On Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers installed via kickstart, text and password is echoed back to console

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Issue

On console login for a blade server, whatever typed on the console is reflected back (including passwords). This behavior is consistent for all network installations using kickstart automation.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6

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