way.

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Entering password in Terminal gives no visual feedback
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