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         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
         </refnamediv>
 
         <refsynopsisdiv>
-                <para><filename>logind.conf</filename></para>
+                <para><filename>/etc/systemd/logind.conf</filename></para>
         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Description</title>
 
         </refsynopsisdiv>
 
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Description</title>
 
-                <para>This files configures various parameters of the systemd login manager.</para>
+                <para>This file configures various parameters of the systemd login manager <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
         </refsect1>
 
 
         </refsect1>
 
                                 <term><varname>NAutoVTs=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a positive
                                 <term><varname>NAutoVTs=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a positive
-                                integer. How many virtual terminals to
-                                allocate by default and when switched
-                                to autospawn <literal>autovt</literal>
-                                services on (if they are otherwise
-                                unused). These services are
-                                instantiated from a template of
+                                integer. Configures how many virtual
+                                terminals (VTs) to allocate by default
+                                that -- when switched to and
+                                previously unused --
+                                <literal>autovt</literal> services are
+                                automatically spawned on. These
+                                services are instantiated from the
+                                template unit
                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
-                                with the virtual terminal TTY name,
+                                for the respective VT TTY name,
                                 e.g. <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>. By
                                 default
                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
                                 e.g. <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>. By
                                 default
                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
                                 <filename>getty@.service</filename>,
                                 i.e. login prompts are started
                                 dynamically as the user switches to
                                 <filename>getty@.service</filename>,
                                 i.e. login prompts are started
                                 dynamically as the user switches to
-                                unused virtual terminals, and this
-                                parameter hence controls how many
-                                gettys are available on the virtual
-                                terminals. Defaults to 6. When set 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
+                                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
+                                <varname>NAutoVTs=</varname>
+                                directive. Defaults to 6. When set to
                                 0, automatic spawning of
                                 <literal>autovt</literal> services is
                                 0, automatic spawning of
                                 <literal>autovt</literal> services is
+                                disabled. </para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>ReserveVT=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a positive
+                                integer. Configures the number of one
+                                virtual terminal that shall
+                                unconditionally be reserved for
+                                <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
+                                activation (see above). The VT
+                                selected with this option will be
+                                marked busy unconditionally so that no
+                                other subsystem will allocate it. This
+                                functionality is useful to ensure that
+                                regardless how many VTs are allocated
+                                by other subsystems one login
+                                <literal>getty</literal> is always
+                                available. Defaults to 6 (with other
+                                words: there'll always be a
+                                <literal>getty</literal> available on
+                                Alt-F6.). When set to 0, VT
+                                reservation is
                                 disabled.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                                 disabled.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
 
                                 <listitem><para>These settings control
                                 the default control group hierarchies
 
                                 <listitem><para>These settings control
                                 the default control group hierarchies
-                                users logging are added to. When
+                                users logging in are added to. When
                                 logging in users will get private
                                 control groups in all hierarchies
                                 listed in
                                 logging in users will get private
                                 control groups in all hierarchies
                                 listed in
                                 time a system shutdown or sleep
                                 request is delayed due to an inhibitor
                                 lock of type <literal>delay</literal>
                                 time a system shutdown or sleep
                                 request is delayed due to an inhibitor
                                 lock of type <literal>delay</literal>
-                                being taken before it is ignored and
-                                the operation executed
+                                being active -- before it is ignored
+                                and the operation executed
                                 anyway. Defaults to
                                 5s.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname></term>
                                 anyway. Defaults to
                                 5s.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname></term>
-                                <term><varname>HandleSleepKey=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>HandleSuspendKey=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>HandleHibernateKey=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Controls whether
                                 logind shall handle the system power
                                 and sleep keys and the lid switch to
                                 <term><varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname></term>
 
                                 <listitem><para>Controls whether
                                 logind shall handle the system power
                                 and sleep keys and the lid switch to
-                                trigger system power-off or
-                                suspend. Can be one of
-                                <literal>no</literal>,
-                                <literal>yes</literal> and
-                                <literal>always</literal>. If
-                                <literal>no</literal> logind will
+                                trigger actions such as system
+                                power-off or suspend. Can be one of
+                                <literal>ignore</literal>,
+                                <literal>poweroff</literal>,
+                                <literal>reboot</literal>,
+                                <literal>halt</literal>,
+                                <literal>kexec</literal>,
+                                <literal>suspend</literal>,
+                                <literal>hibernate</literal>,
+                                <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal> and
+                                <literal>lock</literal>. If
+                                <literal>ignore</literal> logind will
                                 never handle these keys. If
                                 never handle these keys. If
-                                <literal>yes</literal> logind will
-                                handle these keys when no user is
-                                logged in and no inhibitor lock is
-                                taken, and trigger a warnig beep
-                                otherwise. If set to
-                                <literal>always</literal> logind will
-                                handle these keys even if a user is
-                                logged in or an inhibitor lock is
-                                taken. In all cases logind will not
-                                handle these keys if a graphical
-                                session is in the foreground under the
-                                assumption that the graphical session
-                                will handle these keys
-                                internally. Only input devices with
-                                the <literal>power-switch</literal>
-                                udev tag will be watched for key
+                                <literal>lock</literal> all running
+                                sessions will be screen
+                                locked. Otherwise the specified action
+                                will be taken in the respective
+                                event. Only input devices with the
+                                <literal>power-switch</literal> udev
+                                tag will be watched for key/lid switch
                                 events. <varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname>
                                 events. <varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname>
-                                and <varname>HandleSleepKey=</varname>
-                                default to <literal>yes</literal>,
+                                defaults to
+                                <literal>poweroff</literal>.
+                                <varname>HandleSuspendKey=</varname>
+                                and
                                 <varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname>
                                 <varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname>
+                                default to <literal>suspend</literal>.
+                                <varname>HandleHibernateKey=</varname>
                                 defaults to
                                 defaults to
-                                <literal>no</literal>.</para></listitem>
+                                <literal>hibernate</literal>.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Controls whether
+                                actions triggered by the power and
+                                sleep keys and the lid switch are
+                                subject to inhibitor locks. These
+                                settings take boolean arguments. If
+                                <literal>off</literal> the inhibitor
+                                locks taken by applications in order
+                                to block the requested operation are
+                                respected, if <literal>on</literal>
+                                the requested operation is executed in
+                                any
+                                case. <varname>PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>,
+                                <varname>SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>
+                                and
+                                <varname>HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>
+                                defaults to <literal>off</literal>,
+                                <varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname>
+                                defaults to
+                                <literal>yes</literal>. This means
+                                that the lid switch does not respect
+                                suspend blockers by default, but the
+                                power and sleep keys do.
+                                </para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                 </variablelist>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                 </variablelist>
                   <title>See Also</title>
                   <para>
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                   <title>See Also</title>
                   <para>
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+                          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                   </para>
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
                   </para>