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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> | |
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5 | <!-- | |
6 | This file is part of systemd. | |
7 | ||
8 | Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering | |
9 | ||
10 | systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it | |
11 | under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by | |
12 | the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or | |
13 | (at your option) any later version. | |
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15 | systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but | |
16 | WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of | |
17 | MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU | |
18 | Lesser General Public License for more details. | |
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20 | You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License | |
21 | along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. | |
22 | --> | |
23 | ||
24 | <refentry id="systemd-logind.service"> | |
25 | ||
26 | <refentryinfo> | |
27 | <title>systemd-logind</title> | |
28 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
29 | ||
30 | <authorgroup> | |
31 | <author> | |
32 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
33 | <firstname>Lennart</firstname> | |
34 | <surname>Poettering</surname> | |
35 | <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> | |
36 | </author> | |
37 | </authorgroup> | |
38 | </refentryinfo> | |
39 | ||
40 | <refmeta> | |
41 | <refentrytitle>systemd-logind</refentrytitle> | |
42 | <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> | |
43 | </refmeta> | |
44 | ||
45 | <refnamediv> | |
46 | <refname>systemd-logind.service</refname> | |
47 | <refname>systemd-logind</refname> | |
48 | <refpurpose>systemd Login Manager</refpurpose> | |
49 | </refnamediv> | |
50 | ||
51 | <refsynopsisdiv> | |
68afbe5f | 52 | <para><filename>systemd-logind.service</filename></para> |
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53 | <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind</filename></para> |
54 | </refsynopsisdiv> | |
55 | ||
56 | <refsect1> | |
57 | <title>Description</title> | |
58 | ||
59 | <para><filename>systemd-logind</filename> is a system | |
60 | service that manages user logins. It is responsible | |
61 | for: keeping track of users and sessions, their | |
62 | processes and their idle state; creating control | |
63 | groups for user processes; provide PolicyKit-based | |
64 | access for users to operations such as system shutdown | |
65 | or sleep; implementing a shutdown/sleep inhibition | |
66 | logic for applications; handling of power/sleep | |
67 | hardware keys; multi-seat management; session switch | |
68 | management; device access management for users; | |
69 | automatic spawning of text logins (gettys) and user | |
70 | runtime directory management. | |
71 | </para> | |
72 | ||
73 | <para>User sessions are registered in logind via the | |
74 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
75 | PAM module.</para> | |
76 | ||
77 | <para>See | |
78 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
79 | for information about the configuration of this | |
80 | service.</para> | |
81 | ||
82 | <para>See <ulink | |
83 | url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/multiseat">Multi-Seat | |
84 | on Linux</ulink> for an introduction into basic | |
85 | concepts of logind such as users, sessions and seats.</para> | |
86 | </refsect1> | |
87 | ||
88 | <refsect1> | |
89 | <title>See Also</title> | |
90 | <para> | |
91 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
92 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
93 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
94 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
95 | </para> | |
96 | </refsect1> | |
97 | ||
98 | </refentry> |