man/systemd-logind.service.xml

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  24 <refentry id="systemd-logind.service">
  25
  26         <refentryinfo>
  27                 <title>systemd-logind</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>systemd-logind</refentrytitle>
  42                 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  43         </refmeta>
  44
  45         <refnamediv>
  46                 <refname>systemd-logind.service</refname>
  47                 <refname>systemd-logind</refname>
  48                 <refpurpose>systemd Login Manager</refpurpose>
  49         </refnamediv>
  50
  51         <refsynopsisdiv>
  52                 <para><filename>sysytemd-logind.service</filename></para>
  53                 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind</filename></para>
  54         </refsynopsisdiv>
  55
  56         <refsect1>
  57                 <title>Description</title>
  58
  59                 <para><filename>systemd-logind</filename> is a system
  60                 service that manages user logins. It is responsible
  61                 for: keeping track of users and sessions, their
  62                 processes and their idle state; creating control
  63                 groups for user processes; provide PolicyKit-based
  64                 access for users to operations such as system shutdown
  65                 or sleep; implementing a shutdown/sleep inhibition
  66                 logic for applications; handling of power/sleep
  67                 hardware keys; multi-seat management; session switch
  68                 management; device access management for users;
  69                 automatic spawning of text logins (gettys) and user
  70                 runtime directory management.
  71                 </para>
  72
  73                 <para>User sessions are registered in logind via the
  74                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  75                 PAM module.</para>
  76
  77                 <para>See
  78                 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  79                 for information about the configuration of this
  80                 service.</para>
  81
  82                 <para>See <ulink
  83                 url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/multiseat">Multi-Seat
  84                 on Linux</ulink> for an introduction into basic
  85                 concepts of logind such as users, sessions and seats.</para>
  86         </refsect1>
  87
  88         <refsect1>
  89                 <title>See Also</title>
  90                 <para>
  91                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  92                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  93                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
  94                         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
  95                 </para>
  96         </refsect1>
  97
  98 </refentry>