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NAME

6       systemd-tty-ask-password-agent - List or process pending systemd
7       password requests
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SYNOPSIS

10       systemd-tty-ask-password-agent [OPTIONS...] [VARIABLE=VALUE...]
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DESCRIPTION

13       systemd-tty-ask-password-agent is a password agent that handles
14       password requests of the system, for example for hard disk encryption
15       passwords or SSL certificate passwords that need to be queried at
16       boot-time or during runtime.
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18       systemd-tty-ask-password-agent implements the Password Agents
19       Specification[1].
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OPTIONS

22       The following options are understood:
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24       --list
25           Lists all currently pending system password requests.
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27       --query
28           Process all currently pending system password requests by querying
29           the user on the calling TTY.
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31       --watch
32           Continuously process password requests.
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34       --wall
35           Forward password requests to wall(1) instead of querying the user
36           on the calling TTY.
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38       --plymouth
39           Ask question with plymouth(8) instead of querying the user on the
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43           Ask question on /dev/console instead of querying the user on the
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46       -h, --help
47           Print a short help text and exit.
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49       --version
50           Print a short version string and exit.
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EXIT STATUS

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

56       systemd(1), systemctl(1), systemd-ask-password-console.service(8),
57       wall(1), plymouth(8)
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NOTES

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