Fingerprints are a good option Renato Gallo
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonas Smedegaard" <jo...@jones.dk> To: "debian-user" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 3:00:04 PM Subject: Re: How to have password shown? Quoting to...@tuxteam.de (2019-07-03 14:12:22) > On Wed, Jul 03, 2019 at 11:24:54AM +0000, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > Is there any a way to have my user-password shown when logging into > > Debian in tty console, or also within X system when changing to > > root? It is for my old father... it'd be easier for him to see > > what he's typing. In internet I found some procedures to have > > asterisks shown; would it be possible to have a clear text as well? > > Maybe it isn't as I understand... > > I think /bin/login isn't set up to allow that (at least that's what a > cursory reading of its man page tells me). I fear the only way for you > would be to modify its source and recompile... I am aware that I am not really addressing the original poster's question, but possibly helpful anyway: I can suggest to consider options where typing a password is replaced by presence of something physically, using packages like these: libpam-biometric / libpam-fprintd - fingerprint libpam-blue - bluetooth device libpam-p11 / libpam-pkcs11 / libpam-poldi - smartcard libpam-ssh-agent-auth - user-to-root access libpam-yubico / libpam-u2f - hardware dongle libpam-script - custom routine I am curious which solutions you end up with for your father, as I am working on streamined¹ setup of similar use cases. I would also appreciate constructive² opinions and feedback from anyone experienced with these various ways of sidestepping password-based system login. - Jonas ¹ See https://box.redpill.dk/ if curious ² Posts blindly assuming that all Debian must be treated as a fortress will be silently deleted -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
