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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], and is one of many possible response agents which
20       answer to queries formulated with systemd-ask-password(1).
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OPTIONS

23       The following options are understood:
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25       --list
26           Lists all currently pending system password requests.
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29           Process all currently pending system password requests by querying
30           the user on the calling TTY.
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32       --watch
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36           Forward password requests to wall(1) instead of querying the user
37           on the calling TTY.
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39       --plymouth
40           Ask question with plymouth(8) instead of querying the user on the
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44           Ask question on /dev/console instead of querying the user on the
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47       -h, --help
48           Print a short help text and exit.
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50       --version
51           Print a short version string and exit.
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EXIT STATUS

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

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

61        1. Password Agents Specification
62           https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents
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