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<a href="../libudev/index.html">gudev </a><span style="float:right">systemd 217</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
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="idm214167738832"></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 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. <code class="filename">systemd-ask-password-wall.service</code>
is a system service that informs all logged in users
for system passwords via
<a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/wall.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">wall</span>(1)</span></a>. It
is intended to be used after boot to ensure that users
are properly notified.</p><p>See the <a class="ulink" href="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents" target="_top">
developer documentation</a> for more information
about the system password logic.</p><p>Note that these services invoke
<a href="systemd-tty-ask-password-agent.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</span>(1)</span></a>
with either the <span class="command"><strong>--watch --console</strong></span>
or <span class="command"><strong>--watch --wall</strong></span> command line
parameters.</p></div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idm214167730880"></a><h2 id="See Also">See Also<a class="headerlink" title="Permalink to this headline" href="#See%20Also"></a></h2><p>
<a href="systemd.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd</span>(1)</span></a>,
<a href="systemd-tty-ask-password-agent.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</span>(1)</span></a>,
<a href="http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/wall.1.html"><span class="citerefentry"><span class="refentrytitle">wall</span>(1)</span></a>
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