On 11/25/08 6:05 AM, "Paul Moortgat" <paul.moortgat at pandora.be> wrote: > Did you copy the line I mentioned? I'm using 10.5.5. Yes, I did (direct copy/paste). I'm on 10.5.5 as well. I'm on my laptop now, and I get the same behavior. Here's what Terminal displays after I type the command: > WARNING: Improper use of the sudo command could lead to data loss > or the deletion of important system files. Please double-check your > typing when using sudo. Type "man sudo" for more information. > > To proceed, enter your password, or type Ctrl-C to abort. > > Password: (Unfortunately, even copying the text from Terminal doesn¹t show the block cursor IMMEDIATELY following the colon at the end of <Password:>. There¹s no space between the prompt and the cursor, and the cursor isn¹t blinking. That¹s just what happened on my Mac Pro. I can¹t type anything, but Terminal still responds to the suggested <Ctrl-C> Jim Robertson -- -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20081125/064dca04/attachment-0001.html