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diff --git a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml b/man/systemd-ask-password.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 7b0b9ab809..0000000000 --- a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,183 +0,0 @@ -<?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"> - -<!-- - This file is part of systemd. - - Copyright 2011 Lennart Poettering - - systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it - under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by - the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or - (at your option) any later version. - - systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but - WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of - MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU - Lesser General Public License for more details. - - You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License - along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. ---> - -<refentry id="systemd-ask-password"> - - <refentryinfo> - <title>systemd-ask-password</title> - <productname>systemd</productname> - - <authorgroup> - <author> - <contrib>Developer</contrib> - <firstname>Lennart</firstname> - <surname>Poettering</surname> - <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> - </author> - </authorgroup> - </refentryinfo> - - <refmeta> - <refentrytitle>systemd-ask-password</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> - </refmeta> - - <refnamediv> - <refname>systemd-ask-password</refname> - <refpurpose>Query the user for a system password</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> - - <refsynopsisdiv> - <cmdsynopsis> - <command>systemd-ask-password <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="opt">MESSAGE</arg></command> - </cmdsynopsis> - </refsynopsisdiv> - - <refsect1> - <title>Description</title> - - <para><command>systemd-ask-password</command> may be - used to query a system password or passphrase from the - user, using a question message specified on the - command line. When run from a TTY it will query a - password on the TTY and print it to STDOUT. When run - with no TTY or with <option>--no-tty</option> it will - query the password system-wide and allow active users - to respond via several agents. The latter is - only available to privileged processes.</para> - - <para>The purpose of this tool is to query system-wide - passwords -- that is passwords not attached to a - specific user account. Examples include: unlocking - encrypted hard disks when they are plugged in or at - boot, entering an SSL certificate passphrase for web - and VPN servers.</para> - - <para>Existing agents are: a boot-time password agent - asking the user for passwords using Plymouth; a - boot-time password agent querying the user directly on - the console; an agent requesting password input via a - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> - message; an agent suitable for running in a GNOME - session; a command line agent which can be started - temporarily to process queued password requests; a TTY - agent that is temporarily spawned during - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> - invocations.</para> - - <para>Additional password agents may be implemented - according to the <ulink - url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">systemd - Password Agent Specification</ulink>.</para> - - <para>If a password is queried on a TTY the user may - press TAB to hide the asterisks normally shown for - each character typed. Pressing Backspace as first key - achieves the same effect.</para> - - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Options</title> - - <para>The following options are understood:</para> - - <variablelist> - <varlistentry> - <term><option>-h</option></term> - <term><option>--help</option></term> - - <listitem><para>Prints a short help - text and exits.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--icon=</option></term> - - <listitem><para>Specify an icon name - alongside the password query, which may - be used in all agents supporting - graphical display. The icon name - should follow the <ulink - url="http://standards.freedesktop.org/icon-naming-spec/icon-naming-spec-latest.html">XDG - Icon Naming - Specification</ulink>.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--timeout=</option></term> - - <listitem><para>Specify the query - timeout in seconds. Defaults to - 90s.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--no-tty</option></term> - - <listitem><para>Never ask for password - on current TTY even if one is - available. Always use agent - system.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--accept-cached</option></term> - - <listitem><para>If passed accept - cached passwords, i.e. passwords - previously typed in.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - - <varlistentry> - <term><option>--multiple</option></term> - - <listitem><para>When used in - conjunction with - <option>--accept-cached</option> - accept multiple passwords. This will - output one password per - line.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> - - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Exit status</title> - - <para>On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure - code otherwise.</para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>See Also</title> - <para> - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> - </para> - </refsect1> - -</refentry> |