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remove stale live.password_dialog and live.password_systemd #63

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/devel/live_iso.md
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Expand Up @@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ You can define the password directly on the boot command line. There are two opt
You can enter your password during boot in an interactive session. Again, there
are two options:

- Use `live.password_dialog` boot option to start an interactive dialog during the boot process.
- Use `live.password_dialog=1` boot option to start an interactive dialog during the boot process.
This uses a nice dialog for entering and confirming the password. However, in some situations the
full screen dialog might not be displayed correctly or some messages might be displayed over it. In
that case you might use the `Ctrl+L` key shortcut to refresh the screen. If it still does not work
then try using the other option below.

- Use `live.password_systemd` boot option to ask for the password in a simple prompt. This is
- Use `live.password_systemd=1` boot option to ask for the password in a simple prompt. This is
similar to the option above, but the advantage is that this solution does not use a full screen
dialog but a single line prompt so it should work better in special environments like a serial
console.
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6 changes: 2 additions & 4 deletions docs/user/boot_options/index.md
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Expand Up @@ -114,24 +114,22 @@ inst.dud=label://UPDATES/package.rpm
avoids accidentally using the default password from the medium.
:::

- `live.password_dialog` Start an interactive dialog during the boot process. This uses a nice
- `live.password_dialog=1` Start an interactive dialog during the boot process. This uses a nice
dialog for entering and confirming the password. However, in some situations the full screen dialog
might not be displayed correctly or some messages might be displayed over it. In that case you might
use the `Ctrl+L` key shortcut to refresh the screen. If it still does not work then try using the
other option below.

```text
live.password_dialog
live.password_dialog=1
```

- `live.password_systemd` Ask for a password using a simple prompt. This is
- `live.password_systemd=1` Ask for a password using a simple prompt. This is
similar to the option above, but the advantage is that this solution does not use a full screen
dialog but a single line prompt so it should work better in special environments like a serial
console.

```text
live.password_systemd
live.password_systemd=1
```

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