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Old 10-21-2010
Error Password wont hide when I type it!!

Hi there,

I found out a very strange behavior.
If I call ssh, my password will be invisible when I'm prompted to type it:
Code:
santiago@cassiopee:~$ ssh titan.caoba.fr "echo connected"
santiago@titan.caoba.fr's password:    <--- password is hidden when typed
connected
santiago@cassiopee:~$

If I call sudo, my password will also be invisible when I'm prompted to type it:
Code:
santiago@cassiopee:~$ sudo echo superpower
[sudo] password for santiago:          <--- password is hidden when typed
superpower
santiago@cassiopee:~$

So far, that's everything we want. But if I combine the two commands, the password is fully and clearly displayed when prompted to type it in for sudo:
Code:
santiago@cassiopee:~$  ssh titan.caoba.fr "sudo echo connected with superpower"
santiago@titan.caoba.fr's password:    <--- password is hidden when typed
[sudo] password for santiago: abc123   <--- password is NOT hidden when typed
connected with superpower
santiago@cassiopee:~$

Isn't that strange?
How can I circumvent this?

Thanks for your help
Santiago
 

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Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Mixin::Model::UUser3Contributed Perl DocuJifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Mixin::Model::User(3pm)

NAME
Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Mixin::Model::User - password plugin user mixin model SYNOPSIS
package MyApp::Model::User; use Jifty::DBI::Schema; use MyApp::Record schema { # custom column definitions }; use Jifty::Plugin::User::Mixin::Model::User; # name, email, email_confirmed use Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Mixin::Model::User; # ^^ password, auth_token DESCRIPTION
This mixin model is added to the application's account model for use with the password authentication plugin. This mixin should be used in combination with Jifty::Plugin::User::Mixin::Model::User. SCHEMA
This mixin adds the following columns to the model schema: auth_token This is a unique identifier used when confirming a user's email account and recovering a lost password. password This is the user's password. It will be stored in the database after being processed through Digest::MD5, so the password cannot be directly recovered from the database. METHODS
register_triggers Adds the triggers to the model this mixin is added to. password_is PASSWORD Checks if the user's password matches the provided PASSWORD. hashed_password_is HASH TOKEN Check if the given HASH is the result of hashing our (already salted and hashed) password with TOKEN. This can be used in cases where the pre-hashed password is sent during login as an additional security precaution (such as could be done via Javascript). validate_password Makes sure that the password is six characters long or longer, unless we have alternative means to authenticate. after_create This trigger is added to the account model. It automatically sends a notification email to the user for password confirmation. See Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Notification::ConfirmEmail. has_alternative_auth If your model supports other means of authentication, you should have this method return true, so the "password" field can optionally be null and authentication with password is disabled in that case. after_set_password Regenerate authentication tokens on password change regenerate_auth_token Generate a new auth_token for this user. This will invalidate any existing feed URLs. SEE ALSO
Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password, Jifty::Plugin::User::Mixin::Model LICENSE
Jifty is Copyright 2005-2010 Best Practical Solutions, LLC. Jifty is distributed under the same terms as Perl itself. perl v5.14.2 2010-12-10 Jifty::Plugin::Authentication::Password::Mixin::Model::User(3pm)
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