diff --git a/console/application/cl_client.py b/console/application/cl_client.py
index 8ab66a5..1ec21e2 100644
--- a/console/application/cl_client.py
+++ b/console/application/cl_client.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class StoppableThread(threading.Thread):
     def __init__(self):
         super(StoppableThread, self).__init__()
         self._stop = threading.Event()
+        self._pause = threading.Event()
+        self._paused = threading.Event()
 
     def run(self):
         l = ['|','/','-','\\','|','/','-','\\']
@@ -74,10 +76,23 @@ class StoppableThread(threading.Thread):
                 sys.stdout.write("\r\r" + i)
                 sys.stdout.flush()
                 time.sleep(.1)
+                while self.paused() and not self.stopped():
+                    self._paused.set()
                 if self.stopped():
                     sys.stdout.write("\b")
                     sys.stdout.flush()
                     return 0
+                    
+
+    def pause(self):
+        self._pause.set()
+        while not self._paused.is_set():
+            self._paused.clear()
+            sys.stdout.write("\r")
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+
+    def resume(self):
+        self._pause.clear()
 
     def stop(self):
         self._stop.set()
@@ -85,6 +100,9 @@ class StoppableThread(threading.Thread):
     def stopped(self):
         return self._stop.isSet()
 
+    def paused(self):
+        return self._pause.isSet()
+
 def connect_with_cert(cert, path_to_cert, url, args, wait_thread, clVarsCore,
                       crypto_Error, Connect_Error):
     flag_thread_start = False
diff --git a/console/application/methods_func.py b/console/application/methods_func.py
index 7afde09..2087b4a 100644
--- a/console/application/methods_func.py
+++ b/console/application/methods_func.py
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ def parse():
     parser.add_argument(
         '-f', '--force', action='store_true', default=False,
         dest = 'no_questions', help=_('silent during the process'))
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '-P', action='store_true', default=False,
+        dest = 'stdin_passwd',
+        help=_('use passwords for the users accounts from standard input'))
     return parser
 
 def get_view(client, method, sid, view_params):
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ def get_view(client, method, sid, view_params):
 def call_method(client, args, wait_thread):
     method = args.method
     no_questions = args.no_questions
+    stdin_passwd = args.stdin_passwd
     view_params = get_view_params(client, method + '_view', step = None, \
                                   expert = True)
 
@@ -122,7 +127,7 @@ def call_method(client, args, wait_thread):
                 _print (_('Unknown parameter'), i)
                 raise Exception(1)
     param_object, steps = collect_object(client, param_object, view, args,
-                                         wait_thread)
+                                         wait_thread,stdin_passwd=stdin_passwd)
     if steps.label and hasattr (param_object, 'CheckOnly'):
         param_object['CheckOnly'] = True
         check_res = {}