You could always wrap your passwd command with a shell script that just tells them that the password prompt won't echo anything and then immediately runs the real password program. Brian Cluff On 09/09/2013 06:49 AM, Shawn Badger wrote: > Thanks Brian, i was hoping it wouldn't be that deep of a change, I > think my users will just have to get used to it since I'm not thinking > it a big enough problem to change the app. It is always good to be able > to have the choice to though :) > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Brian Cluff > wrote: > > I was just reading though the source for passwd and it looks like > there isn't a way to do it without rewriting parts of passwd to not > use the getpass function, or rewriting getpass itself if you want > everything to output the stars. > > The getpass() function opens /dev/tty (the controlling > terminal of the process), outputs the string prompt, turns off > echoing, reads one line (the "password"), restores the terminal > state and closes /dev/tty again. > > Brian Cluff > > > On 09/06/2013 08:13 AM, Shawn Badger wrote: > > Thanks Larry!! > I have found several articles on how to do form within sudo, but > nothing > on how to get passwd or bash to do it so far. > > > On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Dazed_75 > >> wrote: > > Oops! I misread your question. That was for the part you > already know. > > > On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Dazed_75 > > >> wrote: > > http://www.maketecheasier.com/__quick-tips/show-password-__asterisks-in-terminal > > > worked for me :) > > > On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Shawn Badger > > >> wrote: > > I have how to display password feed back while > using sudo, > but Google has failed me on how to display feedback > while > running passwd in a terminal session. Does anyone > know if > the pwfeedback environment setting works outside of > sudoers > file or an equivalent setting for the passwd command? > > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail > settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > Please protect my address like I protect yours. When > sending > messages to multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon > copy). Remove addresses from a forwarded message body > before > clicking Send. > > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > Please protect my address like I protect yours. When sending > messages to multiple recipients, use the BCC: (Blind carbon > copy). > Remove addresses from a forwarded message body before > clicking Send. > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > ------------------------------__--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.__org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/__mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss