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I can't type my password in the terminal after using sudo.

In the terminal of a MacBook mid-2010, macOS 10.9.5, I use this command

sudo /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app --nointeraction

But when I enter it, it tells me to put in my password, so I type it in, but when I type nothing comes after

Password:

Please help me


MacBook

Posted on Mar 21, 2022 2:34 AM

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Posted on Mar 21, 2022 7:50 AM

Hi,


That's normal in Terminal. Terminal shows no indication that your password is being entered. Just type it and press return.

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Apr 2, 2022 7:16 PM in response to BigMaster5516

Also, the command you are using to create the bootable Yosemite installer is incorrect and will fail. You either need to enclose each path in double quotes, or you need to add a backslash before each space in the paths to "escape them" so the space is treated as part of the path instead of extra options.


For example, either one of these are acceptable:

sudo  "/Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia" --volume /Volumes/Untitled  --applicationpath  "/Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app"  --nointeraction



sudo  /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia  --volume  /Volumes/Untitled  --applicationpath  /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app  --nointeraction



When typing the password, make sure the Caps Lock is not on.

I can't type my password in the terminal after using sudo.

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