man/logind.conf.xml

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  25 <refentry id="logind.conf">
  26         <refentryinfo>
  27                 <title>logind.conf</title>
  28                 <productname>systemd</productname>
  29
  30                 <authorgroup>
  31                         <author>
  32                                 <contrib>Developer</contrib>
  33                                 <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
  34                                 <surname>Poettering</surname>
  35                                 <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
  36                         </author>
  37                 </authorgroup>
  38         </refentryinfo>
  39
  40         <refmeta>
  41                 <refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle>
  42                 <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  43         </refmeta>
  44
  45         <refnamediv>
  46                 <refname>logind.conf</refname>
  47                 <refpurpose>Login manager configuration file</refpurpose>
  48         </refnamediv>
  49
  50         <refsynopsisdiv>
  51                 <para><filename>/etc/systemd/logind.conf</filename></para>
  52         </refsynopsisdiv>
  53
  54         <refsect1>
  55                 <title>Description</title>
  56
  57                 <para>This file configures various parameters of the systemd login manager <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
  58
  59         </refsect1>
  60
  61         <refsect1>
  62                 <title>Options</title>
  63
  64                 <para>All options are configured in the
  65                 <literal>[Login]</literal> section:</para>
  66
  67                 <variablelist>
  68
  69                         <varlistentry>
  70                                 <term><varname>NAutoVTs=</varname></term>
  71
  72                                 <listitem><para>Takes a positive
  73                                 integer. Configures how many virtual
  74                                 terminals (VTs) to allocate by default
  75                                 that -- when switched to and
  76                                 previously unused --
  77                                 <literal>autovt</literal> services are
  78                                 automatically spawned on. These
  79                                 services are instantiated from the
  80                                 template unit
  81                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
  82                                 for the respective VT TTY name,
  83                                 e.g. <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>. By
  84                                 default
  85                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
  86                                 is linked to
  87                                 <filename>getty@.service</filename>,
  88                                 i.e. login prompts are started
  89                                 dynamically as the user switches to
  90                                 unused virtual terminals. Hence, this
  91                                 parameter controls how many login
  92                                 <literal>gettys</literal> are
  93                                 available on the VTs. If a VT is
  94                                 already used by some other subsystem
  95                                 (for example a graphical login) this
  96                                 kind of activation will not be
  97                                 attempted. Note that the VT configured
  98                                 in <varname>ReserveVT=</varname> is
  99                                 always subject to this kind of
 100                                 activation, even if it is not one of
 101                                 VTs configured with the
 102                                 <varname>NAutoVTs=</varname>
 103                                 directive. Defaults to 6. When set to
 104                                 0, automatic spawning of
 105                                 <literal>autovt</literal> services is
 106                                 disabled. </para></listitem>
 107                         </varlistentry>
 108
 109                         <varlistentry>
 110                                 <term><varname>ReserveVT=</varname></term>
 111
 112                                 <listitem><para>Takes a positive
 113                                 integer. Configures the number of one
 114                                 virtual terminal that shall
 115                                 unconditionally be reserved for
 116                                 <filename>autovt@.service</filename>
 117                                 activation (see above). The VT
 118                                 selected with this option will be
 119                                 marked busy unconditionally so that no
 120                                 other subsystem will allocate it. This
 121                                 functionality is useful to ensure that
 122                                 regardless how many VTs are allocated
 123                                 by other subsystems one login
 124                                 <literal>getty</literal> is always
 125                                 available. Defaults to 6 (with other
 126                                 words: there'll always be a
 127                                 <literal>getty</literal> available on
 128                                 Alt-F6.). When set to 0, VT
 129                                 reservation is
 130                                 disabled.</para></listitem>
 131                         </varlistentry>
 132
 133                         <varlistentry>
 134                                 <term><varname>KillUserProcesses=</varname></term>
 135
 136                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
 137                                 argument. Configures whether the
 138                                 processes of a user should be killed
 139                                 when she or he completely logs out (i.e. after
 140                                 her/his last session ended). Defaults to
 141                                 <literal>no</literal>.</para></listitem>
 142                         </varlistentry>
 143
 144                         <varlistentry>
 145                                 <term><varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname></term>
 146                                 <term><varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname></term>
 147
 148                                 <listitem><para>These settings take
 149                                 space separated lists of user names
 150                                 that influence the effect of
 151                                 <varname>KillUserProcesses=</varname>. If
 152                                 not empty only processes of users
 153                                 listed in
 154                                 <varname>KillOnlyUsers</varname> will
 155                                 be killed when they log out
 156                                 entirely. Processes of users listed in
 157                                 <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname>
 158                                 are excluded from being
 159                                 killed. <varname>KillExcludeUsers=</varname>
 160                                 defaults to <literal>root</literal>
 161                                 and takes precedence over
 162                                 <varname>KillOnlyUsers=</varname>
 163                                 which defaults to the empty list.</para></listitem>
 164                         </varlistentry>
 165
 166                         <varlistentry>
 167                                 <term><varname>Controllers=</varname></term>
 168                                 <term><varname>ResetControllers=</varname></term>
 169
 170                                 <listitem><para>These settings control
 171                                 the default control group hierarchies
 172                                 users logging in are added to. When
 173                                 logging in users will get private
 174                                 control groups in all hierarchies
 175                                 listed in
 176                                 <varname>Controllers=</varname> and be
 177                                 reset to the root control group in all
 178                                 hierarchies listed in
 179                                 <varname>ResetControllers=</varname>. <varname>Controllers=</varname>
 180                                 defaults to the empty list,
 181                                 <varname>ResetControllers=</varname>
 182                                 defaults to
 183                                 <literal>cpu</literal>.</para></listitem>
 184                         </varlistentry>
 185
 186                         <varlistentry>
 187                                 <term><varname>InhibitDelayMaxSec=</varname></term>
 188
 189                                 <listitem><para>Specifies the maximum
 190                                 time a system shutdown or sleep
 191                                 request is delayed due to an inhibitor
 192                                 lock of type <literal>delay</literal>
 193                                 being active -- before it is ignored
 194                                 and the operation executed
 195                                 anyway. Defaults to
 196                                 5s.</para></listitem>
 197                         </varlistentry>
 198
 199                         <varlistentry>
 200                                 <term><varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname></term>
 201                                 <term><varname>HandleSleepKey=</varname></term>
 202                                 <term><varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname></term>
 203
 204                                 <listitem><para>Controls whether
 205                                 logind shall handle the system power
 206                                 and sleep keys and the lid switch to
 207                                 trigger actions such as system
 208                                 power-off or suspend. Can be one of
 209                                 <literal>ignore</literal>,
 210                                 <literal>poweroff</literal>,
 211                                 <literal>reboot</literal>,
 212                                 <literal>halt</literal>,
 213                                 <literal>kexec</literal> and
 214                                 <literal>hibernate</literal>. If
 215                                 <literal>ignore</literal> logind will
 216                                 never handle these keys. Otherwise the
 217                                 specified action will be taken in the
 218                                 respective event. Only input devices
 219                                 with the
 220                                 <literal>power-switch</literal> udev
 221                                 tag will be watched for key/lid switch
 222                                 events. <varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname>
 223                                 defaults to
 224                                 <literal>poweroff</literal>.
 225                                 <varname>HandleSleepKey=</varname> and
 226                                 <varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname>
 227                                 default to
 228                                 <literal>suspend</literal>.</para></listitem>
 229                         </varlistentry>
 230
 231                         <varlistentry>
 232                                 <term><varname>PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
 233                                 <term><varname>SleepKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
 234                                 <term><varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term>
 235
 236                                 <listitem><para>Controls whether
 237                                 actions triggered by the power and
 238                                 sleep keys and the lid switch are
 239                                 subject to inhibitor locks. These
 240                                 settings take boolean arguments. If
 241                                 <literal>off</literal> the inhibitor
 242                                 locks taken by applications in order
 243                                 to block the requested operation are
 244                                 respected, if <literal>on</literal>
 245                                 the requested operation is executed in
 246                                 any
 247                                 case. <varname>PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>
 248                                 and
 249                                 <varname>SleepKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>
 250                                 defaults to <literal>off</literal>,
 251                                 <varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname>
 252                                 defaults to
 253                                 <literal>yes</literal>. This means
 254                                 that the lid switch does not respect
 255                                 suspend blockers by default, but the
 256                                 power and sleep keys do.
 257                                 </para></listitem>
 258                         </varlistentry>
 259
 260                 </variablelist>
 261
 262                 <para>Note that setting
 263                 <varname>KillUserProcesses=1</varname> will break tools
 264                 like
 265                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>screen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 266
 267                 <para>Note that <varname>KillUserProcesses=1</varname>
 268                 is a weaker version of
 269                 <varname>kill-session-processes=1</varname> which may
 270                 be configured per-service for
 271                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. The
 272                 latter kills processes of a session as soon as it
 273                 ends, the former kills processes as soon as the last
 274                 session of the user ends.</para>
 275         </refsect1>
 276
 277         <refsect1>
 278                   <title>See Also</title>
 279                   <para>
 280                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 281                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 282                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
 283                           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 284                   </para>
 285         </refsect1>
 286
 287 </refentry>