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Answer by yanokwa for Feedback when typing password at a sudo prompt

On some UNIX-based systems, sudo can show an asterisk (*) when you type a letter. In the terminal, enter... sudo visudo; Type your root password in (you won't see any visual feedback yet) and hit...

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Answer by iglvzx for Feedback when typing password at a sudo prompt

You can enable visual feedback when typing passwords by editing your /etc/sudoers file and changing the Defaults line to read: Defaults env_reset,pwfeedback Example:

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Feedback when typing password at a sudo prompt

When I type in my password at a sudo command line prompt, I would like to see a "*" for each keystroke. How do I do this?

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