On 01/18/2017 08:25 AM, Joachim Backes wrote: > On 01/18/17 15:51, Patrick Dupre wrote: >> Hello, >> >> When you log from the graphics interface (gnome) and provide the >> password, if the system is slow (long response time), then the >> password can appear in clear !!! > > Hi Patrick, > > having the same issue if booting into runlevel 3 and then login: > if I'm too fast with entering the password after having entered the > username, then the password can be seen until the password prompt > appears :-( That's normal. The system (or shell) is echoing the input because the program you expect to consume the input isn't running or hasn't finished initializing yet. What do you expect the system to do? Not echo anything unless explicitly told to? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - Never test for an error condition you don't know how to handle. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
