rsync password prompt doesn't capture input and shows password in clear

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Mar 10 19:11, Marki wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> SSH password prompt captures the input correctly, and does not show it.
> 
> user@client /cygdrive/c/temp
> $ ssh server
> Password:
> Password:
> 
> Rsync on the other hand won't even let me enter the password correctly.
> 
> user@client /cygdrive/c/temp
> $ rsync -av xmppdb.db root@server:/tmp/
> Password: 123
> 123
> 123
> rsync error: received SIGINT, SIGTERM, or SIGHUP (code 20) at rsync.c(701)
> [sender=3.2.4dev]

I tried this myself in mintty as well as in a Console window, and in
both cases the password was not echoed and taken correctly:

  $ rsync -av x.exe user@remote:/tmp/
  Password:
  sending incremental file list
  x.exe
  [...]

Are you sure you're using the Cygwin rsync?


Corinna