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<refentry id= "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent"
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<refentryinfo >
<title > systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</title>
<productname > systemd</productname>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta >
<refentrytitle > systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum > 1</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv >
<refname > systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refname>
<refpurpose > List or process pending systemd password requests</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv >
<cmdsynopsis >
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<command > systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</command>
<arg choice= "opt" rep= "repeat" > OPTIONS</arg>
<arg choice= "opt" rep= "repeat" > VARIABLE=VALUE</arg>
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</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 >
<title > Description</title>
<para > <command > systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</command> 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.</para>
<para > <command > systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</command> implements
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the <ulink url= "https://systemd.io/PASSWORD_AGENTS/" > Password Agents
Specification</ulink> , and is one of many possible response agents which
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answer to queries formulated with
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > systemd-ask-password</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 1</manvolnum> </citerefentry> .
</para>
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</refsect1>
<refsect1 >
<title > Options</title>
<para > The following options are understood:</para>
<variablelist >
<varlistentry >
<term > <option > --list</option> </term>
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<listitem > <para > Lists all currently pending system password requests.</para>
<xi:include href= "version-info.xml" xpointer= "v186" /> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry >
<term > <option > --query</option> </term>
<listitem > <para > Process all currently pending system password
requests by querying the user on the calling
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TTY.</para>
<xi:include href= "version-info.xml" xpointer= "v186" /> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry >
<term > <option > --watch</option> </term>
<listitem > <para > Continuously process password
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requests.</para>
<xi:include href= "version-info.xml" xpointer= "v186" /> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry >
<term > <option > --wall</option> </term>
<listitem > <para > Forward password requests to
<citerefentry project= 'man-pages' > <refentrytitle > wall</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 1</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
instead of querying the user on the calling
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TTY.</para>
<xi:include href= "version-info.xml" xpointer= "v186" /> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry >
<term > <option > --plymouth</option> </term>
<listitem > <para > Ask question with
<citerefentry project= 'die-net' > <refentrytitle > plymouth</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
instead of querying the user on the calling
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TTY.</para>
<xi:include href= "version-info.xml" xpointer= "v186" /> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry >
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<term > <option > --console</option> <optional > =<replaceable > DEVICE</replaceable> </optional> </term>
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<listitem > <para > Ask question on TTY <replaceable > DEVICE</replaceable> instead of querying the user on
the calling TTY. If <replaceable > DEVICE</replaceable> is not specified,
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<filename > /dev/console</filename> will be used.</para>
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<xi:include href= "version-info.xml" xpointer= "v186" /> </listitem>
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</varlistentry>
<xi:include href= "standard-options.xml" xpointer= "help" />
<xi:include href= "standard-options.xml" xpointer= "version" />
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 >
<title > Exit status</title>
<para > On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
code otherwise.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 >
<title > See Also</title>
<para >
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > systemd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 1</manvolnum> </citerefentry> ,
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > systemctl</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 1</manvolnum> </citerefentry> ,
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > systemd-ask-password-console.service</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 8</manvolnum> </citerefentry> ,
<citerefentry project= 'man-pages' > <refentrytitle > wall</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 1</manvolnum> </citerefentry> ,
<citerefentry project= 'die-net' > <refentrytitle > plymouth</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
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</refentry>