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Vince Usher
Vince Usher
7,159 Points
Posted by Vince Usher
Vince Usher
7,159 Points

Can't type the password into the password field in console when trying to log onto treehouse server.

I type the command it tells me to type at the start (curl -L trhou.se/patch01 | bash) into the console and hit return. It loads and then asks for the password. When I hit keys, nothing is entered into the console, rendering me unable to type in a password. AKA. it doesn't accept any input? What's going wrong here?

James Carter
James Carter
14,580 Points

Hey Vince,

This is because the console wants to keep the password private. Thus, you will not be able to see your password as you type. Simply type in the password and hit enter/return on your keyboard. If the password is incorrect the terminal will tell you and just try again.

Best,

James

3 Answers

James Carter
James Carter
14,580 Points

Hey Vince,

The console/terminal will actually not show any indication that you are typing in a password after it prompts you to enter one. You simply type in the password treehouse gives you which i believe is " mike the frog" and hit enter. Afterwards, you should be logged in assuming you typed the password in correctly. If you know for a fact you are typing the password in correctly, you might be in the part of the course where you have to type "sudo" before the user name & then type in the password.

Vince Usher
Vince Usher
7,159 Points
Vince Usher
Vince Usher
7,159 Points

It worked mate, thank-you.

+60000 points.

Brett Kim
Brett Kim
11,576 Points
Brett Kim
Brett Kim
11,576 Points

Awesome! Thanks, James Carter!

Vince Usher
Vince Usher
7,159 Points
Vince Usher
Vince Usher
7,159 Points

Hi James,

Appreciate that.

It should be showing dots in place of letters if that's the case. It simply won't let me enter anything. Have tried a few times inputting the password even with nothing showing up. Console just returns and gives me another password request.

Vince Usher
Vince Usher
7,159 Points
Vince Usher
Vince Usher
7,159 Points

Cool, I'll give it another go when I get back to my Imac.