On Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:35:54 -0400, didier gaumet wrote:
Therefore, is there a possibility that in your Archlinux system SSH is invoked 
with a -t option or a RequestTTY option in ssh_config, while in your Debian 
Trixie system, it is not?

Unfortunatelly not.

Even when using "-t" to my trixie systems, the problem remains.

$ ssh -t -l root some-host
Last login: Fri Oct 16 07:35:43 2026 from x.x.x.x
root@some-host:~# systemd-ask-password --no-tty --timeout 1 foobar
Failed to query password: Timer expired   # << No wall output here.
root@some-host:~# grep -i code /etc/os-release
VERSION_CODENAME=trixie
root@some-host:~#


$ ssh -t -l root arch
# systemd-ask-password --no-tty --timeout 1 gimmepassword

Broadcast message from root@jumphost (Fri 2026-10-16 07:53:21 CEST):

Password entry required for 'gimmepassword' (PID 61737).
Please enter password with the systemd-tty-ask-password-agent tool.

Failed to query password: Timer expired
# grep -i name /etc/os-release
NAME="Arch Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
#

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