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-
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+<!-- 0 /// elogind does not have to enable itself in configure
+<refentry id="logind.conf" conditional='ENABLE_LOGIND'
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>logind.conf</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+--><!-- else -->
<refentry id="logind.conf" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>logind.conf</title>
<productname>elogind</productname>
+<!-- // 0 -->
<authorgroup>
<author>
<refnamediv>
<refname>logind.conf</refname>
+ <!-- 0 /// not supported by elogind
+ <refname>logind.conf.d</refname>
+ // 0 -->
<refpurpose>Login manager configuration files</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<para><filename>/etc/elogind/logind.conf</filename></para>
+ <!-- 0 /// not supported by elogind
+ <para><filename>/etc/systemd/logind.conf.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/run/systemd/logind.conf.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/logind.conf.d/*.conf</filename></para>
+ // 0 -->
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
- <para>These files configure various parameters of the elogind
- login manager,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
- </para>
+ <!-- 0 /// elogind does not need a service file.
+ <para>These files configure various parameters of the systemd login manager,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.syntax</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for a general description of the syntax.</para>
+ --><!-- else -->
+ login manager.</para>
+ <!-- // 0 -->
</refsect1>
+ <!-- 0 /// elogind has only this configuration
<xi:include href="standard-conf.xml" xpointer="main-conf" />
+ // 0 -->
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
+ <!-- 0 /// elogind also supports a few system commands
<para>All options are configured in the
<literal>[Login]</literal> section:</para>
+ --><!-- else -->
+ <para>All login options are configured in the
+ <literal>[Login]</literal> section, system sleep options are
+ configured in the <literal>[Sleep]</literal> section.</para>
+ <!-- // 0 -->
+
+ <!-- 1 /// elogind needs a second level, as we use two sections. -->
+ <refsect2><title>[Login] section:</title>
+ <!-- // 1 -->
<variablelist>
+ <!-- 0 /// elogind has no support for AutoVT
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>NAutoVTs=</varname></term>
<literal>getty</literal> available on Alt-F6.). When set to 0,
VT reservation is disabled.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ // 0 -->
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>KillUserProcesses=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. Configures whether
- the processes of a user should be killed 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 <varname>KillUserProcesses=1</varname>
+ <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. Configures whether the processes of a
+ <!-- 0 /// elogind has no scope unit, and goes for cgroups only
+ user should be killed when the user logs out. If true, the scope unit
+ corresponding to the session and all processes inside that scope will be
+ terminated. If false, the scope is "abandoned", see
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.scope</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ and processes are not killed. Defaults to <literal>&KILL_USER_PROCESSES;</literal>,
+ --><!-- else -->
+ user should be killed when the user logs out. If true, the processes
+ listed in their session cgroup will be terminated. If false, the session cgroup
+ is ignored
+ <!-- // 0 -->
+ but see the options <varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname> and
+ <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname> below.</para>
+
+ <!-- 0 /// elogind has no user manager unit, and lingering isn't clarified, yet.
+ <para>In addition to session processes, user process may run under the user
+ manager unit <filename>user@.service</filename>. Depending on the linger
+ settings, this may allow users to run processes independent of their login
+ sessions. See the description of <command>enable-linger</command> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
+ // 0 -->
+
+ <para>Note that setting <varname>KillUserProcesses=yes</varname>
will break tools like
- <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>screen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para></listitem>
+ <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>screen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ and
+ <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>tmux</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <!-- 0 /// elogind does not provide systemd-run or any equivalent, yet.
+ unless they are moved out of the session scope. See example in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-run</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ --><!-- else -->
+ unless they are moved out of the session scope.
+ <!-- // 0 -->
+ </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname></term>
<term><varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>These settings take space-separated lists of
- usernames that influence the effect of
- <varname>KillUserProcesses=</varname>. If not empty, only
- processes of users listed in <varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname>
- will be killed when they log out entirely. Processes of users
- listed in <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname> are excluded
- from being killed. <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname>
- defaults to <literal>root</literal> and takes precedence over
- <varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname>, which defaults to the empty
- list.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>These settings take space-separated lists of usernames that override
+ the <varname>KillUserProcesses=</varname> setting. A user name may be added to
+ <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname> to exclude the processes in the session scopes of
+ that user from being killed even if <varname>KillUserProcesses=yes</varname> is set. If
+ <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname> is not set, the <literal>root</literal> user is
+ excluded by default. <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname> may be set to an empty value
+ to override this default. If a user is not excluded, <varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname>
+ is checked next. If this setting is specified, only the session scopes of those users
+ will be killed. Otherwise, users are subject to the
+ <varname>KillUserProcesses=yes</varname> setting.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<literal>kexec</literal>,
<literal>suspend</literal>,
<literal>hibernate</literal>,
- <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>, and
+ <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>,
+ <literal>suspend-then-hibernate</literal>, and
<literal>lock</literal>.
Defaults to <literal>ignore</literal>.</para>
<term><varname>HandleSuspendKey=</varname></term>
<term><varname>HandleHibernateKey=</varname></term>
<term><varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=</varname></term>
<term><varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Controls whether logind shall handle the
+ <listitem><para>Controls how logind shall handle the
system power and sleep keys and the lid switch to trigger
actions such as system power-off or suspend. Can be one of
<literal>ignore</literal>,
<literal>kexec</literal>,
<literal>suspend</literal>,
<literal>hibernate</literal>,
- <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>, and
+ <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>,
+ <literal>suspend-then-hibernate</literal>, and
<literal>lock</literal>.
If <literal>ignore</literal>, logind will never handle these
keys. If <literal>lock</literal>, all running sessions will be
<varname>HandleSuspendKey=</varname> and
<varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname> default to
<literal>suspend</literal>.
- <varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname> defaults to
- <literal>ignore</literal>.
+ <varname>HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=</varname> is completely
+ ignored by default (for backwards compatibility) — an explicit
+ value must be set before it will be used to determine
+ behaviour. <varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname> defaults
+ to <literal>ignore</literal>.
<varname>HandleHibernateKey=</varname> defaults to
<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; if the system is on external power the action (if any)
+ specified by <varname>HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=</varname>
occurs; otherwise the <varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname>
- action occurs.</para></listitem>
+ action occurs.</para>
+
+ <para>A different application may disable logind's handling of system power and
+ sleep keys and the lid switch by taking a low-level inhibitor lock
+ (<literal>handle-power-key</literal>, <literal>handle-suspend-key</literal>,
+ <literal>handle-hibernate-key</literal>, <literal>handle-lid-switch</literal>).
+ This is most commonly used by graphical desktop environments
+ to take over suspend and hibernation handling, and to use their own configuration
+ mechanisms. If a low-level inhibitor lock is taken, logind will not take any
+ action when that key or switch is triggered and the <varname>Handle*=</varname>
+ settings are irrelevant.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<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>no</literal>, the inhibitor locks taken by
- applications in order to block the requested operation are
- respected. If <literal>yes</literal>, the requested operation
- is executed in any case.
+ <listitem><para>Controls whether actions that <command>elogind</command>
+ takes when the power and sleep keys and the lid switch are triggered are subject
+ to high-level inhibitor locks ("shutdown", "sleep", "idle"). Low level inhibitor
+ locks (<literal>handle-power-key</literal>, <literal>handle-suspend-key</literal>,
+ <literal>handle-hibernate-key</literal>, <literal>handle-lid-switch</literal>),
+ are always honored, irrespective of this setting.</para>
+
+ <para>These settings take boolean arguments. If <literal>no</literal>, the
+ inhibitor locks taken by applications are respected. If <literal>yes</literal>,
+ "shutdown", "sleep", and "idle" inhibitor locks are ignored.
<varname>PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>,
- <varname>SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname> and
- <varname>HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname> default to
- <literal>no</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>
+ <varname>SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>, and
+ <varname>HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname> default to <literal>no</literal>.
+ <varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname> defaults to <literal>yes</literal>.
+ This means that when <command>elogind</command> is handling events by
+ itself (no low level inhibitor locks are taken by another application), the lid
+ switch does not respect suspend blockers by default, but the power and sleep keys
+ do.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>HoldoffTimeoutSec=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Specifies the timeout after system startup or
- system resume in which elogind will hold off on reacting to
- LID events. This is required for the system to properly
- detect any hotplugged devices so elogind can ignore LID events
+ system resume in which systemd will hold off on reacting to
+ lid events. This is required for the system to properly
+ detect any hotplugged devices so systemd can ignore lid events
if external monitors, or docks, are connected. If set to 0,
- elogind will always react immediately, possibly before the
+ systemd will always react immediately, possibly before the
kernel fully probed all hotplugged devices. This is safe, as
- long as you do not care for elogind to account for devices
+ long as you do not care for systemd to account for devices
that have been plugged or unplugged while the system was off.
Defaults to 30s.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
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 is needed. </para></listitem>
+ memory as is needed.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>InhibitorsMax=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Controls the maximum number of concurrent inhibitors to permit. Defaults to 8192
+ (8K).</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>SessionsMax=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Controls the maximum number of concurrent user sessions to manage. Defaults to 8192
+ (8K). Depending on how the <filename>pam_systemd.so</filename> module is included in the PAM stack
+ configuration, further login sessions will either be refused, or permitted but not tracked by
+ <filename>elogind</filename>.</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 the user's
- 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>
+ <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 the user's 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 and other system users
+ are excluded from the effect of this setting. Defaults to <literal>yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
+ <!-- 1 /// elogind has an additional section for system commands. -->
+ </refsect2>
+
+ <refsect2><title>[Sleep] section:</title>
+ <para><command>elogind</command> supports three general
+ power-saving modes:</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>suspend</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>a low-power state
+ where execution of the OS is paused,
+ and complete power loss might result
+ in lost data, and which is fast to
+ enter and exit. This corresponds to
+ suspend, standby, or freeze states as
+ understood by the kernel.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>hibernate</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>a low-power state
+ where execution of the OS is paused,
+ and complete power loss does not
+ result in lost data, and which might
+ be slow to enter and exit. This
+ corresponds to the hibernation as
+ understood by the kernel.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>hybrid-sleep</term>
+
+ <listitem><para>a low-power state
+ where execution of the OS is paused,
+ which might be slow to enter, and on
+ complete power loss does not result in
+ lost data but might be slower to exit
+ in that case. This mode is called
+ suspend-to-both by the kernel.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>SuspendMode=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>HibernateMode=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>HybridSleepMode=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>The string to be written to
+ <filename>/sys/power/disk</filename> by elogind.
+ More than one value can be specified by separating
+ multiple values with whitespace. They will be tried
+ in turn, until one is written without error. If
+ neither succeeds, the operation will be aborted.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>SuspendState=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>HibernateState=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>HybridSleepState=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>The string to be written to
+ <filename>/sys/power/state</filename> by elogind.
+ More than one value can be specified by separating
+ multiple values with whitespace. They will be tried
+ in turn, until one is written without error. If
+ neither succeeds, the operation will be aborted.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect2>
+ <!-- // 1 -->
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>elogind</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <!-- 0 /// elogind is in section 8
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ --><!-- else -->
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>elogind</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <!-- // 0 -->
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>elogind-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <!-- 0 /// UNNEEDED by elogind
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ // 0 -->
</para>
</refsect1>