NAME
systemd-tty-ask-password-agent - List or process pending systemd password requestsSYNOPSIS
systemd-tty-ask-password-agent
[OPTIONS...] [VARIABLE=VALUE...]
DESCRIPTION
systemd-tty-ask-password-agent is a password agent that handles password requests of the system, for example for hard disk encryption passwords or SSL certificate passwords that need to be queried at boot-time or during runtime. systemd-tty-ask-password-agent implements the Password Agents Specification[1], and is one of many possible response agents which answer to queries formulated with systemd-ask-password(1).OPTIONS
The following options are understood: --listLists all currently pending system password
requests.
--query
Process all currently pending system password
requests by querying the user on the calling TTY.
--watch
Continuously process password requests.
--wall
Forward password requests to wall(1)
instead of querying the user on the calling TTY.
--plymouth
Ask question with plymouth(8) instead
of querying the user on the calling TTY.
--console[=DEVICE]
Ask question on TTY DEVICE instead of
querying the user on the calling TTY. If DEVICE is not specified,
/dev/console will be used.
-h, --help
Print a short help text and exit.
--version
Print a short version string and exit.
EXIT STATUS
On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.SEE ALSO
systemd(1), systemctl(1), systemd-ask-password-console.service(8), wall(1), plymouth(8)NOTES
- 1.
- Password Agents Specification
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