template unit
<filename>autovt@.service</filename>
for the respective VT TTY name,
- e.g. <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>. By
+ for example, <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>. By
default,
<filename>autovt@.service</filename>
is linked to
- <filename>getty@.service</filename>,
- i.e. login prompts are started
+ <filename>getty@.service</filename>.
+ In other words, login prompts are started
dynamically as the user switches to
unused virtual terminals. Hence, this
parameter controls how many login
<literal>gettys</literal> are
available on the VTs. If a VT is
already used by some other subsystem
- (for example a graphical login), this
+ (for example, a graphical login), this
kind of activation will not be
attempted. Note that the VT configured
in <varname>ReserveVT=</varname> is
always subject to this kind of
activation, even if it is not one of
- VTs configured with the
+ the VTs configured with the
<varname>NAutoVTs=</varname>
directive. Defaults to 6. When set to
0, automatic spawning of
<term><varname>ReserveVT=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a positive
- integer. Configures the number of one
+ integer. Identifies one
virtual terminal that shall
unconditionally be reserved for
<filename>autovt@.service</filename>
selected with this option will be
marked busy unconditionally, so that no
other subsystem will allocate it. This
- functionality is useful to ensure that
+ functionality is useful to ensure that,
regardless of how many VTs are allocated
by other subsystems, one login
<literal>getty</literal> is always
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean
argument. Configures whether the
processes of a user should be killed
- when she or he completely logs out (i.e. after
- her/his last session ended). Defaults to
+ when the user completely logs out (i.e. after
+ the user's last session ended). Defaults to
<literal>no</literal>.</para>
<para>Note that setting
<literal>kexec</literal>,
<literal>suspend</literal>,
<literal>hibernate</literal>,
- <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>,
+ <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>, and
<literal>lock</literal>. Defaults to
<literal>ignore</literal>.</para>
being active before the inhibitor is
ignored and the operation executes
anyway. Defaults to
- 5s.</para></listitem>
+ 5.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>HandleSuspendKey=</varname></term>
<term><varname>HandleHibernateKey=</varname></term>
<term><varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Controls whether
logind shall handle the system power
<literal>kexec</literal>,
<literal>suspend</literal>,
<literal>hibernate</literal>,
- <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal> and
+ <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>, and
<literal>lock</literal>. If
<literal>ignore</literal>, logind will
never handle these keys. If
and
<varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname>
default to <literal>suspend</literal>.
+ <varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname>
+ defaults to <literal>ignore</literal>.
<varname>HandleHibernateKey=</varname>
defaults to
- <literal>hibernate</literal>. Note
- that the lid switch is ignored if the
- system is inserted in a docking
- station, or if more than one display
- is connected.</para></listitem>
+ <literal>hibernate</literal>. If the
+ system is inserted in a docking station,
+ or if more than one display is connected,
+ the action specified by
+ <varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname>
+ occurs; otherwise the
+ <varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname>
+ action occurs.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<varname>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</varname>
runtime directory for each user who
logs in. Takes a size in bytes,
- possibly suffixed with the usual K, G,
- M, T suffixes, to the base 1024
- (IEC). Alternatively, a percentage
- suffixed by <literal>%</literal> may
- be specified, which sets the size
+ optionally suffixed with the usual K, G,
+ M, and T suffixes, to the base 1024
+ (IEC). Alternatively, a numerical
+ percentage suffixed by <literal>%</literal>
+ may be specified, which sets the size
limit relative to the amount of
physical RAM. Defaults to 10%. Note
that this size is a safety limit
only. As each runtime directory is a
- tmpfs file system it will only consume
- as much memory as it is filled up
- to.</para></listitem>
+ tmpfs file system, it will only consume
+ as much memory as is needed.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>RemoveIPC=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Controls whether
+ System V and POSIX IPC objects
+ belonging to the user shall be removed
+ when the user fully logs out. Takes a
+ boolean argument. If enabled, the user
+ may not consume IPC resources after
+ the last of his sessions
+ terminated. This covers System V
+ semaphores, shared memory and message
+ queues, as well as POSIX shared memory
+ and message queues. Note that IPC
+ objects of the root user are excluded
+ from the effect of this
+ setting. Defaults to
+ <literal>yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>