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Terminal , wont respond to inputs when asking for password

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http://askubuntu.com – Terminal won't input password when I/it asks for it. I am trying to install wine through terminal. Enter still works and it goes to next line to run a command as administrator (user "root"), by using the sudo command. See "man sudo_root" for details. d@d-Dimension-8400:~$ sudo apt-get install wine [sudo] password for d: Sorry, try again. [sudo] password for d: Sorry, try again. [sudo] password for d: Sorry, try again. sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts Thanks (HowTos)

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Submitted by funckax on 03/20/2012 – Made popular on 03/20/2012

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As the title explains, I have been attempting to install Wine on my laptop which is running 12.10.

I use a sudo command, it asks for a password. However, it only gives me a few seconds to enter it, and I just cant type that fast! How can I make it give me more time or not require a password? I have seen directions to disable the password, but it requires that I become root, and THAT needs a password!

I've set up sudo not to prompt for password by editing the sudoers file:

myuser ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

And it works fine, running sudo with no password prompting. But when entering sudo -v I noticed that it prompted for password, only once.

I have been trying to run [sudo lshw] but it asks [password for grace: [] ] So when I try to type my password, it doesn't even come up with any letters, asterisks not does the [] move. I typed in my password as normal despite this and pressed [enter] but it just said, [Sorry, try again. Enter password for grace: [] ]

But I can't type it in?! Can anybody help?

Websites tell me to use sudo when I have no password, usually tell me one of two things.

It is bad security Or use 'sudo visudo' and the %admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL line

I would like to not have a password on anything despite the security risks.

Going with option 2, I'm trying to avoid getting prompted to enter a password at all on my account.

So the problem with option 2, is that sudo is

I'm trying to write a small Java app that will overwrite my /etc/resolv.conf file (I'm on Ubuntu 12.04).

ok so when ever i try to install or remove software i end up getting an authentication failed msg. I've already entered my password and it tells me authentication failed.

sudo (Which I have configured to ask for a password) is rejecting my password (as if I mis-typed it) I am absolutely not typing it incorrectly. I have changed the password temporarily to alphabetic characters only, and it looks fine in plaintext, in the same terminal.

I just installed ubuntu on my netbook and am loving it!!

What I’m now trying to do is set up my root account. I tried to run the following command at a command prompt:

su root

and use the password for the main account i set up during the install process. but that didn't work.