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/usr/bin/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent

The systemd System and Service Manager

From systemd 262.2-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running systemd-tty-ask-password-agent --help (exit 0). permalink

> systemd-tty-ask-password-agent [OPTION…]

Process system password requests.

Options:
  -h --help             Show this help
     --version          Show package version
     --list             Show pending password requests
     --query            Process pending password requests
     --watch            Continuously process password requests
     --wall             Continuously forward password requests to wall
     --plymouth         Ask question with Plymouth instead of on TTY
     --console[=DEVICE] Ask question on /dev/console (or DEVICE if specified) instead of the current
                        TTY

See the systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1) man page for details.
Options (7)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h --helpShow this helphelp
--versionShow package versionhelp
--listShow pending password requestshelp
--queryProcess pending password requestshelp
--watchContinuously process password requestshelp
--wallContinuously forward password requests to wallhelp
--plymouthAsk question with Plymouth instead of on TTYhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.