Password not to print in monitor

[lorel]

I have the need to ask for a password from my user to allow only some employees to get into a section of the script. I would like to set it up so when I ask for the password it does not shows up on the screen while is being type in.
I think to recall that there was a way to do this but the last time I did it was many, many moons ago.
Can any one tell me an easy way to accomplish this?
I am using SCO UNIX Ver. 5.0.7

Thanks in advance

Joe

 

[PHV]

man stty

savetty=`stty -g`
stty -echo
trap "stty $savetty" 1 2 3 15
read password
stty $savetty

Hope This Helps, PH.
FAQ219-2884
FAQ181-2886

 

[lorel]

Thank you PHV, it worked just the way I wanted