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2 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" | |
12b42c76 | 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> |
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25 | xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> |
26 | ||
27 | <refentryinfo> | |
28 | <title>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</title> | |
29 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
30 | ||
31 | <authorgroup> | |
32 | <author> | |
33 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
34 | <firstname>Lennart</firstname> | |
35 | <surname>Poettering</surname> | |
36 | <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> | |
37 | </author> | |
38 | </authorgroup> | |
39 | </refentryinfo> | |
40 | ||
41 | <refmeta> | |
42 | <refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle> | |
43 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> | |
44 | </refmeta> | |
45 | ||
46 | <refnamediv> | |
47 | <refname>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refname> | |
48 | <refpurpose>List or process pending systemd password requests</refpurpose> | |
49 | </refnamediv> | |
50 | ||
51 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
52 | <cmdsynopsis> | |
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53 | <command>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</command> |
54 | <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> | |
55 | <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">VARIABLE=VALUE</arg> | |
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56 | </cmdsynopsis> |
57 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
58 | ||
59 | <refsect1> | |
60 | <title>Description</title> | |
61 | ||
62 | <para><command>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</command> is a | |
63 | password agent that handles password requests of the system, for | |
64 | example for hard disk encryption passwords or SSL certificate | |
65 | passwords that need to be queried at boot-time or during | |
66 | runtime.</para> | |
67 | ||
68 | <para><command>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</command> implements | |
28a0ad81 | 69 | the <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">Password |
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70 | Agents Specification</ulink>, and is one of many possible response agents which |
71 | answer to queries formulated with | |
72 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-ask-password</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
73 | </para> | |
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74 | </refsect1> |
75 | ||
76 | <refsect1> | |
77 | <title>Options</title> | |
78 | ||
79 | <para>The following options are understood:</para> | |
80 | ||
81 | <variablelist> | |
82 | <varlistentry> | |
83 | <term><option>--list</option></term> | |
84 | ||
85 | <listitem><para>Lists all currently pending system password requests.</para></listitem> | |
86 | </varlistentry> | |
87 | ||
88 | <varlistentry> | |
89 | <term><option>--query</option></term> | |
90 | ||
91 | <listitem><para>Process all currently pending system password | |
92 | requests by querying the user on the calling | |
93 | TTY.</para></listitem> | |
94 | </varlistentry> | |
95 | ||
96 | <varlistentry> | |
97 | <term><option>--watch</option></term> | |
98 | ||
99 | <listitem><para>Continuously process password | |
100 | requests.</para></listitem> | |
101 | </varlistentry> | |
102 | ||
103 | <varlistentry> | |
104 | <term><option>--wall</option></term> | |
105 | ||
106 | <listitem><para>Forward password requests to | |
107 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
108 | instead of querying the user on the calling | |
109 | TTY.</para></listitem> | |
110 | </varlistentry> | |
111 | ||
112 | <varlistentry> | |
113 | <term><option>--plymouth</option></term> | |
114 | ||
115 | <listitem><para>Ask question with | |
116 | <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
117 | instead of querying the user on the calling | |
118 | TTY.</para></listitem> | |
119 | </varlistentry> | |
120 | ||
121 | <varlistentry> | |
122 | <term><option>--console</option></term> | |
123 | ||
124 | <listitem><para>Ask question on | |
125 | <filename>/dev/console</filename> instead of querying the user | |
126 | on the calling TTY. </para></listitem> | |
127 | </varlistentry> | |
128 | ||
129 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" /> | |
130 | <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" /> | |
131 | </variablelist> | |
132 | ||
133 | </refsect1> | |
134 | ||
135 | <refsect1> | |
136 | <title>Exit status</title> | |
137 | ||
138 | <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure | |
139 | code otherwise.</para> | |
140 | </refsect1> | |
141 | ||
142 | <refsect1> | |
143 | <title>See Also</title> | |
144 | <para> | |
145 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
146 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
147 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
148 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
149 | <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
150 | </para> | |
151 | </refsect1> | |
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152 | |
153 | </refentry> |