On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 18:02:56 +0000 "James Muir (jamesmui)" <james...@cisco.com> wrote: > >> Is systemd-tty-ask-password still an optional component? > >> > >> Is this new behaviour (where systemd-tty-ask-password is > >> repeatedly executed) intentional? > > > > It is not new behavior. systemctl did it for as long as I > > remember. > > Okay. But the display of the warning is new behaviour. > > Was the warning just not visible or not generated before? > > Should systemd-tty-ask-password not be considered an optional > component?
Is systemd-tty-ask-password real or a typo? I can find docs for systemd-tty-ask-password-agent and for systemd-ask-password but not for systemd-tty-ask-password. Also if you're already in a root session, why is it asking for more authentication?
