I have the same problem. I type in a sudo command and am asked for my password followed by a blinking black square (curser). When I try to type in my password nothing happens - the curser just keeps on blinking. I hit enter and get the same message. See below [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo -l [sudo] password for xx:
After not being able to enter my password, I hit enter and get the following. Sorry, try again. [sudo] password for xx: If I have to turn on my root account (whatever that is) how do I do it. I tried help but got a bunch of gobbly guk which would require me to be a Unix expert to understand. I am a single user with 30 years of Dos/Windows experience using a single desktop computer. Why is this so difficult. -- terminal wont accept typed input when prompting for password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121739 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
