diff -up cups-1.5b1/cups/usersys.c.getpass cups-1.5b1/cups/usersys.c

--- cups-1.5b1/cups/usersys.c.getpass	2011-05-20 05:49:49.000000000 +0200

+++ cups-1.5b1/cups/usersys.c	2011-05-24 15:41:33.000000000 +0200

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@

 #include "cups-private.h"

 #include <stdlib.h>

 #include <sys/stat.h>

+#include <termios.h>

+#include <signal.h>

 #ifdef WIN32

 #  include <windows.h>

 #else

@@ -501,13 +503,31 @@ _cupsGetPassword(const char *prompt)	/* 

   * empty password is treated as canceling the authentication request.

   */

-  const char	*password = getpass(prompt);

-					/* Password string */

-

-  if (!password || !password[0])

-    return (NULL);

-  else

+  static char password[100];

+  struct termios oldtio, newtio;

+  sigset_t oldset, newset;

+  int nread;

+  sigprocmask (SIG_BLOCK, NULL, &newset);

+  sigaddset (&newset, SIGINT);

+  sigaddset (&newset, SIGTSTP);

+  sigprocmask (SIG_BLOCK, &newset, &oldset);

+  tcgetattr (STDIN_FILENO, &oldtio);

+  newtio = oldtio;

+  newtio.c_lflag &= ~ECHO;

+  tcsetattr (STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, &newtio);

+  fputs (prompt, stdout);

+  fflush (stdout);

+  nread = read (STDIN_FILENO, password, sizeof (password));

+  tcsetattr (STDIN_FILENO, TCSAFLUSH, &oldtio);

+  fputc ('\n', stdout);

+  sigprocmask (SIG_SETMASK, &oldset, NULL);

+  if (nread > 0)

+  {

+    password[nread - 1] = '\0';

     return (password);

+  }

+  else

+    return (NULL);

 #endif /* WIN32 */

 }