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[Raymond House]

Ok Bob, I'll look into that tomorrow, thank you.

On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com> wrote:

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> Hmm... Ubuntu 14.04 with Unity?  Using the default GUI terminal
> application?
>
> What happens when you log into a real text console? Press CTRL+ALT+F1
> and log in; does that work?
>
> Use ALT+F7 or ALT+F8 to return to the GUI.  FWIW, there are 6 text
> consoles; you can switch between them with ALT+F1 through ALT+F6, or
> CTRL+ALT+Fx from the GUI.
>
> - --Bob.
>
>
> On 19/10/14 03:53 PM, Raymond House wrote:
> > the problem Bob, is still there, nothing happens.
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > That's working as designed. By not showing anything on the screen
> > as you type the password imporant "sidechannel" information about
> > your password is kept hidden, such as the password length.
> >
> > So, just type the password, and press enter.  You should be logged
> > in just fine.
> >
> > --Bob.
> >
> >
> > On 19/10/14 02:51 PM, Raymond House wrote:
> >>>> Something unusual is happening with my daughter's laptop,
> >>>> when I try to use the terminal I cant type in the password,no
> >>>> password letters show but the password works fine with all
> >>>> the other functions requiering it.It's a ubuntu 14.04
> >>>> machine. any ideas? Thanks
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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