** Description changed: Corrected copy and pasted info Nov. 17th. If written quickly after a failed attempt xfce4-terminal shows password visibly in actual characters and accepts the password. Example (the word "pass" is the password): - brett@BrettPC:~$ sudo su [sudo] password for brett: pass Sorry, try again. [sudo] password for brett: root@BrettPC:/home/brett# - To clarify I did not enter a password the second time it sad "[sudo] + To clarify I did not enter a password the second time it said "[sudo] password for brett:" it simply accepted the one shown visibly.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to sudo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641259 Title: xfce4-terminal shows password visibly in clear between attempts and accepts (updated Nov. 17th) Status in sudo package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Corrected copy and pasted info Nov. 17th. If written quickly after a failed attempt xfce4-terminal shows password visibly in actual characters and accepts the password. Example (the word "pass" is the password): brett@BrettPC:~$ sudo su [sudo] password for brett: pass Sorry, try again. [sudo] password for brett: root@BrettPC:/home/brett# To clarify I did not enter a password the second time it said "[sudo] password for brett:" it simply accepted the one shown visibly. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sudo/+bug/1641259/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
