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1<?xml version="1.0"?>
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22<refentry id="systemd-ask-password-console.service">
23
24 <refentryinfo>
25 <title>systemd-ask-password-console.service</title>
26 <productname>systemd</productname>
27
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>
37
38 <refmeta>
39 <refentrytitle>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refentrytitle>
40 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
41 </refmeta>
42
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
34511ca7 49 console and via wall</refpurpose>
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50 </refnamediv>
51
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>
58
59 <refsect1>
60 <title>Description</title>
61
62 <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename>
63 is a system service that queries the user for system
64 passwords (such as hard disk encryption keys and SSL
65 certificate passphrases) on the console. It is
66 intended to be used during boot to ensure proper
67 handling of passwords necessary for
68 boot. <filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename>
69 is a system service that informs all logged in users
70 for system passwords via
71 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. It
72 is intended to be used after boot to ensure that users
73 are properly notified.</para>
74
75 <para>See the <ulink
76 url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">
77 developer documentation</ulink> for more information
78 about the system password logic.</para>
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79
80 <para>Note that these services invoke
6c242857 81 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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82 with either the <command>--watch --console</command>
83 or <command>--watch --wall</command> command line
c52f663b 84 parameters.</para>
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85 </refsect1>
86
87 <refsect1>
88 <title>See Also</title>
89 <para>
90 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
6c242857 91 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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92 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
93 </para>
94 </refsect1>
95
96</refentry>