[X4U] Find not always works
Russell McGaha
russellmcgaha at mac.com
Tue Nov 25 07:10:57 PST 2008
Jim;
The typed text is hidden for security; just type your administrative
password and press enter.
On Nov 25, 2008, at 8:46 AM, Jim Robertson wrote:
> 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 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>
>
> Jim Robertson
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