systemd-ask-password-console.service(8) — Linux manual page

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NAME         top

       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         top

           systemd-ask-password-console.service
           systemd-ask-password-console.path
           systemd-ask-password-wall.service
           systemd-ask-password-wall.path

DESCRIPTION         top

       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         top

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

NOTES         top

        1. developer documentation
           https://systemd.io/PASSWORD_AGENTS/

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Pages that refer to this page: systemd-ask-password(1),  systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1),  systemd.directives(7),  systemd.index(7)

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