This is actually a bug in getty, which accepts the username and then starts login.
** Package changed: shadow (Ubuntu) => util-linux (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to util-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998816 Title: Login password is shown in plaintext Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: This bug was originally posted on kernel.org but it was closed because it seems to be a non-related kernel bug: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21272 I'm currently using Ubuntu 12.10 dev and the bug still exists there. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/998816/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
