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Re: How to have password shown?

From Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: How to have password shown?
Date 2019-07-03 14:50 +0200
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Håkon Alstadheim <hakon@alstadheim.priv.no> writes:

> Den 03.07.2019 13:24, skrev Rodolfo Medina:
>> Hi all...
>>
>> Is there any a way to have my user-password shown when logging into Debian
>> in tty console, or also within X system when changing to root?  It is for my
>> old father...  it'd be easier for him to see what he's typing.  In internet
>> I found some procedures to have asterisks shown; would it be possible to
>> have a clear text as well?  Maybe it isn't as I understand...
>
> If the machine is physically secure, I'd find out about automatic login (aka
> autologin) to X (check the config of your display manager, you might
> conceivably want to use a different displaymanager) .
>
> For root access, check out man sudoers, the EXAMPLES section will get you
> started, find out about NOPASSWD.
>
> If the machine is NOT physically secure, think long and hard about what you
> will do.


Thanks...  of course it is...  absolutely.  I wanted to have him accustomed
with using a password...  only, he still does many errors at keyboard...

Cheers,

Rodolfo

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How to have password shown? Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2019-07-03 13:30 +0200
  Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 14:20 +0200
    Re: How to have password shown? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2019-07-03 14:20 +0200
    Re: How to have password shown? Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2019-07-03 14:30 +0200
      Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 14:40 +0200
        Re: How to have password shown? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-07-04 04:00 +0200
  Re: How to have password shown? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-07-03 14:20 +0200
    Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 15:10 +0200
      Re: How to have password shown? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-07-04 04:00 +0200
        Re: How to have password shown? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-07-04 14:50 +0200
    Re: How to have password shown? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2019-07-03 15:10 +0200
  Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 14:20 +0200
    Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 14:20 +0200
      Re: How to have password shown? Carl Fink <carl@finknetwork.com> - 2019-07-03 15:20 +0200
        Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 15:30 +0200
          Re: How to have password shown? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-07-03 17:40 +0200
            Re: How to have password shown? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-07-03 18:40 +0200
            Re: How to have password shown? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-07-03 22:10 +0200
            Re: How to have password shown? Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2019-07-05 06:40 +0200
              Re: How to have password shown? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-07-05 08:50 +0200
                Re: How to have password shown? Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> - 2019-07-05 16:30 +0200
                Re: How to have password shown? Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2019-07-05 21:40 +0200
    Re: How to have password shown? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-07-03 14:20 +0200
  Re: How to have password shown? Håkon Alstadheim <hakon@alstadheim.priv.no> - 2019-07-03 14:30 +0200
    Re: How to have password shown? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2019-07-03 14:50 +0200
      Re: How to have password shown? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2019-07-03 15:00 +0200
        Re: How to have password shown? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2019-07-03 15:10 +0200
        Re: How to have password shown? Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2019-07-03 15:10 +0200
        Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 15:10 +0200
      Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 15:00 +0200
        Re: How to have password shown? Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2019-07-03 19:30 +0200
        Re: How to have password shown? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2019-07-04 04:10 +0200
    Re: How to have password shown? Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2019-07-03 14:50 +0200
      Re: How to have password shown? Jonas Smedegaard <jonas@jones.dk> - 2019-07-03 15:30 +0200
        Re: How to have password shown? Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2019-07-03 15:40 +0200
          Re: How to have password shown? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2019-07-03 16:10 +0200
            Re: How to have password shown? Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2019-07-03 16:20 +0200
              Re: How to have password shown? andreimpopescu@gmail.com - 2019-07-03 16:40 +0200
                Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 16:40 +0200
                Re: How to have password shown? Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2019-07-03 17:10 +0200
            Re: How to have password shown? Dave Sherohman <dave@sherohman.org> - 2019-07-04 13:00 +0200
          Re: How to have password shown? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-07-03 17:10 +0200
            Re: How to have password shown? tomas@tuxteam.de - 2019-07-03 17:20 +0200
              Re: How to have password shown? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2019-07-03 17:30 +0200
            Re: How to have password shown? Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2019-07-03 17:20 +0200
            Re: How to have password shown? Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> - 2019-07-03 17:30 +0200
    Re: How to have password shown? Renato Gallo <renato@aster-lab.com> - 2019-07-03 14:50 +0200
      Re: How to have password shown? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-07-03 15:20 +0200

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