[systemd-devel] systemd-tty-ask-password-agent, new warning

[Dave Howorth]

On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 18:02:56 +0000
"James Muir (jamesmui)" <jamesmui at 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?