svn commit: r327474 - head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts

Eitan Adler eadler at FreeBSD.org
Mon Jan 1 22:10:22 UTC 2018


Author: eadler
Date: Mon Jan  1 22:10:21 2018
New Revision: 327474
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/327474

Log:
  bsdinstall: inform users that typing will not be visible
  
  Some users, especially those that are new, might be confused when passwd
  does not echo anything. Inform users that the password will not be
  visible.
  
  PR:		196113
  Submitted by:	Byron Grobe <grobe0ba at gmail.com>

Modified:
  head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass

Modified: head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass
==============================================================================
--- head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass	Mon Jan  1 21:25:01 2018	(r327473)
+++ head/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/rootpass	Mon Jan  1 22:10:21 2018	(r327474)
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ echo "========================"
 echo
 
 echo "Please select a password for the system management account (root):"
+echo "Typed characters will not be visible."
 
 chroot $BSDINSTALL_CHROOT passwd root 2>&1


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