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08-08-2004, 02:11 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2004
Distribution: SuSE 9.1 Personal
Posts: 18
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When I type "su" I can't type the pass (suse 9.1)
I installed SuSE 9.1 not so long ago and the first day the su command worked but the next day when I wanted to type the pass, the keys didn't work anymore. The pass only has numbers (yes num lock's on). Does anyone know how to fix this?
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08-08-2004, 02:15 PM
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Guru
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 1,796
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If you're talking about the password: prompt not showing anything when you type, that's how it is, you won't see it.
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08-08-2004, 03:02 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2004
Distribution: SuSE 9.1 Personal
Posts: 18
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me@pcname:~> su
Password:
When I wanna type the pass the keys don't work so I can't type it. Yes I don't need to type su to be a root but it's much faster than login out and then log back in as a root.
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08-08-2004, 03:05 PM
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Moderator
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: in a fallen world
Distribution: slackware by choice, others too :} ... android.
Posts: 22,916
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I'd be surprised if the keys weren't working. You don't
get an echo response on the monitor, that's all.
Cheers,
Tink
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08-08-2004, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2001
Location: Perry, Iowa
Distribution: Mepis , Debian
Posts: 2,694
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it's not going to show anything when you type at the password prompt, not even '******'
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08-08-2004, 03:06 PM
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Guru
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
Distribution: Gentoo
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It does work, type in your password then press enter, don't worry about nothing being shown on the screen when you type.
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08-08-2004, 03:59 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2004
Distribution: SuSE 9.1 Personal
Posts: 18
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Yup ur right! Thanks!
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