[Bug 196113] New: Add warning to bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass that passwd(1) does not echo (patch included)

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            Bug ID: 196113
           Summary: Add warning to bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass that
                    passwd(1) does not echo (patch included)
           Product: Base System
           Version: 11.0-CURRENT
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: bin
          Assignee: freebsd-bugs at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: grobe0ba at gmail.com

Add a warning to bsdinstall that states passwd(1) doesn't echo passwords to
alleviate the worries of people that think it isn't responding.
Patch follows.

Index: rootpass
===================================================================
diff --git a/head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass
b/head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass
--- a/head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass (revision 275920)
+++ b/head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass (working copy)
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 echo

 echo "Please select a password for the system management account (root):"
+echo "The password you enter will not be visible."

 chroot $BSDINSTALL_CHROOT passwd root 2>&1

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