On Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 01:39:03PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Sometimes, when I type SU and then start typing my password really fast, > a few of the keystrokes will be echod to the screen -- usually when the > system is only under moderate load and I'm not "expecting" it to be > slow. It happens in X with gnome-terminal and also sometimes just at > the console. > > It's a real usability hassle. Suggestions? other than "expect that, > and don't do it?"
You need to give su time to convert the tty to noecho. The slower the system, the longer it will take to do this. Your only choice is to wait that amount of time. -- Dave Carrigan Seattle, WA, USA [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.rudedog.org/ | ICQ:161669680 UNIX-Apache-Perl-Linux-Firewalls-LDAP-C-C++-DNS-PalmOS-PostgreSQL-MySQL Dave is currently listening to Bob Mould - Heartbreak A Stranger (Workbook)
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