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], and is one of many possible response agents which answer to queries formulated with systemd-ask-password(1).

OPTIONS#

The following options are understood:

--list

Added in version 186.

--query

Added in version 186.

--watch

Added in version 186.

--wall

Added in version 186.

--plymouth

Added in version 186.

--console[=DEVICE]

Added in version 186.

-h, --help

--version

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