Weird message in Terminal

[Nekkid Fish]

I have tried to enter a few things in the terminal ... trying to remove an xcode right now ... and I get the following message:

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
#3) With great power comes great responsibility.

Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:
Sorry, try again.
Password:


When it asks for a password I can't type anything.

Any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

I'm the only user on the iMac ... Tiger 10.4.8.

Thanks bunches! Jules

 

[EricNau]

Actually, you are typing something. Rather than displaying asterisks like most systems, UNIX doesn't display anything when typing a password (for security reasons). ...Just type in your password carefully and hit return.

 

[flopticalcube]

You are trying to do something which requires root privileges. You need to type in your root password.

 

[Nekkid Fish]

Is my root password the same I use to login?

Thanks bunches! Jules

 

[Blubbert]

Yep, that would be the password you need.

 

[Nekkid Fish]

Yep, that would be the password you need.

Okie ... thanks bunches!

HUGz! Jules