How can I change [sudo] password for $USER to more macOS style Password: ?
Like this?
sudo -p "Custom prompt:" ls
Custom prompt:
Edit: As steeldriver commented:
"For completeness, you might want to mention the SUDO_PROMPT environment variable (which allows a user to set the prompt persistently) and the sudoers configuration file parameter passprompt that allows administrators to customize it system-wide."
so, to do that;
export SUDO_PROMPT="Custom Prompt"
sudo su
Custom Prompt
Edit3:
To -revert- the action; use the unset command:
unset <env variable>
for example, unset $SUDO_PROMPT:
unset SUDO_PROMPT
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1Rather unclear question, but OP means the prompt you get asking you for your sudo password, i.e. right after you typed "sudo <command>". – vanadium Oct 8 '20 at 11:40
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1For completeness, you might want to mention the
SUDO_PROMPTenvironment variable (which allows a user to set the prompt persistently) and thesudoersconfiguration file parameterpasspromptthat allows administrators to customize it system-wide. – steeldriver Oct 8 '20 at 11:50 -
Yeah, you're right, thought about using it right now! Nice there – William Martens Oct 8 '20 at 11:54
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1Nice I did ittt – user1131557 Oct 8 '20 at 12:43
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1I added
export SUDO_PROMPT=Password: "at end of.zshrcfile. – user1131557 Oct 8 '20 at 12:54
