<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Jim;<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The typed text is hidden for security; just type your administrative password and press enter.</div><div><br><div><div>On Nov 25, 2008, at 8:46 AM, Jim Robertson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div> <font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px">On 11/25/08 6:05 AM, "Paul Moortgat" <<a href="mailto:paul.moortgat@pandora.be">paul.moortgat@pandora.be</a>> wrote:<br> <br> <font color="#0000FF">> Did you copy the line I mentioned? I'm using 10.5.5.<br> </font><br> Yes, I did (direct copy/paste). I'm on 10.5.5 as well.<br> <br> I'm on my laptop now, and I get the same behavior. Here's what Terminal displays after I type the command:<br> <br> </span></font><blockquote type="cite"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px">WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss<br> or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your<br> typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information.<br> <br> To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort.<br> <br> Password:<br> </span></font></blockquote><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px"><br> (Unfortunately, even copying the text from Terminal doesn’t show the block cursor IMMEDIATELY following the colon at the end of <Password:>. There’s no space between the prompt and the cursor, and the cursor isn’t blinking. That’s just what happened on my Mac Pro. I can’t type anything, but Terminal still responds to the suggested <Ctrl-C><br> <br> Jim Robertson<br> -- <br> <br> </span></font> </div> _______________________________________________<br>X4U mailing list<br><a href="mailto:X4U@listserver.themacintoshguy.com">X4U@listserver.themacintoshguy.com</a><br>http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u<br><br>Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Price <br>http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal</blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>