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Re: odd passwd problem.

From David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: odd passwd problem.
Date 2019-08-03 15:50 +0200
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On Thu 01 Aug 2019 at 16:51:35 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Thursday 01 August 2019 08:01:40 Cindy Sue Causey wrote:
> > My experience for many years has been that the first console is
> > especially a stinker about having a super fast keystroke repeat
> > setting. We can see it visually when typing in normal commands but
> > would have no idea it's occurring for passwords where there's no
> > visual cue as to what's occurring.
> >
> Back in jessie days, it did not set the keyboard repeat at boot, so the 
> first thing was to call up that util and set the repeat down from around 
> 1000 to 15 or 20, then it worked fine until the next reboot, but I've 
> seen nothing like that on stretch by raspian.

Just put
@reboot       /sbin/kbdrate -r 8 -d 500 -s
into /root/crontab and then type
~# crontab crontab

> > Not too long ago, I saw a User asking about the ability to add a
> > visual aid, e.g. those classic asterisks, to a password entry field
> > that currently just sat there blank. The ability to make that User
> > CHOICE would sure come in handy for at least that initial login
> > console, depending on one's accessibility needs. Persons with
> > disabilities related to mobility, dexterity would potentially benefit
> > the most.
> 
> Absolutely.
> 
> > Afterthought.. That option may currently exist. The above just
> > reflects that I haven't tripped over it yet. :)
> >
> Me either Cindy.  Sigh.

Possibly myself, if you're thinking of:

https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/06/msg00585.html

But that was really about encryption passphrases rather than login passwords.

Cheers,
David.

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odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-01 12:30 +0200
  Re: odd passwd problem. Cindy Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2019-08-01 14:10 +0200
    Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-01 23:00 +0200
      Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 15:50 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 16:20 +0200
  Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-01 15:50 +0200
    Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-01 23:00 +0200
  Re: odd passwd problem. Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-08-01 16:30 +0200
    Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-01 23:00 +0200
      Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 04:50 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-08-03 10:00 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 11:30 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-08-03 12:00 +0200
              Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 12:30 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-08-03 13:00 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 15:50 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2019-08-04 10:10 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 12:20 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 16:10 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 16:40 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 17:10 +0200
              Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 17:40 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 18:00 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 18:40 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-03 20:50 +0200
                Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 22:40 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2019-08-03 20:10 +0200
  Re: odd passwd problem. mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 13:10 +0200
    Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 16:00 +0200
      Re: odd passwd problem. Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 16:20 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 16:50 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2019-08-04 09:10 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2019-08-04 17:50 +0200
              Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-04 18:10 +0200
      Re: odd passwd problem. mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 16:40 +0200
        Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 17:40 +0200
          Re: odd passwd problem. mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 17:50 +0200
            Re: odd passwd problem. Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2019-08-03 18:30 +0200
              Re: odd passwd problem. mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2019-08-03 18:40 +0200

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