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Date:      Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:30:39 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-11@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r330980 - stable/11/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts
Message-ID:  <201803150930.w2F9Udnc060737@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: eadler
Date: Thu Mar 15 09:30:39 2018
New Revision: 330980
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/330980

Log:
  MFC r327474:
  
  bsdinstall: inform users that typing will not be visible
  
  Some users, especially those that are new, might be confused when passwd
  does not echo anything. Inform users that the password will not be
  visible.
  
  PR:		196113

Modified:
  stable/11/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass
Directory Properties:
  stable/11/   (props changed)

Modified: stable/11/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass
==============================================================================
--- stable/11/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass	Thu Mar 15 09:28:10 2018	(r330979)
+++ stable/11/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass	Thu Mar 15 09:30:39 2018	(r330980)
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ echo "========================"
 echo
 
 echo "Please select a password for the system management account (root):"
+echo "Typed characters will not be visible."
 
 chroot $BSDINSTALL_CHROOT passwd root 2>&1



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