X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.1 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_50,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin@cygwin.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: How can I get mintty to not display my password? X-KeepSent: F7C81637:EB72232A-852577C4:00667196; type=4; name=$KeepSent Message-ID: From: RISINGP1@nationwide.com Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:49:50 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com When using cmd.exe, when I am prompted for a password, no characters are displayed, but the password gets entered. However, when I use mintty, the characters I type at the password prompt are displayed. TERM=xterm. How can I stop this from happening? In cmd.exe: ----------- sqlplus risingp1@CTIBETA2 SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Oct 22 14:38:07 2010 Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Enter password: Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options SQL> In mintty: ---------- sqlplus risingp1@CTIBETA2 SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Oct 22 14:38:07 2010 Copyright (c) 1982, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved. Enter password: hereISmyPASSWORD Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options SQL> Thanks, - Phil ____________________________________________________________________ Phil Rising, Principal Consultant for Sogeti USA, LLC Contracted to Nationwide, Corporate Internet and Contact Center Solutions Team (Work) (614) 677-7445, (Fax) (614) 677-7046 Alternate email: Phil.Rising@us.sogeti.com -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple