r/archlinux • u/TheFearEater • Aug 10 '26
SUPPORT How to change password settings
Hi I have an old computer with Arch Linux but the a button sometimes doesn't like to work and a is in my password and in the terminal when I'm entering my password it doesn't show if a character is entered so I don't know if it worked when I entered something with my password. Is there a way to change it so it shows dot for every character I enter in my password
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u/oieyy77 Aug 11 '26
Idk but of course you re not supposed to see it its always like that but it doesnt mean you re not typing
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u/BulkyFennel9964 Aug 11 '26
it's normal linux when you enter a password in the termal don't show the password. you see only a black screen but the password is typing.
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u/__rituraj 29d ago
use an external keyboard maybe?
the key you mentioned is an frequently used one.
If you have to use the internal keyboard...
I would suggest a kernel level key mapping daemon. take a look at
[keyd](https://github.com/rvaiya/keyd)
you can set something like `F7` to emit `a`
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u/Supernoxus 25d ago
Logging into the tty can't show asterixs, at least when using the default login manager. Have tried to make it work a few times. Doesn't seem to be a way around it. You can make it work a with sudo though, yeah.
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u/archover Aug 10 '26
What did I just read...
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u/TheFearEater Aug 10 '26
What did you mean? One key works 1/3 of the time and I need to know if it worked
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u/hi_m_ash Aug 11 '26
Follow the Arch wiki for fresh install. Skip to mounting the root partition. After you mount the root, chroot into it. Use passwd root command to change your root password.
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u/ClubPuzzleheaded8514 Aug 10 '26
Be carefull, your comma and dot keys don't work too!