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1 <?xml version='1.0'?>
2 <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" >
4 <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->
5
6 <refentry id="org.freedesktop.login1" conditional='ENABLE_LOGIND'
7 xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
8 <refentryinfo>
9 <title>org.freedesktop.login1</title>
10 <productname>systemd</productname>
11 </refentryinfo>
12
13 <refmeta>
14 <refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.login1</refentrytitle>
15 <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
16 </refmeta>
17
18 <refnamediv>
19 <refname>org.freedesktop.login1</refname>
20 <refpurpose>The D-Bus interface of systemd-logind</refpurpose>
21 </refnamediv>
22
23 <refsect1>
24 <title>Introduction</title>
25
26 <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
27 is a system service that keeps track of user logins and seats.</para>
28
29 <para>The daemon provides both a C library interface as well as a D-Bus interface. The library interface
30 may be used to introspect and watch the state of user logins and seats. The bus interface provides the
31 same functionality but in addition may also be used to make changes to the system state. For more information please
32 consult <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
33 </para>
34 </refsect1>
35
36 <refsect1>
37 <title>The Manager Object</title>
38
39 <para>The service exposes the following interfaces on the Manager object on the bus:</para>
40
41 <programlisting executable="systemd-logind" node="/org/freedesktop/login1" interface="org.freedesktop.login1.Manager">
42 node /org/freedesktop/login1 {
43 interface org.freedesktop.login1.Manager {
44 methods:
45 GetSession(in s session_id,
46 out o object_path);
47 GetSessionByPID(in u pid,
48 out o object_path);
49 GetUser(in u uid,
50 out o object_path);
51 GetUserByPID(in u pid,
52 out o object_path);
53 GetSeat(in s seat_id,
54 out o object_path);
55 ListSessions(out a(susso) sessions);
56 ListUsers(out a(uso) users);
57 ListSeats(out a(so) seats);
58 ListInhibitors(out a(ssssuu) inhibitors);
59 CreateSession(in u uid,
60 in u pid,
61 in s service,
62 in s type,
63 in s class,
64 in s desktop,
65 in s seat_id,
66 in u vtnr,
67 in s tty,
68 in s display,
69 in b remote,
70 in s remote_user,
71 in s remote_host,
72 in a(sv) properties,
73 out s session_id,
74 out o object_path,
75 out s runtime_path,
76 out h fifo_fd,
77 out u uid,
78 out s seat_id,
79 out u vtnr,
80 out b existing);
81 ReleaseSession(in s session_id);
82 ActivateSession(in s session_id);
83 ActivateSessionOnSeat(in s session_id,
84 in s seat_id);
85 LockSession(in s session_id);
86 UnlockSession(in s session_id);
87 LockSessions();
88 UnlockSessions();
89 KillSession(in s session_id,
90 in s who,
91 in i signal_number);
92 KillUser(in u uid,
93 in i signal_number);
94 TerminateSession(in s session_id);
95 TerminateUser(in u uid);
96 TerminateSeat(in s seat_id);
97 SetUserLinger(in u uid,
98 in b enable,
99 in b interactive);
100 AttachDevice(in s seat_id,
101 in s sysfs_path,
102 in b interactive);
103 FlushDevices(in b interactive);
104 PowerOff(in b interactive);
105 Reboot(in b interactive);
106 Halt(in b interactive);
107 Suspend(in b interactive);
108 Hibernate(in b interactive);
109 HybridSleep(in b interactive);
110 SuspendThenHibernate(in b interactive);
111 CanPowerOff(out s result);
112 CanReboot(out s result);
113 CanHalt(out s result);
114 CanSuspend(out s result);
115 CanHibernate(out s result);
116 CanHybridSleep(out s result);
117 CanSuspendThenHibernate(out s result);
118 ScheduleShutdown(in s type,
119 in t usec);
120 CancelScheduledShutdown(out b cancelled);
121 Inhibit(in s what,
122 in s who,
123 in s why,
124 in s mode,
125 out h pipe_fd);
126 CanRebootParameter(out s result);
127 SetRebootParameter(in s parameter);
128 CanRebootToFirmwareSetup(out s result);
129 SetRebootToFirmwareSetup(in b enable);
130 CanRebootToBootLoaderMenu(out s result);
131 SetRebootToBootLoaderMenu(in t timeout);
132 CanRebootToBootLoaderEntry(out s result);
133 SetRebootToBootLoaderEntry(in s boot_loader_entry);
134 SetWallMessage(in s wall_message,
135 in b enable);
136 signals:
137 SessionNew(s session_id,
138 o object_path);
139 SessionRemoved(s session_id,
140 o object_path);
141 UserNew(u uid,
142 o object_path);
143 UserRemoved(u uid,
144 o object_path);
145 SeatNew(s seat_id,
146 o object_path);
147 SeatRemoved(s seat_id,
148 o object_path);
149 PrepareForShutdown(b start);
150 PrepareForSleep(b start);
151 properties:
152 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
153 @org.freedesktop.systemd1.Privileged("true")
154 readwrite b EnableWallMessages = ...;
155 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
156 @org.freedesktop.systemd1.Privileged("true")
157 readwrite s WallMessage = '...';
158 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
159 readonly u NAutoVTs = ...;
160 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
161 readonly as KillOnlyUsers = ['...', ...];
162 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
163 readonly as KillExcludeUsers = ['...', ...];
164 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
165 readonly b KillUserProcesses = ...;
166 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
167 readonly s RebootParameter = '...';
168 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
169 readonly b RebootToFirmwareSetup = ...;
170 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
171 readonly t RebootToBootLoaderMenu = ...;
172 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
173 readonly s RebootToBootLoaderEntry = '...';
174 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
175 readonly as BootLoaderEntries = ['...', ...];
176 readonly b IdleHint = ...;
177 readonly t IdleSinceHint = ...;
178 readonly t IdleSinceHintMonotonic = ...;
179 readonly s BlockInhibited = '...';
180 readonly s DelayInhibited = '...';
181 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
182 readonly t InhibitDelayMaxUSec = ...;
183 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
184 readonly t UserStopDelayUSec = ...;
185 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
186 readonly s HandlePowerKey = '...';
187 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
188 readonly s HandleSuspendKey = '...';
189 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
190 readonly s HandleHibernateKey = '...';
191 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
192 readonly s HandleLidSwitch = '...';
193 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
194 readonly s HandleLidSwitchExternalPower = '...';
195 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
196 readonly s HandleLidSwitchDocked = '...';
197 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
198 readonly t HoldoffTimeoutUSec = ...;
199 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
200 readonly s IdleAction = '...';
201 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
202 readonly t IdleActionUSec = ...;
203 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
204 readonly b PreparingForShutdown = ...;
205 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
206 readonly b PreparingForSleep = ...;
207 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
208 readonly (st) ScheduledShutdown = ...;
209 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
210 readonly b Docked = ...;
211 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
212 readonly b LidClosed = ...;
213 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
214 readonly b OnExternalPower = ...;
215 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
216 readonly b RemoveIPC = ...;
217 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
218 readonly t RuntimeDirectorySize = ...;
219 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
220 readonly t InhibitorsMax = ...;
221 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
222 readonly t NCurrentInhibitors = ...;
223 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
224 readonly t SessionsMax = ...;
225 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
226 readonly t NCurrentSessions = ...;
227 };
228 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer { ... };
229 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable { ... };
230 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties { ... };
231 };
232 </programlisting>
233
234 <!--Autogenerated cross-references for systemd.directives, do not edit-->
235
236 <variablelist class="dbus-interface" generated="True" extra-ref="org.freedesktop.login1.Manager"/>
237
238 <variablelist class="dbus-interface" generated="True" extra-ref="org.freedesktop.login1.Manager"/>
239
240 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="GetSession()"/>
241
242 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="GetSessionByPID()"/>
243
244 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="GetUser()"/>
245
246 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="GetUserByPID()"/>
247
248 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="GetSeat()"/>
249
250 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ListSessions()"/>
251
252 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ListUsers()"/>
253
254 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ListSeats()"/>
255
256 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ListInhibitors()"/>
257
258 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CreateSession()"/>
259
260 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ReleaseSession()"/>
261
262 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ActivateSession()"/>
263
264 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ActivateSessionOnSeat()"/>
265
266 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="LockSession()"/>
267
268 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="UnlockSession()"/>
269
270 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="LockSessions()"/>
271
272 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="UnlockSessions()"/>
273
274 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="KillSession()"/>
275
276 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="KillUser()"/>
277
278 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="TerminateSession()"/>
279
280 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="TerminateUser()"/>
281
282 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="TerminateSeat()"/>
283
284 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SetUserLinger()"/>
285
286 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="AttachDevice()"/>
287
288 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="FlushDevices()"/>
289
290 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="PowerOff()"/>
291
292 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Reboot()"/>
293
294 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Halt()"/>
295
296 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Suspend()"/>
297
298 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Hibernate()"/>
299
300 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="HybridSleep()"/>
301
302 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SuspendThenHibernate()"/>
303
304 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanPowerOff()"/>
305
306 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanReboot()"/>
307
308 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanHalt()"/>
309
310 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanSuspend()"/>
311
312 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanHibernate()"/>
313
314 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanHybridSleep()"/>
315
316 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanSuspendThenHibernate()"/>
317
318 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ScheduleShutdown()"/>
319
320 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CancelScheduledShutdown()"/>
321
322 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Inhibit()"/>
323
324 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanRebootParameter()"/>
325
326 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SetRebootParameter()"/>
327
328 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanRebootToFirmwareSetup()"/>
329
330 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SetRebootToFirmwareSetup()"/>
331
332 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanRebootToBootLoaderMenu()"/>
333
334 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SetRebootToBootLoaderMenu()"/>
335
336 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="CanRebootToBootLoaderEntry()"/>
337
338 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SetRebootToBootLoaderEntry()"/>
339
340 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SetWallMessage()"/>
341
342 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="SessionNew"/>
343
344 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="SessionRemoved"/>
345
346 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="UserNew"/>
347
348 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="UserRemoved"/>
349
350 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="SeatNew"/>
351
352 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="SeatRemoved"/>
353
354 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="PrepareForShutdown"/>
355
356 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="PrepareForSleep"/>
357
358 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="EnableWallMessages"/>
359
360 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="WallMessage"/>
361
362 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="NAutoVTs"/>
363
364 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="KillOnlyUsers"/>
365
366 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="KillExcludeUsers"/>
367
368 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="KillUserProcesses"/>
369
370 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="RebootParameter"/>
371
372 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="RebootToFirmwareSetup"/>
373
374 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="RebootToBootLoaderMenu"/>
375
376 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="RebootToBootLoaderEntry"/>
377
378 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="BootLoaderEntries"/>
379
380 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleHint"/>
381
382 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleSinceHint"/>
383
384 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleSinceHintMonotonic"/>
385
386 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="BlockInhibited"/>
387
388 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="DelayInhibited"/>
389
390 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="InhibitDelayMaxUSec"/>
391
392 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="UserStopDelayUSec"/>
393
394 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="HandlePowerKey"/>
395
396 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="HandleSuspendKey"/>
397
398 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="HandleHibernateKey"/>
399
400 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="HandleLidSwitch"/>
401
402 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="HandleLidSwitchExternalPower"/>
403
404 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="HandleLidSwitchDocked"/>
405
406 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="HoldoffTimeoutUSec"/>
407
408 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleAction"/>
409
410 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleActionUSec"/>
411
412 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="PreparingForShutdown"/>
413
414 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="PreparingForSleep"/>
415
416 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="ScheduledShutdown"/>
417
418 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Docked"/>
419
420 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="LidClosed"/>
421
422 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="OnExternalPower"/>
423
424 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="RemoveIPC"/>
425
426 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="RuntimeDirectorySize"/>
427
428 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="InhibitorsMax"/>
429
430 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="NCurrentInhibitors"/>
431
432 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="SessionsMax"/>
433
434 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="NCurrentSessions"/>
435
436 <!--End of Autogenerated section-->
437
438 <refsect2>
439 <title>Methods</title>
440
441 <para><function>GetSession()</function> may be used to get the session object path for the session with
442 the specified ID. Similarly, <function>GetUser()</function> and <function>GetSeat()</function> get the
443 user and seat objects, respectively. <function>GetSessionByPID()</function> and
444 <function>GetUserByPID()</function> get the session/user object the specified PID belongs to if there
445 is any.</para>
446
447 <para><function>ListSessions()</function> returns an array of all current sessions. The structures in
448 the array consist of the following fields: session id, user id, user name, seat id, session object
449 path. If a session does not have a seat attached, the seat id field will be an empty string.</para>
450
451 <para><function>ListUsers()</function> returns an array of all currently logged in users. The
452 structures in the array consist of the following fields: user id, user name, user object path.</para>
453
454 <para><function>ListSeats()</function> returns an array of all currently available seats. The
455 structure in the array consists of the following fields: seat id, seat object path.</para>
456
457 <para><function>ListInhibitors()</function> lists all currently active inhibitors. It returns an array of
458 structures consisting of <varname>what</varname>, <varname>who</varname>, <varname>why</varname>,
459 <varname>mode</varname>, <varname>uid</varname> (user ID), and <varname>pid</varname> (process ID).</para>
460
461 <para><function>CreateSession()</function> and <function>ReleaseSession()</function> may be used to
462 open or close login sessions. These calls should <emphasis>never</emphasis> be invoked directly by
463 clients. Creating/closing sessions is exclusively the job of PAM and its
464 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
465 module.</para>
466
467 <para><function>ActivateSession()</function> brings the session with the specified ID into the
468 foreground. <function>ActivateSessionOnSeat()</function> does the same, but only if the seat id
469 matches.</para>
470
471 <para><function>LockSession()</function> asks the session with the specified ID to activate the screen
472 lock. <function>UnlockSession()</function> asks the session with the specified ID to remove an active
473 screen lock, if there is any. This is implemented by sending out the Lock() and Unlock() signals from
474 the respective session object which session managers are supposed to listen on.</para>
475
476 <para><function>LockSessions()</function> asks all sessions to activate their screen locks. This may be
477 used to lock access to the entire machine in one action. Similarly, <function>UnlockSessions()</function>
478 asks all sessions to deactivate their screen locks.</para>
479
480 <para><function>KillSession()</function> may be used to send a Unix signal to one or all processes of a
481 session. As arguments it takes the session id, either the string <literal>leader</literal> or
482 <literal>all</literal> and a signal number. If <literal>leader</literal> is passed only the session
483 <literal>leader</literal> is killed. If <literal>all</literal> is passed all processes of the session
484 are killed.</para>
485
486 <para><function>KillUser()</function> may be used to send a Unix signal to all processes of a user. As
487 arguments it takes the user id and a signal number.</para>
488
489 <para><function>TerminateSession()</function>, <function>TerminateUser()</function>,
490 <function>TerminateSeat()</function> may be used to forcibly terminate one specific session, all
491 processes of a user, and all sessions attached to a specific seat, respectively. The session, user,
492 and seat are identified by their respective IDs.</para>
493
494 <para><function>SetUserLinger()</function> enables or disables user lingering. If enabled, the runtime
495 directory of a user is kept around and they may continue to run processes while logged out. If
496 disabled, the runtime directory goes away as soon as they log out. <function>SetUserLinger()</function>
497 expects three arguments: the UID, a boolean whether to enable/disable and a boolean controlling the
498 <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/software/polkit/docs/latest/">polkit</ulink>
499 authorization interactivity (see below). Note that the user linger state is persistently
500 stored on disk.</para>
501
502 <para><function>AttachDevice()</function> may be used to assign a specific device to a specific
503 seat. The device is identified by its <filename>/sys</filename> path and must be eligible for seat
504 assignments. <function>AttachDevice()</function> takes three arguments: the seat id, the sysfs path,
505 and a boolean for controlling polkit interactivity (see below). Device assignments are persistently
506 stored on disk. To create a new seat, simply specify a previously unused seat id. For more information
507 about the seat assignment logic see
508 <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/multiseat">Multi-Seat for Linux</ulink>.
509 </para>
510
511 <para><function>FlushDevices()</function> removes all explicit seat assignments for devices, resetting
512 all assignments to the automatic defaults. The only argument it takes is the polkit interactivity
513 boolean (see below).</para>
514
515 <para><function>PowerOff()</function>, <function>Reboot()</function>, <function>Halt()</function>,
516 <function>Suspend()</function>, and <function>Hibernate()</function> result in the system being powered
517 off, rebooted, halted (shut down without turning off power), suspended (the system state is
518 saved to RAM and the CPU is turned off), or hibernated (the system state is saved to disk and
519 the machine is powered down). <function>HybridSleep()</function> results in the system entering a
520 hybrid-sleep mode, i.e. the system is both hibernated and suspended.
521 <function>SuspendThenHibernate()</function> results in the system being suspended, then later woken
522 using an RTC timer and hibernated. The only argument is the polkit interactivity boolean
523 <varname>interactive</varname> (see below). The main purpose of these calls is that they enforce
524 polkit policy and hence allow powering off/rebooting/suspending/hibernating even by unprivileged
525 users. They also enforce inhibition locks. UIs should expose these calls as the primary mechanism to
526 poweroff/reboot/suspend/hibernate the machine.</para>
527
528 <para><function>SetRebootParameter()</function> sets a parameter for a subsequent reboot operation.
529 See the description of <command>reboot</command> in
530 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
531 <citerefentry project="man-pages"><refentrytitle>reboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
532 for more information.</para>
533
534 <para><function>SetRebootToFirmwareSetup()</function>,
535 <function>SetRebootToBootLoaderMenu()</function>, and <function>SetRebootToBootLoaderEntry()</function>
536 configure the action to be taken from the boot loader after a reboot: respectively entering firmware
537 setup mode, the boot loader menu, or a specific boot loader entry. See
538 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> for the
539 corresponding command line interface.</para>
540
541 <para><function>CanPowerOff()</function>, <function>CanReboot()</function>,
542 <function>CanHalt()</function>, <function>CanSuspend()</function>, <function>CanHibernate()</function>,
543 <function>CanHybridSleep()</function>, <function>CanSuspendThenHibernate()</function>,
544 <function>CanRebootParameter()</function>, <function>CanRebootToFirmwareSetup()</function>,
545 <function>CanRebootToBootLoaderMenu()</function>, and
546 <function>CanRebootToBootLoaderEntry()</function> test whether the system supports the respective
547 operation and whether the calling user is allowed to execute it. Returns one of <literal>na</literal>,
548 <literal>yes</literal>, <literal>no</literal>, and <literal>challenge</literal>. If
549 <literal>na</literal> is returned, the operation is not available because hardware, kernel, or drivers
550 do not support it. If <literal>yes</literal> is returned, the operation is supported and the user may
551 execute the operation without further authentication. If <literal>no</literal> is returned, the
552 operation is available but the user is not allowed to execute the operation. If
553 <literal>challenge</literal> is returned, the operation is available but only after
554 authorization.</para>
555
556 <para><function>ScheduleShutdown()</function> schedules a shutdown operation <varname>type</varname> at
557 time <varname>usec</varname> in microseconds since the UNIX epoch. <varname>type</varname> can be one
558 of <literal>poweroff</literal>, <literal>dry-poweroff</literal>, <literal>reboot</literal>,
559 <literal>dry-reboot</literal>, <literal>halt</literal>, and <literal>dry-halt</literal>. (The
560 <literal>dry-</literal> variants do not actually execute the shutdown action.)
561 <function>CancelScheduledShutdown()</function> cancels a scheduled shutdown. The output parameter
562 <varname>cancelled</varname> is true if a shutdown operation was scheduled.</para>
563
564 <para><function>SetWallMessage()</function> sets the wall message (the message that will be sent out to
565 all terminals and stored in a
566 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>utmp</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> record) for a
567 subsequent scheduled shutdown operation. The parameter <varname>wall_message</varname> specifies the
568 shutdown reason (and may be empty) which will be included in the shutdown message. The parameter
569 <varname>enable</varname> specifies whether to print a wall message on shutdown.</para>
570
571 <para><function>Inhibit()</function> creates an inhibition lock. It takes four parameters:
572 <varname>what</varname>, <varname>who</varname>, <varname>why</varname>, and
573 <varname>mode</varname>. <varname>what</varname> is one or more of <literal>shutdown</literal>,
574 <literal>sleep</literal>, <literal>idle</literal>, <literal>handle-power-key</literal>,
575 <literal>handle-suspend-key</literal>, <literal>handle-hibernate-key</literal>,
576 <literal>handle-lid-switch</literal>, separated by colons, for inhibiting poweroff/reboot,
577 suspend/hibernate, the automatic idle logic, or hardware key handling. <varname>who</varname> should be
578 a short human readable string identifying the application taking the lock. <varname>why</varname>
579 should be a short human readable string identifying the reason why the lock is taken. Finally,
580 <varname>mode</varname> is either <literal>block</literal> or <literal>delay</literal> which encodes
581 whether the inhibit shall be consider mandatory or whether it should just delay the operation to a
582 certain maximum time. The method returns a file descriptor. The lock is released the moment this file
583 descriptor and all its duplicates are closed. For more information on the inhibition logic see
584 <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/inhibit">Inhibitor Locks</ulink>.
585 </para>
586 </refsect2>
587
588 <refsect2>
589 <title>Signals</title>
590
591 <para>Whenever the inhibition state or idle hint changes, <function>PropertyChanged</function>
592 signals are sent out to which clients can subscribe.</para>
593
594 <para>The <function>SessionNew</function>, <function>SessionRemoved</function>,
595 <function>UserNew</function>, <function>UserRemoved</function>, <function>SeatNew</function>, and
596 <function>SeatRemoved</function> signals are sent each time a session is created or removed, a user
597 logs in or out, or a seat is added or removed. They each contain the ID of the object plus the object
598 path.</para>
599
600 <para>The <function>PrepareForShutdown()</function> and <function>PrepareForSleep()</function> signals
601 are sent right before (with the argument <literal>true</literal>) or after (with the argument
602 <literal>false</literal>) the system goes down for reboot/poweroff and suspend/hibernate,
603 respectively. This may be used by applications to save data on disk, release memory, or do other jobs
604 that should be done shortly before shutdown/sleep, in conjunction with delay inhibitor locks. After
605 completion of this work they should release their inhibition locks in order to not delay the operation
606 any further. For more information see
607 <ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/inhibit">Inhibitor Locks</ulink>.
608 </para>
609 </refsect2>
610
611 <refsect2>
612 <title>Properties</title>
613
614 <para>Most properties simply reflect the configuration, see
615 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. This
616 includes: <varname>NAutoVTs</varname>, <varname>KillOnlyUsers</varname>,
617 <varname>KillExcludeUsers</varname>, <varname>KillUserProcesses</varname>, <varname>IdleAction</varname>,
618 <varname>InhibitDelayMaxUSec</varname>,
619 <varname>InhibitorsMax</varname>,
620 <varname>UserStopDelayUSec</varname>,
621 <varname>HandlePowerKey</varname>, <varname>HandleSuspendKey</varname>,
622 <varname>HandleHibernateKey</varname>, <varname>HandleLidSwitch</varname>,
623 <varname>HandleLidSwitchExternalPower</varname>, <varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked</varname>,
624 <varname>IdleActionUSec</varname>, <varname>HoldoffTimeoutUSec</varname>,
625 <varname>RemoveIPC</varname>, <varname>RuntimeDirectorySize</varname>,
626 <varname>InhibitorsMax</varname>, and <varname>SessionsMax</varname>.
627 </para>
628
629 <para>The <varname>IdleHint</varname> property reflects the idle hint state of the system. If the
630 system is idle it might get into automatic suspend or shutdown depending on the configuration.</para>
631
632 <para><varname>IdleSinceHint</varname> and <varname>IdleSinceHintMonotonic</varname> encode the
633 timestamps of the last change of the idle hint boolean, in <constant>CLOCK_REALTIME</constant> and
634 <constant>CLOCK_MONOTONIC</constant> timestamps, respectively, in microseconds since the epoch.</para>
635
636 <para>The <varname>BlockInhibited</varname> and <varname>DelayInhibited</varname> properties encode
637 the currently active locks of the respective modes. They are colon separated lists of
638 <literal>shutdown</literal>, <literal>sleep</literal>, and <literal>idle</literal> (see above).</para>
639
640 <para><varname>NCurrentSessions</varname> and <varname>NCurrentInhibitors</varname> contain the number
641 of currently registered sessions and inhibitors.</para>
642
643 <para>The <varname>BootLoaderEntries</varname> property contains a list of boot loader entries.
644 This includes boot loader entries defined in configuration and any additional loader entries
645 reported by the boot loader. See
646 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
647 for more information.</para>
648
649 <para>The <varname>PreparingForShutdown</varname> and <varname>PreparingForSleep</varname> boolean
650 properties are true during the interval between the two <function>PrepareForShutdown</function> and
651 <function>PrepareForSleep</function> signals respectively. Note that these properties do not
652 send out <function>PropertyChanged</function> signals.</para>
653
654 <para>The <varname>RebootParameter</varname> property shows the value set with the
655 <function>SetRebootParameter()</function> method described above.</para>
656
657 <para><varname>ScheduledShutdown</varname> shows the value pair set with the
658 <function>ScheduleShutdown()</function> method described above.</para>
659
660 <para><varname>RebootToFirmwareSetup</varname>, <varname>RebootToBootLoaderMenu</varname>, and
661 <varname>RebootToBootLoaderEntry</varname> are true when the resprective post-reboot operation was
662 selected with <function>SetRebootToFirmwareSetup</function>,
663 <function>SetRebootToBootLoaderMenu</function>, or
664 <function>SetRebootToBootLoaderEntry</function>.</para>
665
666 <para>The <varname>WallMessage</varname> and <varname>EnableWallMessages</varname> properties reflect the
667 shutdown reason and wall message enablement switch which can be set with the
668 <function>SetWallMessage()</function> method described above.</para>
669
670 <para><varname>Docked</varname> is true if the machine is connected to a dock.
671 <varname>LidClosed</varname> is true when the lid (of a laptop) is closed.
672 <varname>OnExternalPower</varname> is true when the machine is connected to an external power supply.
673 </para>
674 </refsect2>
675
676 <refsect2>
677 <title>Security</title>
678
679 <para>A number of operations are protected via the polkit privilege
680 system. <function>SetUserLinger()</function> requires the
681 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.set-user-linger</interfacename>
682 privilege. <function>AttachDevice()</function> requires
683 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.attach-device</interfacename> and
684 <function>FlushDevices()</function> requires
685 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.flush-devices</interfacename>. <function>PowerOff()</function>,
686 <function>Reboot()</function>, <function>Halt()</function>, <function>Suspend()</function>,
687 <function>Hibernate()</function> require
688 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.power-off</interfacename>,
689 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-multiple-sessions</interfacename>,
690 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.power-off-ignore-inhibit</interfacename>,
691 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.reboot</interfacename>,
692 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-multiple-sessions</interfacename>,
693 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.reboot-ignore-inhibit</interfacename>,
694 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.halt</interfacename>,
695 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.halt-multiple-sessions</interfacename>,
696 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.halt-ignore-inhibit</interfacename>,
697 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.suspend</interfacename>,
698 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions</interfacename>,
699 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-ignore-inhibit</interfacename>,
700 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate</interfacename>,
701 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-multiple-sessions</interfacename>,
702 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.hibernate-ignore-inhibit</interfacename>,
703 respectively depending on whether there are other sessions around or active inhibits are present.
704 <function>HybridSleep()</function> and <function>SuspendThenHibernate()</function>
705 use the same privileges as <function>Hibernate()</function>.
706 <function>SetRebootParameter()</function> requires
707 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.set-reboot-parameter</interfacename>.</para>
708
709 <para><function>SetRebootToFirmwareSetup</function> requires
710 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.set-reboot-to-firmware-setup</interfacename>.
711 <function>SetRebootToBootLoaderMenu</function> requires
712 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.set-reboot-to-boot-loader-menu</interfacename>.
713 <function>SetRebootToBootLoaderEntry</function> requires
714 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.set-reboot-to-boot-loader-entry</interfacename>.
715 </para>
716
717 <para><function>ScheduleShutdown</function> and <function>CancelScheduledShutdown</function> require
718 the same privileges (listed above) as the immediate poweroff/reboot/halt operations.</para>
719
720 <para><function>Inhibit()</function> is protected via one of
721 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-block-shutdown</interfacename>,
722 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-delay-shutdown</interfacename>,
723 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-block-sleep</interfacename>,
724 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-delay-sleep</interfacename>,
725 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-block-idle</interfacename>,
726 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-handle-power-key</interfacename>,
727 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-handle-suspend-key</interfacename>,
728 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-handle-hibernate-key</interfacename>,
729 <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.inhibit-handle-lid-switch</interfacename> depending on the lock
730 type and mode taken.</para>
731
732 <para>The <varname>interactive</varname> boolean parameters can be used to control whether polkit
733 should interactively ask the user for authentication credentials if required.</para>
734 </refsect2>
735 </refsect1>
736
737 <refsect1>
738 <title>Seat Objects</title>
739
740 <programlisting executable="systemd-logind" node="/org/freedesktop/login1/seat/seat0" interface="org.freedesktop.login1.Seat">
741 node /org/freedesktop/login1/seat/seat0 {
742 interface org.freedesktop.login1.Seat {
743 methods:
744 Terminate();
745 ActivateSession(in s session_id);
746 SwitchTo(in u vtnr);
747 SwitchToNext();
748 SwitchToPrevious();
749 properties:
750 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
751 readonly s Id = '...';
752 readonly (so) ActiveSession = ...;
753 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
754 readonly b CanTTY = ...;
755 readonly b CanGraphical = ...;
756 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
757 readonly a(so) Sessions = [...];
758 readonly b IdleHint = ...;
759 readonly t IdleSinceHint = ...;
760 readonly t IdleSinceHintMonotonic = ...;
761 };
762 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer { ... };
763 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable { ... };
764 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties { ... };
765 };
766 </programlisting>
767
768 <!--Autogenerated cross-references for systemd.directives, do not edit-->
769
770 <variablelist class="dbus-interface" generated="True" extra-ref="org.freedesktop.login1.Seat"/>
771
772 <variablelist class="dbus-interface" generated="True" extra-ref="org.freedesktop.login1.Seat"/>
773
774 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Terminate()"/>
775
776 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ActivateSession()"/>
777
778 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SwitchTo()"/>
779
780 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SwitchToNext()"/>
781
782 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SwitchToPrevious()"/>
783
784 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Id"/>
785
786 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="ActiveSession"/>
787
788 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="CanTTY"/>
789
790 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="CanGraphical"/>
791
792 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Sessions"/>
793
794 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleHint"/>
795
796 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleSinceHint"/>
797
798 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleSinceHintMonotonic"/>
799
800 <!--End of Autogenerated section-->
801
802 <refsect2>
803 <title>Methods</title>
804
805 <para><function>Terminate()</function> and <function>ActivateSession()</function> work similar to
806 TerminateSeat(), ActivationSessionOnSeat() on the Manager object.</para>
807
808 <para><function>SwitchTo()</function> switches to the session on the virtual terminal
809 <varname>vtnr</varname>. <function>SwitchToNext()</function> and
810 <function>SwitchToPrevious()</function> switch to, respectively, the next and previous sessions on the
811 seat in the order of virtual terminals. If there is no active session, they switch to, respectively,
812 the first and last session on the seat.</para>
813 </refsect2>
814
815 <refsect2>
816 <title>Signals</title>
817
818 <para>Whenever <function>ActiveSession</function>, <function>Sessions</function>,
819 <function>CanGraphical</function>, <function>CanTTY</function>,
820 or the idle state changes, <function>PropertyChanged</function> signals are sent out to which clients
821 can subscribe.</para>
822 </refsect2>
823
824 <refsect2>
825 <title>Properties</title>
826
827 <para>The <varname>Id</varname> property encodes the ID of the seat.</para>
828
829 <para><varname>ActiveSession</varname> encodes the currently active session if there is one. It is a
830 structure consisting of the session id and the object path.</para>
831
832 <para><varname>CanTTY</varname> encodes whether the session is suitable for text logins, and
833 <varname>CanGraphical</varname> whether it is suitable for graphical sessions.</para>
834
835 <para>The <varname>Sessions</varname> property is an array of all current sessions of this seat, each
836 encoded in a structure consisting of the ID and the object path.</para>
837
838 <para>The <varname>IdleHint</varname>, <varname>IdleSinceHint</varname>, and
839 <varname>IdleSinceHintMonotonic</varname> properties encode the idle state, similar to the ones exposed
840 on the <interfacename>Manager</interfacename> object, but specific for this seat.</para>
841 </refsect2>
842 </refsect1>
843
844 <refsect1>
845 <title>User Objects</title>
846
847 <programlisting executable="systemd-logind" node="/org/freedesktop/login1/user/_1000" interface="org.freedesktop.login1.User">
848 node /org/freedesktop/login1/user/_1000 {
849 interface org.freedesktop.login1.User {
850 methods:
851 Terminate();
852 Kill(in i signal_number);
853 properties:
854 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
855 readonly u UID = ...;
856 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
857 readonly u GID = ...;
858 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
859 readonly s Name = '...';
860 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
861 readonly t Timestamp = ...;
862 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
863 readonly t TimestampMonotonic = ...;
864 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
865 readonly s RuntimePath = '...';
866 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
867 readonly s Service = '...';
868 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
869 readonly s Slice = '...';
870 readonly (so) Display = ...;
871 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
872 readonly s State = '...';
873 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
874 readonly a(so) Sessions = [...];
875 readonly b IdleHint = ...;
876 readonly t IdleSinceHint = ...;
877 readonly t IdleSinceHintMonotonic = ...;
878 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
879 readonly b Linger = ...;
880 };
881 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer { ... };
882 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable { ... };
883 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties { ... };
884 };
885 </programlisting>
886
887 <!--Autogenerated cross-references for systemd.directives, do not edit-->
888
889 <variablelist class="dbus-interface" generated="True" extra-ref="org.freedesktop.login1.User"/>
890
891 <variablelist class="dbus-interface" generated="True" extra-ref="org.freedesktop.login1.User"/>
892
893 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Terminate()"/>
894
895 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Kill()"/>
896
897 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="UID"/>
898
899 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="GID"/>
900
901 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Name"/>
902
903 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Timestamp"/>
904
905 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="TimestampMonotonic"/>
906
907 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="RuntimePath"/>
908
909 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Service"/>
910
911 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Slice"/>
912
913 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Display"/>
914
915 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="State"/>
916
917 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Sessions"/>
918
919 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleHint"/>
920
921 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleSinceHint"/>
922
923 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleSinceHintMonotonic"/>
924
925 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Linger"/>
926
927 <!--End of Autogenerated section-->
928
929 <refsect2>
930 <title>Methods</title>
931
932 <para><function>Terminate()</function> and <function>Kill()</function> work similar to the
933 <function>TerminateUser()</function> and <function>KillUser()</function> methods on the manager
934 object.</para>
935 </refsect2>
936
937 <refsect2>
938 <title>Signals</title>
939
940 <para>Whenever <varname>Sessions</varname> or the idle state changes,
941 <function>PropertyChanged</function> signals are sent out to which clients can subscribe.</para>
942 </refsect2>
943
944 <refsect2>
945 <title>Properties</title>
946
947 <para>The <varname>UID</varname> and <varname>GID</varname> properties encode the Unix UID and primary
948 GID of the user.</para>
949
950 <para>The <varname>Name</varname> property encodes the user name.</para>
951
952 <para><varname>Timestamp</varname> and <varname>TimestampMonotonic</varname> encode the login time of
953 the user in microseconds since the epoch, in the <constant>CLOCK_REALTIME</constant> and
954 <constant>CLOCK_MONOTONIC</constant> clocks, respectively.</para>
955
956 <para><varname>RuntimePath</varname> encodes the runtime path of the user,
957 i.e. <varname>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</varname>. For details see the
958 <ulink url="https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html">
959 XDG Basedir Specification
960 </ulink>.</para>
961
962 <para><varname>Service</varname> contains the unit name of the user systemd service of this
963 user. Each logged in user is assigned a user service that runs a user systemd instance. This is
964 usually an instance of <filename>user@.service</filename>.</para>
965
966 <para><varname>Slice</varname> contains the unit name of the user systemd slice of this user. Each
967 logged in user gets a private slice.</para>
968
969 <para><varname>Display</varname> encodes which graphical session should be used as the primary UI display
970 for the user. It is a structure encoding the session ID and the object path of the session to use.</para>
971
972 <para><varname>State</varname> encodes the user state and is one of <literal>offline</literal>,
973 <literal>lingering</literal>, <literal>online</literal>, <literal>active</literal>, or
974 <literal>closing</literal>. See
975 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_uid_get_state</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
976 for more information about the states.</para>
977
978 <para><varname>Sessions</varname> is an array of structures encoding all current sessions of the
979 user. Each structure consists of the ID and object path.</para>
980
981 <para>The <varname>IdleHint</varname>, <varname>IdleSinceHint</varname>, and
982 <varname>IdleSinceHintMonotonic</varname> properties encode the idle hint state of the user, similar to
983 the <interfacename>Manager</interfacename>'s properties, but specific for this user.</para>
984
985 <para>The <varname>Linger</varname> property shows whether lingering is enabled for this user.</para>
986 </refsect2>
987 </refsect1>
988
989 <refsect1>
990 <title>Session Objects</title>
991
992 <programlisting executable="systemd-logind" node="/org/freedesktop/login1/session/1" interface="org.freedesktop.login1.Session">
993 node /org/freedesktop/login1/session/1 {
994 interface org.freedesktop.login1.Session {
995 methods:
996 Terminate();
997 Activate();
998 Lock();
999 Unlock();
1000 SetIdleHint(in b idle);
1001 SetLockedHint(in b locked);
1002 Kill(in s who,
1003 in i signal_number);
1004 TakeControl(in b force);
1005 ReleaseControl();
1006 TakeDevice(in u major,
1007 in u minor,
1008 out h fd,
1009 out b inactive);
1010 ReleaseDevice(in u major,
1011 in u minor);
1012 PauseDeviceComplete(in u major,
1013 in u minor);
1014 SetBrightness(in s subsystem,
1015 in s name,
1016 in u brightness);
1017 signals:
1018 PauseDevice(u major,
1019 u minor,
1020 s type);
1021 ResumeDevice(u major,
1022 u minor,
1023 h fd);
1024 Lock();
1025 Unlock();
1026 properties:
1027 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1028 readonly s Id = '...';
1029 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1030 readonly (uo) User = ...;
1031 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1032 readonly s Name = '...';
1033 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1034 readonly t Timestamp = ...;
1035 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1036 readonly t TimestampMonotonic = ...;
1037 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1038 readonly u VTNr = ...;
1039 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1040 readonly (so) Seat = ...;
1041 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1042 readonly s TTY = '...';
1043 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1044 readonly s Display = '...';
1045 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1046 readonly b Remote = ...;
1047 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1048 readonly s RemoteHost = '...';
1049 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1050 readonly s RemoteUser = '...';
1051 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1052 readonly s Service = '...';
1053 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1054 readonly s Desktop = '...';
1055 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1056 readonly s Scope = '...';
1057 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1058 readonly u Leader = ...;
1059 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1060 readonly u Audit = ...;
1061 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1062 readonly s Type = '...';
1063 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("const")
1064 readonly s Class = '...';
1065 readonly b Active = ...;
1066 readonly s State = '...';
1067 readonly b IdleHint = ...;
1068 readonly t IdleSinceHint = ...;
1069 readonly t IdleSinceHintMonotonic = ...;
1070 readonly b LockedHint = ...;
1071 };
1072 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer { ... };
1073 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable { ... };
1074 interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties { ... };
1075 };
1076 </programlisting>
1077
1078 <!--Autogenerated cross-references for systemd.directives, do not edit-->
1079
1080 <variablelist class="dbus-interface" generated="True" extra-ref="org.freedesktop.login1.Session"/>
1081
1082 <variablelist class="dbus-interface" generated="True" extra-ref="org.freedesktop.login1.Session"/>
1083
1084 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Terminate()"/>
1085
1086 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Activate()"/>
1087
1088 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Lock()"/>
1089
1090 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Unlock()"/>
1091
1092 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SetIdleHint()"/>
1093
1094 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SetLockedHint()"/>
1095
1096 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="Kill()"/>
1097
1098 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="TakeControl()"/>
1099
1100 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ReleaseControl()"/>
1101
1102 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="TakeDevice()"/>
1103
1104 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="ReleaseDevice()"/>
1105
1106 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="PauseDeviceComplete()"/>
1107
1108 <variablelist class="dbus-method" generated="True" extra-ref="SetBrightness()"/>
1109
1110 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="PauseDevice"/>
1111
1112 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="ResumeDevice"/>
1113
1114 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="Lock"/>
1115
1116 <variablelist class="dbus-signal" generated="True" extra-ref="Unlock"/>
1117
1118 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Id"/>
1119
1120 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="User"/>
1121
1122 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Name"/>
1123
1124 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Timestamp"/>
1125
1126 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="TimestampMonotonic"/>
1127
1128 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="VTNr"/>
1129
1130 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Seat"/>
1131
1132 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="TTY"/>
1133
1134 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Display"/>
1135
1136 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Remote"/>
1137
1138 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="RemoteHost"/>
1139
1140 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="RemoteUser"/>
1141
1142 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Service"/>
1143
1144 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Desktop"/>
1145
1146 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Scope"/>
1147
1148 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Leader"/>
1149
1150 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Audit"/>
1151
1152 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Type"/>
1153
1154 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Class"/>
1155
1156 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="Active"/>
1157
1158 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="State"/>
1159
1160 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleHint"/>
1161
1162 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleSinceHint"/>
1163
1164 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="IdleSinceHintMonotonic"/>
1165
1166 <variablelist class="dbus-property" generated="True" extra-ref="LockedHint"/>
1167
1168 <!--End of Autogenerated section-->
1169
1170 <refsect2>
1171 <title>Methods</title>
1172
1173 <para><function>Terminate()</function>, <function>Activate()</function>, <function>Lock()</function>,
1174 <function>Unlock()</function>, and <function>Kill()</function> work similarly to the respective calls on
1175 the <interfacename>Manager</interfacename> object.</para>
1176
1177 <para><function>SetIdleHint()</function> is called by the session object to update the idle state
1178 of the session whenever it changes.</para>
1179
1180 <para><function>TakeControl()</function> allows a process to take exclusive managed device
1181 access-control for that session. Only one D-Bus connection can be a controller for a given session at any
1182 time. If the <varname>force</varname> argument is set (root only), an existing controller is kicked
1183 out and replaced. Otherwise, this method fails if there is already a controller. Note that this method is
1184 limited to D-Bus users with the effective UID set to the user of the session or root.</para>
1185
1186 <para><function>ReleaseControl()</function> drops control of a given session. Closing the
1187 D-Bus connection implicitly releases control as well. See <function>TakeControl()</function> for more information. This
1188 method also releases all devices for which the controller requested ownership via <function>TakeDevice()</function>.
1189 </para>
1190
1191 <para><function>TakeDevice()</function> allows a session controller to get a file descriptor for a
1192 specific device. Pass in the major and minor numbers of the character device and
1193 <filename>systemd-logind</filename> will return a file descriptor for the device. Only a limited set of
1194 device-types is currently supported (but may be extended). <filename>systemd-logind</filename>
1195 automatically mutes the file descriptor if the session is inactive and resumes it once the session is
1196 activated again. This guarantees that a session can only access session devices if the session is
1197 active. Note that this revoke/resume mechanism is asynchronous and may happen at any given time. This
1198 only works on devices that are attached to the seat of the given session. A process is not required to
1199 have direct access to the device node. <filename>systemd-logind</filename> only requires you to be the
1200 active session controller (see <function>TakeControl()</function>). Also note that any device can only
1201 be requested once. As long as you don't release it, further <function>TakeDevice()</function> calls
1202 will fail.</para>
1203
1204 <para><function>ReleaseDevice()</function> releases a device again (see
1205 <function>TakeDevice()</function>). This is also implicitly done by
1206 <function>ReleaseControl()</function> or when closing the D-Bus connection.</para>
1207
1208 <para><function>PauseDeviceComplete()</function> allows a session controller to synchronously pause a
1209 device after receiving a <function>PauseDevice(<literal>pause</literal>)</function> signal. Forced
1210 signals (or after an internal timeout) are automatically completed by
1211 <filename>systemd-logind</filename> asynchronously.</para>
1212
1213 <para><function>SetLockedHint()</function> may be used to set the "idle hint" to
1214 <varname>locked</varname>, i.e. information whether the session is locked. This is intended to be used
1215 by the desktop environment to tell <command>systemd-logind</command> when the session is locked and
1216 unlocked.</para>
1217
1218 <para><function>SetBrightness()</function> may be used to set the display brightness. This is intended
1219 to be used by the desktop environment and allows unprivileged programs to access hardware settings in
1220 a controlled way. The <varname>subsystem</varname> parameter specifies a kernel subsystem, either
1221 <literal>backlight</literal> or <literal>leds</literal>. The <varname>name</varname> parameter
1222 specifies a device name under the specified subsystem. The <varname>brightness</varname> parameter
1223 specifies the brightness. The range is defined by individual drivers, see
1224 <filename>/sys/class/<varname>subsystem</varname>/<varname>name</varname>/max_brightness</filename>.
1225 </para>
1226 </refsect2>
1227
1228 <refsect2>
1229 <title>Signals</title>
1230
1231 <para>The active session controller exclusively gets <function>PauseDevice</function> and
1232 <function>ResumeDevice</function> events for any device it requested via
1233 <function>TakeDevice()</function>. They notify the controller whenever a device is paused or resumed. A
1234 device is never resumed if its session is inactive. Also note that <function>PauseDevice</function>
1235 signals are sent before the <function>PropertyChanged</function> signal for the
1236 <function>Active</function> state. The inverse is true for <function>ResumeDevice</function>. A device
1237 may remain paused for unknown reasons even though the <interfacename>Session</interfacename> is active.
1238 </para>
1239
1240 <para>A <function>PauseDevice</function> signal carries the major and minor numbers and a string describing the
1241 type as arguments. <function>force</function> means the device was already paused by
1242 <filename>systemd-logind</filename> and the signal is only an asynchronous
1243 notification. <function>pause</function> means <filename>systemd-logind</filename> grants you a limited amount of time to pause the device. You must respond to this via
1244 <function>PauseDeviceComplete()</function>. This synchronous pausing mechanism is used for
1245 backwards-compatibility to VTs and <filename>systemd-logind</filename> is free to not make use of
1246 it. It is also free to send a forced <function>PauseDevice</function> if you don't respond in a timely
1247 manner (or for any other reason). <function>gone</function> means the device was unplugged from the
1248 system and you will no longer get any notifications about it. There is no need to call
1249 <function>ReleaseDevice()</function>. You may call <function>TakeDevice()</function> again if a new
1250 device is assigned the major+minor combination.</para>
1251
1252 <para><function>ResumeDevice</function> is sent whenever a session is active and a device is
1253 resumed. It carries the major/minor numbers as arguments and provides a new open file descriptor. You should
1254 switch to the new descriptor and close the old one. They are not guaranteed to have the same underlying
1255 open file descriptor in the kernel (except for a limited set of device types).</para>
1256
1257 <para>Whenever <function>Active</function> or the idle state changes,
1258 <function>PropertyChanged</function> signals are sent out to which clients can subscribe.</para>
1259
1260 <para><function>Lock</function>/<function>Unlock</function> is sent when the session is asked to be
1261 screen-locked/unlocked. A session manager of the session should listen to this signal and act
1262 accordingly. This signal is sent out as a result of the <function>Lock()</function> and
1263 <function>Unlock()</function> methods, respectively.</para>
1264 </refsect2>
1265
1266 <refsect2>
1267 <title>Properties</title>
1268
1269 <para><varname>Id</varname> encodes the session ID.</para>
1270
1271 <para><varname>User</varname> encodes the user ID of the user this session belongs to. This is a
1272 structure consisting of the Unix UID and the object path.</para>
1273
1274 <para><varname>Name</varname> encodes the user name.</para>
1275
1276 <para><varname>Timestamp</varname> and <varname>TimestampMonotonic</varname> encode the microseconds
1277 since the epoch when the session was created, in <constant>CLOCK_REALTIME</constant> or
1278 <constant>CLOCK_MONOTONIC</constant>, respectively.</para>
1279
1280 <para><varname>VTNr</varname> encodes the virtual terminal number of the session if there is any, 0
1281 otherwise.</para>
1282
1283 <para><varname>Seat</varname> encodes the seat this session belongs to if there is any. This is a
1284 structure consisting of the ID and the seat object path.</para>
1285
1286 <para><varname>TTY</varname> encodes the kernel TTY path of the session if this is a text login. If not
1287 this is an empty string.</para>
1288
1289 <para><varname>Display</varname> encodes the X11 display name if this is a graphical login. If not,
1290 this is an empty string.</para>
1291
1292 <para><varname>Remote</varname> encodes whether the session is local or remote.</para>
1293
1294 <para><varname>RemoteHost</varname> and <varname>RemoteUser</varname> encode the remote host and user
1295 if this is a remote session, or an empty string otherwise.</para>
1296
1297 <para><varname>Service</varname> encodes the PAM service name that registered the session.</para>
1298
1299 <para><varname>Desktop</varname> describes the desktop environment running in the session (if
1300 known).</para>
1301
1302 <para><varname>Scope</varname> contains the systemd scope unit name of this session.</para>
1303
1304 <para><varname>Leader</varname> encodes the PID of the process that registered the session.</para>
1305
1306 <para><varname>Audit</varname> encodes the Kernel Audit session ID of the session if auditing is
1307 available.</para>
1308
1309 <para><varname>Type</varname> encodes the session type. It's one of <literal>unspecified</literal> (for
1310 cron PAM sessions and suchlike), <literal>tty</literal> (for text logins) or
1311 <literal>x11</literal>/<literal>mir</literal>/<literal>wayland</literal> (for graphical logins).</para>
1312
1313 <para><varname>Class</varname> encodes the session class. It's one of <literal>user</literal> (for
1314 normal user sessions), <literal>greeter</literal> (for display manager pseudo-sessions), or
1315 <literal>lock-screen</literal> (for display lock screens).</para>
1316
1317 <para><varname>Active</varname> is a boolean that is true if the session is active, i.e. currently in the
1318 foreground. This field is semi-redundant due to <varname>State</varname>.</para>
1319
1320 <para><varname>State</varname> encodes the session state and one of <literal>online</literal>,
1321 <literal>active</literal>, or <literal>closing</literal>. See
1322 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_session_get_state</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
1323 for more information about the states.</para>
1324
1325 <para><varname>IdleHint</varname>, <varname>IdleSinceHint</varname>, and
1326 <varname>IdleSinceHintMonotonic</varname> encapsulate the idle hint state of this session, similarly to
1327 how the respective properties on the manager object do it for the whole system.</para>
1328
1329 <para><varname>LockedHint</varname> shows the locked hint state of this session, as set by the
1330 <function>SetLockedHint()</function> method described above.</para>
1331 </refsect2>
1332 </refsect1>
1333
1334 <refsect1>
1335 <title>Examples</title>
1336
1337 <example>
1338 <title>Introspect <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.Manager</interfacename> on the bus</title>
1339
1340 <programlisting>$ gdbus introspect --system --dest org.freedesktop.login1 \
1341 --object-path /org/freedesktop/login1
1342 </programlisting>
1343 </example>
1344
1345 <example>
1346 <title>Introspect <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.Seat</interfacename> on the bus</title>
1347
1348 <programlisting>$ gdbus introspect --system --dest org.freedesktop.login1 \
1349 --object-path /org/freedesktop/login1/seat/seat0
1350 </programlisting>
1351 </example>
1352
1353 <example>
1354 <title>Introspect <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.User</interfacename> on the bus</title>
1355
1356 <programlisting>$ gdbus introspect --system --dest org.freedesktop.login1 \
1357 --object-path /org/freedesktop/login1/user/_1000
1358 </programlisting>
1359 </example>
1360
1361 <example>
1362 <title>Introspect <interfacename>org.freedesktop.login1.Session</interfacename> on the bus</title>
1363
1364 <programlisting>$ gdbus introspect --system --dest org.freedesktop.login1 \
1365 --object-path /org/freedesktop/login1/session/45
1366 </programlisting>
1367 </example>
1368 </refsect1>
1369
1370 <refsect1>
1371 <title>Versioning</title>
1372
1373 <para>These D-Bus interfaces follow <ulink url="http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/versioning-dbus.html">
1374 the usual interface versioning guidelines</ulink>.</para>
1375 </refsect1>
1376 </refentry>