systemd-ask-password

Query the user for a system password. More information: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-ask-password.html.

• Query a system password with a specific message:

systemd-ask-password "message"

• Specify an identifier for the password query:

systemd-ask-password --id=identifier "message"

• Use a kernel keyring key name as a cache for the password:

systemd-ask-password --keyname=key_name "message"

• Set a custom timeout for the password query:

systemd-ask-password --timeout=seconds "message"

• Force the use of an agent system and never ask on current TTY:

systemd-ask-password --no-tty "message"

• Store a password in the kernel keyring without displaying it:

systemd-ask-password --no-output --keyname=key_name "message"