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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!--
+ SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+-->
+<refentry id="systemd-ask-password-console.service">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-ask-password-console.service</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-ask-password-console.path</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Query the user for system passwords on the
+ console and via wall</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.path</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.path</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-ask-password-console.service</filename> 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.
+ <filename>systemd-ask-password-wall.service</filename> is a system
+ service that informs all logged in users for system passwords via
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ It is intended to be used after boot to ensure that users are
+ properly notified.</para>
+
+ <para>See the <ulink
+ url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">
+ developer documentation</ulink> for more information about the
+ system password logic.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that these services invoke
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ with either the <command>--watch --console</command> or
+ <command>--watch --wall</command> command line parameters.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>