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sacarde

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Registered: 2006-07-14

Posts: 389

GETPASS_ASTERISKS option on login

hi,
   in my old archlinux64 I found /etc/login.defs

...
# When prompting for password without echo, getpass() can optionally
# display a random number (in the range 1 to GETPASS_ASTERISKS) of '*'
# characters for each character typed.
...

but this is still working?

I would like view "*" on every char insered as password

thank you

x33a

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Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: GETPASS_ASTERISKS option on login

How old are we talking about?

I found https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/19207, but it's 8 years old.

Basically, you need to find the same functionality for PAM, if it's possible at all.

sacarde

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Registered: 2006-07-14

Posts: 389

Re: GETPASS_ASTERISKS option on login

I talk about shadow-4.1.4.2  may  2010

where can  ask for PAM functionality?

Last edited by sacarde (2018-06-29 15:59:36)

sacarde

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Registered: 2006-07-14

Posts: 389

Re: GETPASS_ASTERISKS option on login

I ask in "pam-list"

https://www.redhat.com/archives/pam-lis … 00000.html