X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemctl.xml;h=10e0f82441368eb8460b260e7692fbbb96963bd5;hp=cdf4f5cd2901587a4f6c7cee4ff9298848f0af7d;hb=de58283f71162d3e6522b67e044f8f9ee9fdf066;hpb=59cddb23385b583ae8a9db9d2b10e211ab48495e diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml index cdf4f5cd2..10e0f8244 100644 --- a/man/systemctl.xml +++ b/man/systemctl.xml @@ -241,6 +241,29 @@ changes. + + + + When used with + start and related + commands, disables asking for + passwords. Background services may + require input of a password or + passphrase string, for example to + unlock system hard disks or + cryptographic certificates. Unless + this option is specified and the + command is invoked from a terminal + systemctl will + query the user on the terminal for the + necessary secrets. Use this option to + switch this behaviour off. In this + case the password must be supplied by + some other means (for example + graphical password agents) or the + service might fail. + +