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2 | <!--*-nxml-*--> | |
3 | <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" | |
4 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> | |
5 | <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ --> | |
6 | <refentry id="systemd-ask-password-console.service"> | |
7 | ||
8 | <refentryinfo> | |
9 | <title>systemd-ask-password-console.service</title> | |
10 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
11 | </refentryinfo> | |
12 | ||
13 | <refmeta> | |
14 | <refentrytitle>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refentrytitle> | |
15 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> | |
16 | </refmeta> | |
17 | ||
18 | <refnamediv> | |
19 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refname> | |
20 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.path</refname> | |
21 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</refname> | |
22 | <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</refname> | |
23 | <refpurpose>Query the user for system passwords on the | |
24 | console and via wall</refpurpose> | |
25 | </refnamediv> | |
26 | ||
27 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
28 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename></para> | |
29 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.path</filename></para> | |
30 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename></para> | |
31 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</filename></para> | |
32 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
33 | ||
34 | <refsect1> | |
35 | <title>Description</title> | |
36 | ||
37 | <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename> is | |
38 | a system service that queries the user for system passwords (such | |
39 | as hard disk encryption keys and SSL certificate passphrases) on | |
40 | the console. It is intended to be used during boot to ensure | |
41 | proper handling of passwords necessary for boot. | |
42 | <filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename> is a system | |
43 | service that informs all logged in users for system passwords via | |
44 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
45 | It is intended to be used after boot to ensure that users are | |
46 | properly notified.</para> | |
47 | ||
48 | <para>See the <ulink | |
49 | url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents"> | |
50 | developer documentation</ulink> for more information about the | |
51 | system password logic.</para> | |
52 | ||
53 | <para>Note that these services invoke | |
54 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
55 | with either the <command>--watch --console</command> or | |
56 | <command>--watch --wall</command> command line parameters.</para> | |
57 | </refsect1> | |
58 | ||
59 | <refsect1> | |
60 | <title>See Also</title> | |
61 | <para> | |
62 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
63 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
64 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
65 | </para> | |
66 | </refsect1> | |
67 | ||
68 | </refentry> |