David Ehle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello all, > if you do: > ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] password
What is `password'? > ssh will have you authenticate to host, and then bring up the password > change prompt > (current) UNIX password: > on the remote machine. > > BUT when you start typing, the characters show up on screen- not hashed > or unprinted. What is it that is striping this functionality from passwd? > Failing finding a way to get ssh to not express these characters, I > could swear there is a simple way of turning off echoing input to the > screen, but for the life of me I can't remember the command or variable > in bash. ssh(1): | -t Force pseudo-tty allocation. This can be used to execute arbi | trary screen-based programs on a remote machine, which can be | very useful, e.g., when implementing menu services. Multiple | -t options force tty allocation, even if ssh has no local tty. That any use? ~Tim -- <http://spodzone.org.uk/> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
