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 > -- > > _______________________________________________ > X4U mailing list > X4U at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/x4u > > Seven Cent Deals - Great legacy stuff Great Legacy Price > http://www.drbott.com/prod/db.lasso?cat=Seven+Cent+Deal -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20081125/2c2218db/attachment.html