SU does not respond to letters/numbers on keyboard input, can't type password
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SU does not respond to letters/numbers on keyboard input, can't type password
I don't know when this started, but both su and sudo, asking password and whatever I type just does not register. Enter does respond, but of course says "wrong password". There are no problems entering it in GUI (say "run with elevated" on right click in file manager).
Noob here. Requesting the easiest solution possible, preferably in GUI.
I don't know when this started, but both su and sudo, asking password and whatever I type just does not register. Enter does respond, but of course says "wrong password". There are no problems entering it in GUI (say "run with elevated" on right click in file manager).
Noob here. Requesting the easiest solution possible, preferably in GUI.
Based upon the complete and accurate specs. you have not provided, is it possible that your notebook computer's Fn key and/or Numlock key assignments have been accidentally altered from the state they were formerly in when the password was first conceived?
The solution is:
The file is /etc/sudoers.d/0pwfeedback and its content is only 1 line: Defaults pwfeedback
Note:
All files inside /etc/sudoers.d/ have to be owned by root:root and their permissions have to be r--r-----.
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