| SYSTEMD-TTY-ASK-PASSWORD-AGENT(1) | systemd-tty-ask-password-agent | SYSTEMD-TTY-ASK-PASSWORD-AGENT(1) |
.SH "NAME" systemd-tty-ask-password-agent - List or process pending
systemd password requests
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 744u
systemd-tty-ask-password-agent
[OPTIONS...]
[VARIABLE=VALUE...]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP 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.
.PP 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).
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP The following options are understood:
.PP --list
Lists all currently pending system password requests.
Added in version 186.
.RE
.PP --query
Process all currently pending system password requests by querying the user
on the calling TTY.
Added in version 186.
.RE
.PP --watch
Continuously process password requests.
Added in version 186.
.RE
.PP --wall
Forward password requests to wall(1) instead of querying the user on
the calling TTY.
Added in version 186.
.RE
.PP --plymouth
Ask question with plymouth(8) instead of querying the user on the
calling TTY.
Added in version 186.
.RE
.PP --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.
Added in version 186.
.RE
.PP -h, --help
Print a short help text and exit.
.RE
.PP --version
Print a short version string and exit.
.RE
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.PP On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP systemd(1), systemctl(1),
systemd-ask-password-console.service(8), wall(1),
plymouth(8)
NOTES
- 1.
- Password Agents Specification
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