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

NAME

   systemd-tty-ask-password-agent - List or process pending systemd
   password requests

SYNOPSIS

   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].

OPTIONS

   The following options are understood:

   --list
       Lists 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
       Ask question on /dev/console instead of querying the user on the
       calling TTY.

   -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
       http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents

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