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3 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> | |
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22 | <refentry id="systemd-ask-password-console.service"> | |
23 | ||
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24 | <refentryinfo> |
25 | <title>systemd-ask-password-console.service</title> | |
26 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
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28 | <authorgroup> |
29 | <author> | |
30 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
31 | <firstname>Lennart</firstname> | |
32 | <surname>Poettering</surname> | |
33 | <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> | |
34 | </author> | |
35 | </authorgroup> | |
36 | </refentryinfo> | |
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38 | <refmeta> |
39 | <refentrytitle>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refentrytitle> | |
40 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> | |
41 | </refmeta> | |
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43 | <refnamediv> |
44 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refname> | |
45 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.path</refname> | |
46 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</refname> | |
47 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</refname> | |
48 | <refpurpose>Query the user for system passwords on the | |
49 | console and via wall</refpurpose> | |
50 | </refnamediv> | |
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52 | <refsynopsisdiv> |
53 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename></para> | |
54 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.path</filename></para> | |
55 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename></para> | |
56 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</filename></para> | |
57 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
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59 | <refsect1> |
60 | <title>Description</title> | |
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62 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename> is |
63 | a system service that queries the user for system passwords (such | |
64 | as hard disk encryption keys and SSL certificate passphrases) on | |
65 | the console. It is intended to be used during boot to ensure | |
66 | proper handling of passwords necessary for boot. | |
67 | <filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename> is a system | |
68 | service that informs all logged in users for system passwords via | |
69 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
70 | It is intended to be used after boot to ensure that users are | |
71 | properly notified.</para> | |
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73 | <para>See the <ulink |
74 | url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents"> | |
75 | developer documentation</ulink> for more information about the | |
76 | system password logic.</para> | |
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78 | <para>Note that these services invoke |
79 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
80 | with either the <command>--watch --console</command> or | |
81 | <command>--watch --wall</command> command line parameters.</para> | |
82 | </refsect1> | |
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84 | <refsect1> |
85 | <title>See Also</title> | |
86 | <para> | |
87 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
88 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
89 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
90 | </para> | |
91 | </refsect1> | |
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93 | </refentry> |