The lack of visual feedback is a bug/misfeature, but there are traces left:
$ update-manager GNOME_SUDO_PASSGNOME_SUDO_PASSSorry, try again. sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts GNOME_SUDO_PASSGNOME_SUDO_PASSSorry, try again. sudo: 3 incorrect password attempts $ update-manager --version update-manager: version 0.134.7 $ tail /var/log/auth/log Apr 28 15:32:02 sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): auth could not identify password for [msw] Apr 28 15:32:02 tallguy sudo: msw : 3 incorrect password attempts ; TTY=pts/2 ; PWD=/home/msw ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/software-properties-gtk --open-tab 2 --toplevel 60817447 Apr 28 15:33:17 tallguy sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost= user=msw Apr 28 15:33:19 tallguy sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): conversation failed Apr 28 15:33:19 tallguy sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): auth could not identify password for [msw] Apr 28 15:33:19 tallguy sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): conversation failed Apr 28 15:33:19 tallguy sudo: pam_unix(sudo:auth): auth could not identify password for [msw] Apr 28 15:33:19 tallguy sudo: msw : 3 incorrect password attempts ; TTY=unknown ; PWD=/home/msw ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/synaptic --hide-main-window --non-interactive --parent-window-id 60817447 --update-at-startup It isn't clear if this silence intentional; it isn't good. -- No message when wrong password in update-manager https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/570385 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
