<varname>$XDG_SESSION_ID</varname> environment
variable is initialized. If auditing is
available and
- <command>pam_loginuid.so</command> run before
+ <command>pam_loginuid.so</command> was run before
this module (which is highly recommended), the
variable is initialized from the auditing
session id
- (<filename>/proc/self/sessionid</filename>). Otherwise
+ (<filename>/proc/self/sessionid</filename>). Otherwise,
an independent session counter is
used.</para></listitem>
created for the session. If this is the first
concurrent session of the user, an implicit
slice below <filename>user.slice</filename> is
- automatically created and the scope placed in
- it. In instance of the system service
- <filename>user@.service</filename> which runs
- the systemd user manager
- instance.</para></listitem>
+ automatically created and the scope placed into
+ it. An instance of the system service
+ <filename>user@.service</filename>, which runs
+ the systemd user manager instance, is started.
+ </para></listitem>
</orderedlist>
<para>On logout, this module ensures the following:</para>
<orderedlist>
- <listitem><para>If this is enabled, all
- processes of the session are terminated. If
+ <listitem><para>If enabled in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ all processes of the session are terminated. If
the last concurrent session of a user ends, his
user systemd instance will be terminated too,
and so will the user's slice
<listitem><para>Takes a string
argument which sets the session class.
The XDG_SESSION_CLASS environmental variable
- takes precedence.</para></listitem>
+ takes precedence. One of
+ <literal>user</literal>,
+ <literal>greeter</literal>,
+ <literal>lock-screen</literal> or
+ <literal>background</literal>. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_session_get_class</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details about the session class.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><option>debug=</option></term>
+ <term><option>type=</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
- argument. If yes, the module will log
+ <listitem><para>Takes a string
+ argument which sets the session type.
+ The XDG_SESSION_TYPE environmental
+ variable takes precedence. One of
+ <literal>unspecified</literal>,
+ <literal>tty</literal>,
+ <literal>x11</literal>,
+ <literal>wayland</literal> or
+ <literal>mir</literal>. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_session_get_type</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details about the session type.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>debug<optional>=</optional></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes an optional
+ boolean argument. If yes or without
+ the argument, the module will log
debugging information as it
operates.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
operating system
provides.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+ <para>The following environment variables are read by
+ the module and may be used by the PAM service to pass
+ metadata to the module:</para>
+
+ <variablelist class='environment-variables'>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>$XDG_SESSION_TYPE</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>The session type. This
+ may be used instead of
+ <option>session=</option> on the
+ module parameter line, and is usually
+ preferred.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>$XDG_SESSION_CLASS</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>The session class. This
+ may be used instead of
+ <option>class=</option> on the
+ module parameter line, and is usually
+ preferred.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>$XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>A single, short
+ identifier string for the desktop
+ environment. This may be used to
+ indicate the session desktop used,
+ where this applies and if this
+ information is available. For example:
+ <literal>GNOME</literal>, or
+ <literal>KDE</literal>. It is
+ recommended to use the same
+ identifiers and capitalization as for
+ <varname>$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP</varname>,
+ as defined by the <ulink
+ url="http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/">Desktop
+ Entry
+ Specification</ulink>. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_session_get_desktop</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for more details.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>$XDG_SEAT</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>The seat name the session
+ shall be registered for, if
+ any.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>$XDG_VTNR</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>The VT number the
+ session shall be registered for, if
+ any. (Only applies to seats with a VT
+ available, such as
+ <literal>seat0</literal>)</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>logind.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_loginuid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>pam.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>pam.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>pam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>pam_loginuid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.scope</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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