Terminal

[JzzTrump22]

I seem to be having a bit of trouble with terminal. I'm attempting to do this...http://forums.torrentskickass.com/macboard/viewtopic.php?t=16729
But i cannot complete step 3 because terminal will not allow me to type my password. I do step 1 + 2, then "type your password" pops up. I try to type but nothing types.

 

[robbieduncan]

I seem to be having a bit of trouble with terminal. I'm attempting to do this...http://forums.torrentskickass.com/macboard/viewtopic.php?t=16729
But i cannot complete step 3 because terminal will not allow me to type my password. I do step 1 + 2, then "type your password" pops up. I try to type but nothing types.

In situations like this it is normal for Unix comand line tools to not echo the password back. This is to stop anyone else seeing your password (either now, or latter via scrollback). Simply type your password and hit return.

 

[JzzTrump22]

So i'm supposed to type it eventhough nothing is typing? and then hit return?

 

[JzzTrump22]

I typed it in again and i got a creen that looks like the second part of the page in the link.

 

[JzzTrump22]

I think i got it, thanks for the help.

 

[robbieduncan]

Cool. Just to clarify (for users who turn this up on a search or whatever), yes continue to type your password even though nothing is appearing on screen. Whilst this is normal behaviour for Unix it would be more user friendly if it echoed back * or something for each character.