Cannot type password into terminal

Hi lolly177,

This is normal behaviour. When the key icon appears in Terminal with a password request, it will seem as if you're typing nothing. Just enter your password as normal regardless and hit Enter (Return) to proceed.

Just curious, are you trying to run a command that contains "sudo"? If yes, can you please post the command here? "sudo" grants superuser privileges and can be dangerous if you don't know what you're asking the system to do.

Thanks for that info! Seems legitimate - I found those instructions here: https://www.java.com/en/download/help/mac_uninstall_java.html

Be careful when using those commands to uninstall Java; copy and paste the first line (command) into Terminal, hit Enter (Return), provide your password. Then copy and paste the second command, etc.

Here's what the commands are asking your system to do:

• sudo: Run whatever is after this with root (superuser) privileges. Basically the Mac equivalent of "Run as Administrator" from Windows.
• rm -fr: Forcibly delete the specified file or folder (and its contents) and don't ask for confirmation. Very dangerous!