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2 | <!--*-nxml-*--> | |
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5 | SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ |
6 | ||
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7 | This file is part of systemd. |
8 | ||
9 | Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering | |
10 | ||
11 | systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it | |
12 | under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by | |
13 | the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or | |
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18 | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU | |
19 | Lesser General Public License for more details. | |
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21 | You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License | |
22 | along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. | |
23 | --> | |
24 | <refentry id="systemd-ask-password-console.service"> | |
25 | ||
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26 | <refentryinfo> |
27 | <title>systemd-ask-password-console.service</title> | |
28 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
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30 | <authorgroup> |
31 | <author> | |
32 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
33 | <firstname>Lennart</firstname> | |
34 | <surname>Poettering</surname> | |
35 | <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> | |
36 | </author> | |
37 | </authorgroup> | |
38 | </refentryinfo> | |
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40 | <refmeta> |
41 | <refentrytitle>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refentrytitle> | |
42 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> | |
43 | </refmeta> | |
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45 | <refnamediv> |
46 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refname> | |
47 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.path</refname> | |
48 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</refname> | |
49 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</refname> | |
50 | <refpurpose>Query the user for system passwords on the | |
51 | console and via wall</refpurpose> | |
52 | </refnamediv> | |
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54 | <refsynopsisdiv> |
55 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename></para> | |
56 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.path</filename></para> | |
57 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename></para> | |
58 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</filename></para> | |
59 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
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61 | <refsect1> |
62 | <title>Description</title> | |
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64 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename> is |
65 | a system service that queries the user for system passwords (such | |
66 | as hard disk encryption keys and SSL certificate passphrases) on | |
67 | the console. It is intended to be used during boot to ensure | |
68 | proper handling of passwords necessary for boot. | |
69 | <filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename> is a system | |
70 | service that informs all logged in users for system passwords via | |
71 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
72 | It is intended to be used after boot to ensure that users are | |
73 | properly notified.</para> | |
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798d3a52 | 75 | <para>See the <ulink |
28a0ad81 | 76 | url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents"> |
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77 | developer documentation</ulink> for more information about the |
78 | system password logic.</para> | |
c52f663b | 79 | |
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80 | <para>Note that these services invoke |
81 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
82 | with either the <command>--watch --console</command> or | |
83 | <command>--watch --wall</command> command line parameters.</para> | |
84 | </refsect1> | |
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86 | <refsect1> |
87 | <title>See Also</title> | |
88 | <para> | |
89 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
90 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
91 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
92 | </para> | |
93 | </refsect1> | |
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94 | |
95 | </refentry> |