SYSTEMD-TTY-ASK-PASSWORD-AGENT(1) systemd-tty-ask-password-agent NAME 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 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). OPTIONS 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. 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 https://systemd.io/PASSWORD_AGENTS/ systemd 256.7 SYSTEMD-TTY-ASK-PASSWORD-AGENT(1)