man/logind.conf.xml

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  25 <refentry id="logind.conf" conditional='ENABLE_LOGIND'
  26           xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
  27         <refentryinfo>
  28                 <title>logind.conf</title>
  29                 <productname>systemd</productname>
  30
  31                 <authorgroup>
  32                         <author>
  33                                 <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  34                                 <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  35                                 <surname>Poettering</surname>
  36                                 <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  37                         </author>
  38                 </authorgroup>
  39         </refentryinfo>
  40
  41         <refmeta>
  42                 <refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle>
  43                 <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  44         </refmeta>
  45
  46         <refnamediv>
  47                 <refname>logind.conf</refname>
  48                 <refname>logind.conf.d</refname>
  49                 <refpurpose>Login manager configuration files</refpurpose>
  50         </refnamediv>
  51
  52         <refsynopsisdiv>
  53                 <para><filename>/etc/systemd/logind.conf</filename></para>
  54                 <para><filename>/etc/systemd/logind.conf.d/*.conf</filename></para>
  55                 <para><filename>/run/systemd/logind.conf.d/*.conf</filename></para>
  56                 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/logind.conf.d/*.conf</filename></para>
  57         </refsynopsisdiv>
  58
  59         <refsect1>
  60                 <title>Description</title>
  61
  62                 <para>These files configure various parameters of the systemd login manager, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
  63         </refsect1>
  64
  65         <xi:include href="standard-conf.xml" xpointer="confd" />
  66         <xi:include href="standard-conf.xml" xpointer="conf" />
  67
  68         <refsect1>
  69                 <title>Options</title>
  70
  71                 <para>All options are configured in the
  72                 <literal>[Login]</literal> section:</para>
  73
  74                 <variablelist>
  75
  76                         <varlistentry>
  77                                 <term><varname>NAutoVTs=</varname></term>
  78
  79                                 <listitem><para>Takes a positive
  80                                 integer. Configures how many virtual
  81                                 terminals (VTs) to allocate by default
  82                                 that, when switched to and are
  83                                 previously unused,
  84                                 <literal>autovt</literal> services are
  85                                 automatically spawned on. These
  86                                 services are instantiated from the
  87                                 template unit
  88                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
  89                                 for the respective VT TTY name,
  90                                 for example, <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>. By
  91                                 default,
  92                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
  93                                 is linked to
  94                                 <filename>getty@.service</filename>.
  95                                 In other words, login prompts are started
  96                                 dynamically as the user switches to
  97                                 unused virtual terminals. Hence, this
  98                                 parameter controls how many login
  99                                 <literal>gettys</literal> are
 100                                 available on the VTs. If a VT is
 101                                 already used by some other subsystem
 102                                 (for example, a graphical login), this
 103                                 kind of activation will not be
 104                                 attempted. Note that the VT configured
 105                                 in <varname>ReserveVT=</varname> is
 106                                 always subject to this kind of
 107                                 activation, even if it is not one of
 108                                 the VTs configured with the
 109                                 <varname>NAutoVTs=</varname>
 110                                 directive. Defaults to 6. When set to
 111                                 0, automatic spawning of
 112                                 <literal>autovt</literal> services is
 113                                 disabled.</para></listitem>
 114                         </varlistentry>
 115
 116                         <varlistentry>
 117                                 <term><varname>ReserveVT=</varname></term>
 118
 119                                 <listitem><para>Takes a positive
 120                                 integer. Identifies one
 121                                 virtual terminal that shall
 122                                 unconditionally be reserved for
 123                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
 124                                 activation (see above). The VT
 125                                 selected with this option will be
 126                                 marked busy unconditionally, so that no
 127                                 other subsystem will allocate it. This
 128                                 functionality is useful to ensure that,
 129                                 regardless of how many VTs are allocated
 130                                 by other subsystems, one login
 131                                 <literal>getty</literal> is always
 132                                 available. Defaults to 6 (in other
 133                                 words, there will always be a
 134                                 <literal>getty</literal> available on
 135                                 Alt-F6.). When set to 0, VT
 136                                 reservation is
 137                                 disabled.</para></listitem>
 138                         </varlistentry>
 139
 140                         <varlistentry>
 141                                 <term><varname>KillUserProcesses=</varname></term>
 142
 143                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
 144                                 argument. Configures whether the
 145                                 processes of a user should be killed
 146                                 when the user completely logs out (i.e. after
 147                                 the user's last session ended). Defaults to
 148                                 <literal>no</literal>.</para>
 149
 150                                 <para>Note that setting
 151                                 <varname>KillUserProcesses=1</varname>
 152                                 will break tools like
 153                                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>screen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para></listitem>
 154                         </varlistentry>
 155
 156                         <varlistentry>
 157                                 <term><varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname></term>
 158                                 <term><varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname></term>
 159
 160                                 <listitem><para>These settings take
 161                                 space-separated lists of usernames
 162                                 that influence the effect of
 163                                 <varname>KillUserProcesses=</varname>. If
 164                                 not empty, only processes of users
 165                                 listed in
 166                                 <varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname> will
 167                                 be killed when they log out
 168                                 entirely. Processes of users listed in
 169                                 <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname>
 170                                 are excluded from being
 171                                 killed. <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname>
 172                                 defaults to <literal>root</literal>
 173                                 and takes precedence over
 174                                 <varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname>,
 175                                 which defaults to the empty list.</para></listitem>
 176                         </varlistentry>
 177
 178                         <varlistentry>
 179                                 <term><varname>IdleAction=</varname></term>
 180
 181                                 <listitem><para>Configures the action
 182                                 to take when the system is idle. Takes
 183                                 one of <literal>ignore</literal>,
 184                                 <literal>poweroff</literal>,
 185                                 <literal>reboot</literal>,
 186                                 <literal>halt</literal>,
 187                                 <literal>kexec</literal>,
 188                                 <literal>suspend</literal>,
 189                                 <literal>hibernate</literal>,
 190                                 <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>, and
 191                                 <literal>lock</literal>. Defaults to
 192                                 <literal>ignore</literal>.</para>
 193
 194                                 <para>Note that this requires that
 195                                 user sessions correctly report the
 196                                 idle status to the system. The system
 197                                 will execute the action after all
 198                                 sessions report that they are idle,
 199                                 no idle inhibitor lock is active,
 200                                 and subsequently, the time configured
 201                                 with <varname>IdleActionSec=</varname>
 202                                 (see below) has expired.</para>
 203                                 </listitem>
 204                         </varlistentry>
 205
 206                         <varlistentry>
 207                                 <term><varname>IdleActionSec=</varname></term>
 208
 209                                 <listitem><para>Configures the delay
 210                                 after which the action configured in
 211                                 <varname>IdleAction=</varname> (see
 212                                 above) is taken after the system is
 213                                 idle.</para></listitem>
 214                         </varlistentry>
 215
 216                         <varlistentry>
 217                                 <term><varname>InhibitDelayMaxSec=</varname></term>
 218
 219                                 <listitem><para>Specifies the maximum
 220                                 time a system shutdown or sleep
 221                                 request is delayed due to an inhibitor
 222                                 lock of type <literal>delay</literal>
 223                                 being active before the inhibitor is
 224                                 ignored and the operation executes
 225                                 anyway. Defaults to
 226                                 5.</para></listitem>
 227                         </varlistentry>
 228
 229                         <varlistentry>
 230                                 <term><varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname></term>
 231                                 <term><varname>HandleSuspendKey=</varname></term>
 232                                 <term><varname>HandleHibernateKey=</varname></term>
 233                                 <term><varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname></term>
 234                                 <term><varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname></term>
 235
 236                                 <listitem><para>Controls whether
 237                                 logind shall handle the system power
 238                                 and sleep keys and the lid switch to
 239                                 trigger actions such as system
 240                                 power-off or suspend. Can be one of
 241                                 <literal>ignore</literal>,
 242                                 <literal>poweroff</literal>,
 243                                 <literal>reboot</literal>,
 244                                 <literal>halt</literal>,
 245                                 <literal>kexec</literal>,
 246                                 <literal>suspend</literal>,
 247                                 <literal>hibernate</literal>,
 248                                 <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>, and
 249                                 <literal>lock</literal>. If
 250                                 <literal>ignore</literal>, logind will
 251                                 never handle these keys. If
 252                                 <literal>lock</literal>, all running
 253                                 sessions will be screen-locked;
 254                                 otherwise, the specified action will
 255                                 be taken in the respective event. Only
 256                                 input devices with the
 257                                 <literal>power-switch</literal> udev
 258                                 tag will be watched for key/lid switch
 259                                 events. <varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname>
 260                                 defaults to
 261                                 <literal>poweroff</literal>.
 262                                 <varname>HandleSuspendKey=</varname>
 263                                 and
 264                                 <varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname>
 265                                 default to <literal>suspend</literal>.
 266                                 <varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname>
 267                                 defaults to <literal>ignore</literal>.
 268                                 <varname>HandleHibernateKey=</varname>
 269                                 defaults to
 270                                 <literal>hibernate</literal>. If the
 271                                 system is inserted in a docking station,
 272                                 or if more than one display is connected,
 273                                 the action specified by
 274                                 <varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname>
 275                                 occurs; otherwise the
 276                                 <varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname>
 277                                 action occurs.</para></listitem>
 278                         </varlistentry>
 279
 280                         <varlistentry>
 281                                 <term><varname>PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
 282                                 <term><varname>SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
 283                                 <term><varname>HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
 284                                 <term><varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
 285
 286                                 <listitem><para>Controls whether
 287                                 actions triggered by the power and
 288                                 sleep keys and the lid switch are
 289                                 subject to inhibitor locks. These
 290                                 settings take boolean arguments. If
 291                                 <literal>no</literal>, the inhibitor
 292                                 locks taken by applications in order
 293                                 to block the requested operation are
 294                                 respected. If <literal>yes</literal>,
 295                                 the requested operation is executed in
 296                                 any
 297                                 case. <varname>PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>,
 298                                 <varname>SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>
 299                                 and
 300                                 <varname>HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>
 301                                 default to <literal>no</literal>.
 302                                 <varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname>
 303                                 defaults to
 304                                 <literal>yes</literal>. This means
 305                                 that the lid switch does not respect
 306                                 suspend blockers by default, but the
 307                                 power and sleep keys do.
 308                                 </para></listitem>
 309                         </varlistentry>
 310
 311                         <varlistentry>
 312                                 <term><varname>RuntimeDirectorySize=</varname></term>
 313
 314                                 <listitem><para>Sets the size limit on
 315                                 the
 316                                 <varname>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</varname>
 317                                 runtime directory for each user who
 318                                 logs in. Takes a size in bytes,
 319                                 optionally suffixed with the usual K, G,
 320                                 M, and T suffixes, to the base 1024
 321                                 (IEC). Alternatively, a numerical
 322                                 percentage suffixed by <literal>%</literal>
 323                                 may be specified, which sets the size
 324                                 limit relative to the amount of
 325                                 physical RAM. Defaults to 10%. Note
 326                                 that this size is a safety limit
 327                                 only. As each runtime directory is a
 328                                 tmpfs file system, it will only consume
 329                                 as much memory as is needed.
 330                                 </para></listitem>
 331                         </varlistentry>
 332
 333                         <varlistentry>
 334                                 <term><varname>RemoveIPC=</varname></term>
 335
 336                                 <listitem><para>Controls whether
 337                                 System V and POSIX IPC objects
 338                                 belonging to the user shall be removed
 339                                 when the user fully logs out. Takes a
 340                                 boolean argument. If enabled, the user
 341                                 may not consume IPC resources after
 342                                 the last of the user's sessions
 343                                 terminated. This covers System V
 344                                 semaphores, shared memory and message
 345                                 queues, as well as POSIX shared memory
 346                                 and message queues. Note that IPC
 347                                 objects of the root user are excluded
 348                                 from the effect of this
 349                                 setting. Defaults to
 350                                 <literal>yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
 351                         </varlistentry>
 352
 353                 </variablelist>
 354         </refsect1>
 355
 356         <refsect1>
 357                   <title>See Also</title>
 358                   <para>
 359                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 360                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 361                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 362                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 363                   </para>
 364         </refsect1>
 365
 366 </refentry>