SYSTEMD-ASK-PASSWORD-CONSOLE.SERVICE(8)d-console.serviceD-CONSOLE.SERVICE(8)
systemd-ask-password-console.service, systemd-ask-password-
console.path, systemd-ask-password-wall.service, systemd-ask-
password-wall.path - Query the user for system passwords on the
console and via wall
systemd-ask-password-console.service
systemd-ask-password-console.path
systemd-ask-password-wall.service
systemd-ask-password-wall.path
systemd-ask-password-console.service is a system service that queries
the user for system passwords (such as hard disk encryption keys and
SSL certificate passphrases) on the console. It is intended to be
used during boot to ensure proper handling of passwords necessary for
boot. systemd-ask-password-wall.service is a system service that
informs all logged in users for system passwords via wall(1). It is
intended to be used after boot to ensure that users are properly
notified.
See the developer documentation[1] for more information about the
system password logic.
Note that these services invoke systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1)
with either the --watch --console or --watch --wall command line
parameters.
systemd(1), systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1), wall(1)
1. developer documentation
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents
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Pages that refer to this page: systemd-ask-password(1), systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1), systemd.directives(7), systemd.index(7)