How to Make Password Asterisks Visible in the Terminal Window in Linux

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When you run a command using sudo in Linux, the terminal asks you to type in your password with no visual feedback as you type. This article gives a quick tweak that will show asterisks (*) when you type in your password in the terminal.

Use the following command to open sudoers –

$ sudo visudo

The sample output should be like this –

#
# This file MUST be edited with the 'visudo' command as root.
#
# Please consider adding local content in /etc/sudoers.d/ instead of
# directly modifying this file.
#
# See the man page for details on how to write a sudoers file.
#
Defaults        env_reset
Defaults        mail_badpass
Defaults        secure_path="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:$

# Host alias specification

# User alias specification

# Cmnd alias specification

# User privilege specification

Scroll down to the line that looks like as shown below line –

Defaults        env_reset

change it, as shown below-

Defaults        env_reset,pwfeedback

Now save the file and exit.

Try to use visudo command as shown below –

$ sudo visudo

It will ask a root password and enter a root password. The sample output should be like this –

linux@linux:~$ sudo visudo
[sudo] password for linux: ****

After this article, you will be able to understand – “How to create Password Asterisks visible in the terminal window in Linux” . In our next article, we will come up with more Linux based tricks and tips. Keep reading!

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