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    SYSTEMD-TTY-ASK-PASSWORD-AGENT

    WillieBy Updated:No Comments1 Min Read

    NAME

    systemd-tty-ask-password-agent – List or process pending systemd password requests  

    SYNOPSIS

    systemd-tty-ask-password-agent [OPTIONS…] [VARIABLE=VALUE…]
     

    DESCRIPTION

    systemd-tty-ask-password-agent

    is a password agent that handles password requests of the system, for example for hard disk encryption passwords or SSL certificate passwords that need to be queried at boot-time or during runtime.

    systemd-tty-ask-password-agent implements the m[blue]Password Agents Specificationm[][1].  

    OPTIONS

    The following options are understood:

    –list

    Lists all currently pending system password requests.

    –query

    Process all currently pending system password requests by querying the user on the calling TTY.

    –watch

    Continuously process password requests.

    –wall

    Forward password requests to wall(1) instead of querying the user on the calling TTY.

    –plymouth

    Ask question with plymouth(8) instead of querying the user on the calling TTY.

    –console

    Ask question on /dev/console instead of querying the user on the calling TTY.

    -h, –help

    Print a short help text and exit.

    –version

    Print a short version string and exit.
     

    EXIT STATUS

    On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

    NOTES

    1.
    Password Agents Specification
    http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents

    Willie has over 15 years of experience in Linux system administration and DevOps. After managing infrastructure for startups and enterprises alike, he founded Command Linux to share the practical knowledge he wished he had when starting out. He oversees content strategy and contributes guides on server management, automation, and security.

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