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: grobe...@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
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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
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