How to make password show asterisks as I type it when running `sudo` command?

distro_dave

Is it possible to make the password visible as asterisks (or any other character) on using sudo command? Currently, it does not display anything, thus making it difficult to count the number of keystrokes pressed..

Originally asked by Avinash Raj on Stack Exchange (askubuntu) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Open your terminal and edit /etc/sudoers.tmp file with: sudo visudo Modify the following line: Defaults env_reset to: Defaults env_reset,pwfeedback Save and exit. Restart your terminal and now, when you run a command with sudo , you should get visual feedback when you type in your password. Credit goes to: Make Password Asterisks Visible in Your Mac or Linux Terminal

Full answer by Raja G: https://askubuntu.stackexchange.com/a/387764 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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