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  22   <a href="../libudev/index.html">gudev </a><span style="float:right">systemd 219</span><hr><div class="refentry"><a name="systemd-ask-password-console.service"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>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
  23     console and via wall</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><p><code class="filename">systemd-ask-password-console.service</code></p><p><code class="filename">systemd-ask-password-console.path</code></p><p><code class="filename">systemd-ask-password-wall.service</code></p><p><code class="filename">systemd-ask-password-wall.path</code></p></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm139991032370336"></a><h2 id="Description">Description<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#Description">¶</a></h2><p><code class="filename">systemd-ask-password-console.service</code> is
  24     a system service that queries the user for system passwords (such
  25     as hard disk encryption keys and SSL certificate passphrases) on
  26     the console. It is intended to be used during boot to ensure
  27     proper handling of passwords necessary for boot.
  28     <code class="filename">systemd-ask-password-wall.service</code> is a system
  29     service that informs all logged in users for system passwords via
  30     <a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/wall.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">wall</span>(1)</span></a>.
  31     It is intended to be used after boot to ensure that users are
  32     properly notified.</p><p>See the <a class="ulink" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents" target="_top">
  33     developer documentation</a> for more information about the
  34     system password logic.</p><p>Note that these services invoke
  35     <a href="systemd-tty-ask-password-agent.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</span>(1)</span></a>
  36     with either the <span class="command"><strong>--watch --console</strong></span> or
  37     <span class="command"><strong>--watch --wall</strong></span> command line parameters.</p></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm139991032362528"></a><h2 id="See Also">See Also<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#See%20Also">¶</a></h2><p>
  38       <a href="systemd.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd</span>(1)</span></a>,
  39       <a href="systemd-tty-ask-password-agent.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</span>(1)</span></a>,
  40       <a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/wall.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">wall</span>(1)</span></a>
  41     </p></div></div></body></html>