# phpman > man > systemd-tty-ask-password-agent(1)

> **TLDR:** List or process pending systemd password requests.
>
- List all currently pending system password requests:
  `systemd-tty-ask-password-agent --list`
- Continuously process password requests:
  `systemd-tty-ask-password-agent --watch`
- Process all currently pending system password requests by querying the user on the calling TTY:
  `systemd-tty-ask-password-agent --query`
- Forward password requests to wall instead of querying the user on the calling TTY:
  `systemd-tty-ask-password-agent --wall`

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## NAME
       systemd-tty-ask-password-agent - List or process pending systemd password requests

## SYNOPSIS
       **systemd-tty-ask-password-agent** [OPTIONS...] [VARIABLE=VALUE...]

## DESCRIPTION
       **systemd-tty-ask-password-agent** 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.

       **systemd-tty-ask-password-agent** implements the **Password** **Agents** **Specification**[1], and is one of
       many possible response agents which answer to queries formulated with **systemd-ask-**
       [**password**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/password/1/markdown).

## OPTIONS
       The following options are understood:

### --list
           Lists all currently pending system password requests.

### --query
           Process all currently pending system password requests by querying the user on the
           calling TTY.

### --watch
           Continuously process password requests.

### --wall
           Forward password requests to [**wall**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/wall/1/markdown) instead of querying the user on the calling TTY.

### --plymouth
           Ask question with [**plymouth**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/plymouth/8/markdown) instead of querying the user on the calling TTY.

       **--console**[=_DEVICE_]
           Ask question on TTY _DEVICE_ instead of querying the user on the calling TTY. If _DEVICE_ is
           not specified, /dev/console will be used.

### -h --help
           Print a short help text and exit.

### --version
           Print a short version string and exit.

## EXIT STATUS
       On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure code otherwise.

## SEE ALSO
       [**systemd**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd/1/markdown), [**systemctl**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemctl/1/markdown), [**systemd-ask-password-console.service**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd-ask-password-console.service/8/markdown), [**wall**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/wall/1/markdown), [**plymouth**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/plymouth/8/markdown)

## NOTES
        1. Password Agents Specification
           <https://systemd.io/PASSWORD_AGENTS/>



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