diff --git a/lib/ulib/base b/lib/ulib/base
index 27df804..0e0d3bd 100644
--- a/lib/ulib/base
+++ b/lib/ulib/base
@@ -3123,15 +3123,15 @@ function read_value() {
 # est vide, afficher un message d'erreur et retourner faux
 # read_password() est comme read_value(), mais la valeur saisie n'est pas
 # affichée, ce qui la rend appropriée pour la lecture d'un mot de passe.
-    local -a __rv_opts
+    local -a __rv_opts __rv_readline=1 __rv_showdef=1 __rv_nl=
     __rv_opts=()
+    [ -n "$UTOOLS_NO_READLINE" ] && __rv_readline=
     __rv_read "$@"
 }
 function read_password() {
-    local -a __rv_opts
+    local -a __rv_opts __rv_readline= __rv_showdef= __rv_nl=1
     __rv_opts=(-s)
     __rv_read "$@"
-    echo ""
 }
 function __rv_read() {
     local __rv_int=1
@@ -3162,13 +3162,20 @@ function __rv_read() {
         else
             tooenc_ "Entrez la valeur" "$UTF8" 1>&2
         fi
-        if [ -n "$UTOOLS_NO_READLINE" ]; then
-            [ -n "$__rv_d" ] && tooenc_ " [$__rv_d]" 1>&2
-            tooenc_ ": " "$UTF8" 1>&2
-            uread "${__rv_opts[@]}" __rv_r
-        else
+        if [ -n "$__rv_readline" ]; then
             tooenc_ ": " "$UTF8" 1>&2
             uread -e ${__rv_d:+-i"$__rv_d"} "${__rv_opts[@]}" __rv_r
+        else
+            if [ -n "$__rv_d" ]; then
+                if [ -n "$__rv_showdef" ]; then
+                    tooenc_ " [$__rv_d]" 1>&2
+                else
+                    tooenc_ " [****]" 1>&2
+                fi
+            fi
+            tooenc_ ": " "$UTF8" 1>&2
+            uread "${__rv_opts[@]}" __rv_r
+            [ -n "$__rv_nl" ] && echo
         fi
         __rv_r="${__rv_r:-$__rv_d}"
         if [ -n "$__rv_r" ] || ! is_yes "$__rv_re"; then