template unit
<filename>autovt@.service</filename>
for the respective VT TTY name,
- e.g. <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>. By
+ for example, <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>. By
default,
<filename>autovt@.service</filename>
is linked to
- <filename>getty@.service</filename>,
- i.e. login prompts are started
+ <filename>getty@.service</filename>.
+ In other words, login prompts are started
dynamically as the user switches 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
+ (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
+ the VTs configured with the
<varname>NAutoVTs=</varname>
directive. Defaults to 6. When set to
0, automatic spawning of
<term><varname>ReserveVT=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a positive
- integer. Configures the number of one
+ integer. Identifies one
virtual terminal that shall
unconditionally be reserved for
<filename>autovt@.service</filename>
selected with this option will be
marked busy unconditionally, so that no
other subsystem will allocate it. This
- functionality is useful to ensure that
+ functionality is useful to ensure that,
regardless of how many VTs are allocated
by other subsystems, one login
<literal>getty</literal> is always
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean
argument. Configures whether the
processes of a user should be killed
- when she or he completely logs out (i.e. after
- her/his last session ended). Defaults to
+ 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
<literal>kexec</literal>,
<literal>suspend</literal>,
<literal>hibernate</literal>,
- <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>,
+ <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>, and
<literal>lock</literal>. Defaults to
<literal>ignore</literal>.</para>
being active before the inhibitor is
ignored and the operation executes
anyway. Defaults to
- 5s.</para></listitem>
+ 5.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<literal>kexec</literal>,
<literal>suspend</literal>,
<literal>hibernate</literal>,
- <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal> and
+ <literal>hybrid-sleep</literal>, and
<literal>lock</literal>. If
<literal>ignore</literal>, logind will
never handle these keys. If
<varname>$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR</varname>
runtime directory for each user who
logs in. Takes a size in bytes,
- possibly suffixed with the usual K, G,
- M, T suffixes, to the base 1024
- (IEC). Alternatively, a percentage
- suffixed by <literal>%</literal> may
- be specified, which sets the size
+ optionally suffixed with the usual K, G,
+ M, and T suffixes, to the base 1024
+ (IEC). Alternatively, a numerical
+ percentage suffixed by <literal>%</literal>
+ may be specified, which sets the size
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 it is filled up
- to.</para></listitem>
+ as much memory as is needed.
+ </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<listitem><para>Controls whether
System V and POSIX IPC objects
belonging to the user shall be removed
- when she or he fully logs out. Takes a
+ when the user fully logs out. Takes a
boolean argument. If enabled, the user
may not consume IPC resources after
the last of his sessions
objects of the root user are excluded
from the effect of this
setting. Defaults to
- on.</para></listitem>
+ <literal>yes</literal>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
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