[MacPorts] #22598: when pressing enter after entering "Sudo port selfupdate" via x11 or terminal cursor placed in wrong place to enter password

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#22598: when pressing enter after entering  "Sudo port selfupdate" via x11 or
terminal cursor placed in wrong place to enter password
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 Reporter:  paldusty@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect              |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal              |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  base                |     Version:  1.8.1                                
 Keywords:                      |        Port:                                       
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Changes (by jmr@…):

  * component:  ports => base


Old description:

> As part of the macports install I entered the command sudo port
> selfupdate as per instructions. The system returns "Password:". I cannot
> enter a password due to the cursor being placed one spot to the left of
> where it should be. I cannot arrow, tab, place cursor in correct spot
> either in a x11 shell or a terminal shell. I then try to get a correct
> input to enter my password by simply hitting enter but it still does not
> allow me to and sends the "password incorrent, try again" and places the
> cursor in the same spot.
>
> I am on mac os 10.4.?. The install of x11 was done via my mac os startup
> disk 1 as per instructions without incident.
> Here is what happens:
> dave-scidas-computer:~ davescida$ sudo port selfupdate
> Password:
>
> The cursor is placed too close to the ":" and I cannot move it over to
> type in my password.

New description:

 As part of the macports install I entered the command sudo port selfupdate
 as per instructions. The system returns "Password:". I cannot enter a
 password due to the cursor being placed one spot to the left of where it
 should be. I cannot arrow, tab, place cursor in correct spot either in a
 x11 shell or a terminal shell. I then try to get a correct input to enter
 my password by simply hitting enter but it still does not allow me to and
 sends the "password incorrent, try again" and places the cursor in the
 same spot.

 I am on mac os 10.4.?. The install of x11 was done via my mac os startup
 disk 1 as per instructions without incident.
 Here is what happens:
 {{{
 dave-scidas-computer:~ davescida$ sudo port selfupdate
 Password:
 }}}
 The cursor is placed too close to the ":" and I cannot move it over to
 type in my password.

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Comment:

 Have you tried just typing your password + return?

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22598#comment:1>
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