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systemd-ask-password-console.service(8)



NAME

   systemd-ask-password-console.service, systemd-ask-password-
   console.path, systemd-ask-password-wall.service, systemd-ask-password-
   wall.path - Query the user for system passwords on the console and via
   wall

SYNOPSIS

   systemd-ask-password-console.service

   systemd-ask-password-console.path

   systemd-ask-password-wall.service

   systemd-ask-password-wall.path

DESCRIPTION

   systemd-ask-password-console.service is a system service that queries
   the user for system passwords (such as hard disk encryption keys and
   SSL certificate passphrases) on the console. It is intended to be used
   during boot to ensure proper handling of passwords necessary for boot.
   systemd-ask-password-wall.service is a system service that informs all
   logged in users for system passwords via wall(1). It is intended to be
   used after boot to ensure that users are properly notified.

   See the developer documentation[1] for more information about the
   system password logic.

   Note that these services invoke systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1) with
   either the --watch --console or --watch --wall command line parameters.

SEE ALSO

   systemd(1), systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1), wall(1)

NOTES

    1. developer documentation
       http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents



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