1SYSTEMD-LOGIND.SERVICE(8)   systemd-logind.service   SYSTEMD-LOGIND.SERVICE(8)
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NAME

6       systemd-logind.service, systemd-logind - Login manager
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SYNOPSIS

9       systemd-logind.service
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11       /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind
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DESCRIPTION

14       systemd-logind is a system service that manages user logins. It is
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17       ·   Keeping track of users and sessions, their processes and their idle
18           state. This is implemented by allocating a systemd slice unit for
19           each user below user.slice, and a scope unit below it for each
20           concurrent session of a user. Also, a per-user service manager is
21           started as system service instance of user@.service for each logged
22           in user.
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24       ·   Generating and managing session IDs. If auditing is available and
25           an audit session ID is already set for a session, then this ID is
26           reused as the session ID. Otherwise, an independent session counter
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29       ·   Providing polkit[1]-based access for users for operations such as
30           system shutdown or sleep
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32       ·   Implementing a shutdown/sleep inhibition logic for applications
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34       ·   Handling of power/sleep hardware keys
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36       ·   Multi-seat management
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38       ·   Session switch management
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40       ·   Device access management for users
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42       ·   Automatic spawning of text logins (gettys) on virtual console
43           activation and user runtime directory management
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45       User sessions are registered with logind via the pam_systemd(8) PAM
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48       See logind.conf(5) for information about the configuration of this
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51       See sd-login(3) for information about the basic concepts of logind such
52       as users, sessions and seats.
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54       See org.freedesktop.login1(5) and org.freedesktop.LogControl1(5) for
55       information about the D-Bus APIs systemd-logind provides.
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57       For more information on the inhibition logic see the Inhibitor Lock
58       Developer Documentation[2].
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60       If you are interested in writing a display manager that makes use of
61       logind, please have look at Writing Display Managers[3]. If you are
62       interested in writing a desktop environment that makes use of logind,
63       please have look at Writing Desktop Environments[4].
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SEE ALSO

66       systemd(1), systemd-user-sessions.service(8), loginctl(1),
67       logind.conf(5), pam_systemd(8), sd-login(3)
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NOTES

70        1. polkit
71           http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit
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73        2. Inhibitor Lock Developer Documentation
74           https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/inhibit
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76        3. Writing Display Managers
77           https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/writing-display-managers
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79        4. Writing Desktop Environments
80           http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/writing-desktop-environments
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