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diff --git a/man/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent.xml b/man/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..2ada6475f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent.xml @@ -0,0 +1,166 @@ +<?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 2010 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-tty-ask-password-agent"> + + <refentryinfo> + <title>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</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-tty-ask-password-agent</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>1</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</refname> + <refpurpose>List or process pending systemd password requests</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">VARIABLE=VALUE</arg></command> + </cmdsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para><command>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</command> + 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.</para> + + <para><command>systemd-tty-ask-password-agent</command> + implements the <ulink + url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">Password + Agents Specification</ulink>.</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>--version</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Prints a short version + string and exits.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--list</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Lists all currently pending system password requests.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--query</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Process all currently + pending system password requests by + querying the user on the calling + TTY.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--watch</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Continuously process + password requests.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--wall</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Forward password + requests to + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + instead of querying the user on the + calling TTY.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--plymouth</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Ask question with + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + instead of querying the user on the + calling TTY.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--console</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Ask question on + <filename>/dev/console</filename> + instead of querying the user on the + calling TTY. </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>systemd-ask-password-console.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>wall</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |