unable to type password after su

Bug #520133 reported by crazysniper

This bug report was converted into a question: question #100636: unable to type password after su.

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Invalid
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Andy

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-terminal

1. Ubuntu 9.10
2. Unsure
3. Expecting to switch into root user, but after typing "su" in Terminal, nothing seem to happen when typing password. Have searched the net, and forums and was told it is not meant to return any characters and password is still being typed behind the scene. Have tested is countless times and all i get after typing the password is below.
4. I get an error saying "authentication failure"
sniper@snipers-xunil:~$ su
Password:
su: Authentication failure
sniper@snipers-xunil:~$ ^C
sniper@snipers-xunil:~$

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Feb 10 22:23:15 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gnome-terminal
Package: gnome-terminal 2.28.1-0ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: gnome-terminal
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686

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crazysniper (ak47-v2) wrote :
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Andy (arwilliamsuk) wrote :

Hi. This article may provide some information and guidance for you.

http://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo

If you believe this addresses your problem, please can you advise, and I will close the report accordingly.

Thank you.

Andy

Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Andy (arwilliamsuk)
Andy (arwilliamsuk)
Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug.

affects: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) → ubuntu
Changed in ubuntu:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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