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

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

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 Password Agents Specification[1], and is one of many possible response agents which answer to queries formulated with *systemd-ask-password*(1).

The following options are understood:

–list

Lists all currently pending system password requests.

Added in version 186.

–query

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

Added in version 186.

–watch

Continuously process password requests.

Added in version 186.

–wall

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

Added in version 186.

–plymouth

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

Added in version 186.

–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.

Added in version 186.

-h, –help

Print a short help text and exit.

–version

Print a short version string and exit.

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

*systemd*(1), *systemctl*(1), *systemd-ask-password-console.service*(8), *wall*(1), *plymouth*(8)

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Password Agents Specification https://systemd.io/PASSWORD_AGENTS/