systemd-tty-ask-password-agent (1) Linux Manual Page
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 systemd-tty-ask-password-agent implements the m[blue]Password Agents Specificationm[][1], and is one of many possible response agents which answer to queries formulated with systemd-ask-password(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[=DEVICE]
- Ask question on TTY DEVICE instead of querying the user on the calling TTY. If DEVICE is not specified, /dev/console will be used.
-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.See Also
systemd(1), systemctl(1), systemd-ask-password-console.service(8), wall(1), plymouth(8)Notes
- 1.
- Password Agents Specification