Subject: Re: bug#12570: 24.2.50; C-u does not work in read-passwd

From: Stefan Monnier <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:25:21 -0400

> When read-passwd was changed in revision 107874
> ([email-masked]) to use
> read-string, it no longer allows C-u to reset the currently entered
> string.

You can use C-a C-k, instead, like in any other minibuffer.

        Stefan