The path and file exists and is a 64-bit ELF executable. But I am getting the same error. /usr/bin/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent not found. I tried running it, and it returns with no error. What gives?
/usr/bin/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent
echo $?
0

> systemd[1]: initrd.target: Requested dependency OnFailure=emergency.target ignored (target units cannot fail).

This is already fixed in git master.

> systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-ask-password-console.service:12: Executable "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" not found in path "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin"

I think the message is from the initramfs. You didn't explicitly say, but
that seems to be a good explanation. When an absolute path is given, systemd
does not verify that the executable is present until the service is started.
If just the name is given, it'll search for the executable when loading the unit
and possibly fail.

"sudo lsinitrd|grep ask-password" confirms that the unit file is installed, but
not the binary. Seems to be a bug in dracut, it should not install one without
the other.

This should be already fixed in upstream, see https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut/commit/16abea2592d7fee6166660098b647356d5a4cc14, it just needs to get into Fedora as well.

Ah, nice!

Proposed as a Blocker for 32-final by Fedora user chrismurphy using the blocker tracking app because:

 Final: "All system services present after installation with one of the release-blocking package sets must start properly, unless they require hardware which is not present."

dracut-050-1.fc32 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-e8ed29f8bc

Discussed during the 2020-03-09 blocker review meeting: [0]

The decision to delay the classification of this as a blocker bug was made as it's not clear whether/when this actually manifests as a failed service in systemctl --failed, and it's also not clear what its practical effect is. Also, anaconda team has alerted us that dracut 050 breaks kickstart installs, so we cannot simply pull in dracut 050 to fix this. With all of those considerations, we will punt on this for now to try and investigate the bug further and come up with a plan.

[0] https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-blocker-review/2020-03-09/f32-blocker-review.2020-03-09-16.01.txt

FEDORA-2020-529e8e2f53 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 32. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-529e8e2f53

dracut-050-2.fc32 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
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You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-529e8e2f53

FEDORA-2020-529e8e2f53 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 32. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-529e8e2f53

dracut-050-25.git20200313.fc32 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
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FEDORA-2020-c7a820c8ab has been submitted as an update to Fedora 32. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-c7a820c8ab

Discussed during the 2020-03-16 blocker review meeting: [0]

The decision to delay the classification of this as a blocker bug was made as we don't have all the info we need to make a decision yet. We will check in with cmurf on the details of the bug, and the anaconda team on whether they're happy with the current dracut 050 update as it stands.

[0] https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-blocker-review/2020-03-16/f32-blocker-review.2020-03-16-16.03.txt

dracut-050-26.git20200316.fc32 has been pushed to the Fedora 32 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for
instructions on how to install test updates.
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2020-c7a820c8ab

Discussed during the 2020-03-23 blocker review meeting: [0]

The decision to delay the classification of this as a blocker bug was made as we still don't have follow up on this. This time we'll "needinfo" cmurf expressly to check it out further and also see if the update fixes it.

[0] https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-blocker-review/2020-03-23/f32-blocker-review.2020-03-23-16.00.txt

Fedora-Workstation-Live-x86_64-32-20200323.n.0.iso

Still present. But the unit is not failed according to systemctl. The criterion says units must start properly. Is this starting properly even if it's not a failed unit?

$ sudo systemctl status systemd-ask-password-console.service
● systemd-ask-password-console.service - Dispatch Password Requests to Console
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-ask-password-console.service; static; vendor preset: disabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
TriggeredBy: ● systemd-ask-password-console.path
       Docs: man:systemd-ask-password-console.service(8)

Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-ask-password-console.service:12: Executable "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" not found in >
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-ask-password-console.service: Unit configuration has fatal error, unit will not be started.
$ 


----


$ sudo journalctl -b | grep console
Mar 23 14:04:22 localhost.localdomain kernel: printk: console [tty0] enabled
Mar 23 14:04:22 localhost.localdomain kernel: fbcon: Deferring console take-over
Mar 23 14:04:22 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-ask-password-console.service:12: Executable "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" not found in path "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin"
Mar 23 14:04:22 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-ask-password-console.service: Unit configuration has fatal error, unit will not be started.
Mar 23 14:04:22 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-vconsole-setup.service: Succeeded.
Mar 23 14:04:22 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[309]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Function not implemented
Mar 23 14:04:22 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[309]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles
Mar 23 14:04:22 localhost.localdomain kernel: qxl 0000:00:01.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain kernel: fbcon: Deferring console take-over
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[415]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Function not implemented
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[415]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-ask-password-console.service:12: Executable "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" not found in path "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin"
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-ask-password-console.service: Unit configuration has fatal error, unit will not be started.
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[514]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Invalid argument
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[514]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-vconsole-setup.service: Succeeded.
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=kernel msg='unit=systemd-vconsole-setup comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Mar 23 14:04:23 localhost.localdomain audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=kernel msg='unit=systemd-vconsole-setup comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Mar 23 14:04:24 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-vconsole-setup.service: Succeeded.
Mar 23 14:04:24 localhost.localdomain audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-vconsole-setup comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Mar 23 14:04:24 localhost.localdomain audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-vconsole-setup comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
Mar 23 14:04:24 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[558]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Invalid argument
Mar 23 14:04:24 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[558]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles
Mar 23 14:04:25 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[615]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Invalid argument
Mar 23 14:04:25 localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[615]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles
$

This compose comes with dracut-049-27.git20181204.fc32.2.x86_64, but it's not fixed with dracut-050-26.git20200316.fc32.x86_64 following software updates.


# journalctl -b -o short-monotonic | grep console
[    0.062255] localhost.localdomain kernel: printk: console [tty0] enabled
[    0.820443] localhost.localdomain kernel: fbcon: Deferring console take-over
[    1.845273] localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-ask-password-console.service:12: Executable "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" not found in path "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin"
[    1.845277] localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-ask-password-console.service: Unit configuration has fatal error, unit will not be started.
[    1.929284] localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-vconsole-setup.service: Succeeded.
[    2.143856] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[309]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Function not implemented
[    2.144022] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[309]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles
[    2.439854] localhost.localdomain kernel: qxl 0000:00:01.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
[    2.448821] localhost.localdomain kernel: fbcon: Deferring console take-over
[    2.511318] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[418]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Invalid argument
[    2.511618] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[418]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles
[    2.715383] localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-ask-password-console.service:12: Executable "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" not found in path "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin"
[    2.715486] localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-ask-password-console.service: Unit configuration has fatal error, unit will not be started.
[    2.911270] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[516]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Invalid argument
[    2.911592] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[516]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles
[    2.912547] localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: systemd-vconsole-setup.service: Succeeded.
[    2.912930] localhost.localdomain audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=kernel msg='unit=systemd-vconsole-setup comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[    2.913005] localhost.localdomain audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=kernel msg='unit=systemd-vconsole-setup comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[    4.520868] localhost.localdomain audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-vconsole-setup comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success'
[    4.522852] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[560]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Invalid argument
[    4.523098] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[560]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles
[    5.041193] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[609]: KD_FONT_OP_GET failed while trying to get the font metadata: Invalid argument
[    5.041515] localhost.localdomain systemd-vconsole-setup[609]: Fonts will not be copied to remaining consoles

Did you rebuild initramfs after the update?

Nope. Just did that and now the problem doesn't happen.

Yay - can you karma the update so we can push it stable and sweep this all under the carpet? :D

FEDORA-2020-c7a820c8ab has been pushed to the Fedora 32 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

*** Bug 1817263 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***