The default kill character is '@'. Use a backslash (\) in front of it
to have it accepted as part of a password.
** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => LaMont Jones (lamont)
Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix
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password prompt doesn't accept @ symbol
https://bugs
getty does this, so reassigning to util-linux. It appears to be
intentional, as it's documented in the man page:
getty has several non-standard features that are useful for
hard-wired and for dial-in lines:
o Adapts the tty settings to parity bits and to erase,
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:-$sudo adduser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
adduser: To avoid problems, the username should consist of
letters, digits, underscores, periods and dashes, and not start with a
dash (as defined by IEEE Std 1003.1-2001). For compatibility with Samba machine
accounts $ is also supported at the end of the
