</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
- <para><filename>logind.conf</filename></para>
+ <para><filename>/etc/systemd/logind.conf</filename></para>
</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>
<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>
- 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>
<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
+ 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>
<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
<term><varname>InhibitDelayMaxSec=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Specifies the maximum
- time a suspend or reboot is delayed
- due to an inhibitor lock of type
- <literal>delay</literal> being taken
- before it is ignored and the operation
- executed anyway. Defaults to
+ time a system shutdown or sleep
+ request is delayed due to an inhibitor
+ lock of type <literal>delay</literal>
+ being active -- before it is ignored
+ and the operation executed
+ anyway. Defaults to
5s.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>HandleSleepKey=</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
+ trigger system power-off or
+ suspend. Can be one of
+ <literal>off</literal>,
+ <literal>no-session</literal>,
+ <literal>tty-session</literal>,
+ <literal>any-session</literal> and
+ <literal>always</literal>. If
+ <literal>off</literal> logind will
+ never handle these keys. If
+ <literal>no-session</literal> logind
+ will handle these keys when no user is
+ logged in and no inhibitor lock is
+ taken, and trigger a warning beep
+ otherwise. If set to
+ <literal>tty-session</literal> logind
+ will handle these keys if no inhibitor
+ lock is taken, and either no user is
+ logged in or the foreground session is
+ a text login and the only one
+ existing. If
+ <literal>any-session</literal> is set
+ logind will handle these keys if no
+ inhibitor lock is taken, and either no
+ user is logged in or the foreground
+ session is the only one existing
+ (regardless whether graphical or
+ text). If set to
+ <literal>always</literal> logind will
+ handle these keys in any case, even if
+ one or more users are logged in or an
+ inhibitor lock is taken. Only input
+ devices with the
+ <literal>power-switch</literal> udev
+ tag will be watched for key
+ events. <varname>HandlePowerKey=</varname>
+ defaults to
+ <literal>no-session</literal>.
+ <varname>HandleSleepKey=</varname>
+ defaults to
+ <literal>tty-session</literal>,
+ <varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname>
+ defaults to
+ <literal>off</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<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>
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