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572eb058 | 5 | SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ |
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7 | <refentry id="systemd-ask-password-console.service"> | |
8 | ||
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9 | <refentryinfo> |
10 | <title>systemd-ask-password-console.service</title> | |
11 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
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13 | <authorgroup> |
14 | <author> | |
15 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
16 | <firstname>Lennart</firstname> | |
17 | <surname>Poettering</surname> | |
18 | <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> | |
19 | </author> | |
20 | </authorgroup> | |
21 | </refentryinfo> | |
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23 | <refmeta> |
24 | <refentrytitle>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refentrytitle> | |
25 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> | |
26 | </refmeta> | |
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28 | <refnamediv> |
29 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refname> | |
30 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.path</refname> | |
31 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</refname> | |
32 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</refname> | |
33 | <refpurpose>Query the user for system passwords on the | |
34 | console and via wall</refpurpose> | |
35 | </refnamediv> | |
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37 | <refsynopsisdiv> |
38 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename></para> | |
39 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.path</filename></para> | |
40 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename></para> | |
41 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</filename></para> | |
42 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
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44 | <refsect1> |
45 | <title>Description</title> | |
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47 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename> is |
48 | a system service that queries the user for system passwords (such | |
49 | as hard disk encryption keys and SSL certificate passphrases) on | |
50 | the console. It is intended to be used during boot to ensure | |
51 | proper handling of passwords necessary for boot. | |
52 | <filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename> is a system | |
53 | service that informs all logged in users for system passwords via | |
54 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
55 | It is intended to be used after boot to ensure that users are | |
56 | properly notified.</para> | |
7df46b2a | 57 | |
798d3a52 | 58 | <para>See the <ulink |
28a0ad81 | 59 | url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents"> |
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60 | developer documentation</ulink> for more information about the |
61 | system password logic.</para> | |
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63 | <para>Note that these services invoke |
64 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
65 | with either the <command>--watch --console</command> or | |
66 | <command>--watch --wall</command> command line parameters.</para> | |
67 | </refsect1> | |
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69 | <refsect1> |
70 | <title>See Also</title> | |
71 | <para> | |
72 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
73 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
74 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
75 | </para> | |
76 | </refsect1> | |
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77 | |
78 | </refentry> |