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Is it possible to make the password visible as asterisks (or any other character) on using sudo command?

Currently, it does not display anything, thus making it difficult to count the number of keystrokes pressed..

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answered 2 Years ago ciousuntru · Accepted Answer

Open your terminal and edit /etc/sudoers.tmp file with:

sudo visudo

Modify the following line:

Defaults env_reset

to:

Defaults env_reset,pwfeedback

Save and exit.
Restart your terminal and now, when you run a command with sudo, you should get visual feedback when you type in your password.