Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:33:07 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 196113] New: Add warning to bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass that passwd(1) does not echo (patch included) Message-ID: <bug-196113-8@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=196113 Bug ID: 196113 Summary: Add warning to bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass that passwd(1) does not echo (patch included) Product: Base System Version: 11.0-CURRENT Hardware: Any OS: Any Status: New Severity: Affects Many People Priority: --- Component: bin Assignee: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Reporter: grobe0ba@gmail.com Add a warning to bsdinstall that states passwd(1) doesn't echo passwords to alleviate the worries of people that think it isn't responding. Patch follows. Index: rootpass =================================================================== diff --git a/head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass b/head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass --- a/head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass (revision 275920) +++ b/head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass (working copy) @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ echo echo "Please select a password for the system management account (root):" +echo "The password you enter will not be visible." chroot $BSDINSTALL_CHROOT passwd root 2>&1 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.
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