How to make password asterisks visible in the terminal window at sudo

By | 2016-03-18

When you run a command using sudo in Linux, the Terminal prompts you to type in your password with no visual feedback as you type. We’ll show a quick tweak that will show asterisks (*) when you type in your password in the Terminal.

Just run visudo and set the row

Defaults        env_reset

to

Defaults        env_reset,pwfeedback

or just simple add the row

Defaults        pwfeedback

after the env_reset row.

The space between “Defaults” and “pwfeedback” should be a tab.

 

Detailed description is at HowToGeek.com.