[Bug 566818] Re: Cryptsetup passphrase prompt during boot: every character typed repeats the prompt

[ilf]

This is only partly fixed.
When the prompt is cleared, it still prints a new line.
See hitting <ESC> when empty, or ^U at any stage.

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Title:
  Cryptsetup passphrase prompt during boot: every character typed
  repeats the prompt

Status in “plymouth” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “plymouth” source package in Lucid:
  Confirmed
Status in “plymouth” source package in Maverick:
  Confirmed
Status in “plymouth” source package in Natty:
  Fix Released
Status in “plymouth” source package in Oneiric:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Ubuntu Server 20100419.1 (RC candidate), installed with LVM encrypted
  partitions.

  You get a text-based password prompt (as expected) but when you type
  in your passphrase, for each character you type, the prompt is
  displayed again on the next line:

  original prompt:
  Unlocking the disk ... (sda5_crypt)
                               Enter passphrase: :

  Typing the first character of the passphrase results in the following display:
  Unlocking the disk ... (sda5_crypt)
  Unlocking the disk ... (sda5_crypt)
                               Enter passphrase: :*

  
  Note that this doesn't prevent the unlocking from being successful.