From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 18 21:30:22 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A55DA16A4CE for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:30:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E6B443D2D for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:30:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iBILUM9O099556 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:30:22 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iBILUMlM099555; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:30:22 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:30:22 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200412182130.iBILUMlM099555@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Joel Dahl Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 955BD16A4CE for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:21:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from av10-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (av10-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.181]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 323A843D49 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:21:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from joel@automatvapen.se) Received: by av10-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id DE79337E51; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:21:39 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.92]) by av10-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id D13B037E50 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:21:39 +0100 (CET) Received: from dude.automatvapen.se (t4o955p99.telia.com [195.252.53.219]) by smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with SMTP id DE93937E42 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:21:38 +0100 (CET) Received: by dude.automatvapen.se (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:22:13 +0100 Message-Id: <20041218212138.DE93937E42@smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:22:13 +0100 From: "Joel Dahl" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Subject: docs/75235: [patch] Handbook: chapter 2.9.16, add sentence about passwords not being echoed X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Joel Dahl List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:30:22 -0000 >Number: 75235 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] Handbook: chapter 2.9.16, add sentence about passwords not being echoed >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Dec 18 21:30:21 GMT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Joel Dahl >Release: FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD dude.automatvapen.se 5.3-STABLE FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE #1: Sat Nov 13 19:50:36 CET 2004 joel@dude.automatvapen.se:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/WRK i386 >Description: I'd like to add a small sentence to section 2.9.16 in the handbook, just to clarify that nothing echoes when you type a new password for root, which seems to confuse some people (especially users coming from Windows). Comments? >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- rootecho.diff begins here --- Index: chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/ncvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.306 diff -u -r1.306 chapter.sgml --- chapter.sgml 12 Dec 2004 14:32:56 -0000 1.306 +++ chapter.sgml 18 Dec 2004 20:55:32 -0000 @@ -4492,7 +4492,8 @@ The password will need to be typed in twice correctly. Needless to say, make sure you have a way of finding the password if you - forget. + forget. Notice that the password you type in is not echoed, nor + are asterisks displayed. Changing local password for root. New password : --- rootecho.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: