X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemd-ask-password.xml;h=448df621005bb7693a422549b1dcf28fa673f40c;hp=563f9d5d61cdd0cb3a9d43557730f7311fe97e0e;hb=bf3d3e2bb7ae2d3854be57f28dd1403c8f7e4c3c;hpb=c93350728e822c3da7522664cf0a0e0ee10509fa diff --git a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml b/man/systemd-ask-password.xml index 563f9d5d6..448df6210 100644 --- a/man/systemd-ask-password.xml +++ b/man/systemd-ask-password.xml @@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ along with systemd; If not, see . --> - + systemd-ask-password @@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ 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 + password on the TTY and print it to standard output. When run with no TTY or with it will query the password system-wide and allow active users to respond via several agents. The latter is @@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ 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 - wall1 + wall1 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 @@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/PasswordAgents">systemd Password Agent Specification. - If a password is queried on a TTY the user may + 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. @@ -103,14 +104,6 @@ The following options are understood: - - - - - Prints a short help - text and exits. - - @@ -133,6 +126,17 @@ + + + + Echo the user input + instead of masking it. This is useful + when using + systemd-ask-password + to query for usernames. + + + @@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ - If passed accept + If passed, accept cached passwords, i.e. passwords previously typed in. @@ -160,6 +164,8 @@ output one password per line. + + @@ -167,7 +173,7 @@ Exit status - On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure + On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise. @@ -176,8 +182,8 @@ systemd1, systemctl1, - plymouth8, - wall1 + plymouth8, + wall1