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.TH "SYSTEMD\-LOGIND\&.SE" "8" "" "systemd" "systemd-logind.service"
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systemd-logind.service, systemd-logind \- Login manager
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systemd\-logind\&.service
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/usr/lib/systemd/systemd\-logind
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is a system service that manages user logins\&. It is responsible for:
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Keeping track of users and sessions, their processes and their idle state
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Creating control groups for user processes
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Providing PolicyKit\-based access for users to operations such as system shutdown or sleep
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Implementing a shutdown/sleep inhibition logic for applications
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Handling of power/sleep hardware keys
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Multi\-seat management
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Session switch management
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Device access management for users
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Automatic spawning of text logins (gettys) on virtual console activation and user runtime directory management
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User sessions are registered in logind via the
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for information about the configuration of this service\&.
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\m[blue]\fBMulti\-Seat on Linux\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[1]\d\s+2
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for an introduction into basic concepts of logind such as users, sessions and seats\&.
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\m[blue]\fBlogind D\-Bus API Documentation\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[2]\d\s+2
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for information about the APIs
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For more information on the inhibition logic see the
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\m[blue]\fBInhibitor Lock Developer Documentation\fR\m[]\&\s-2\u[3]\d\s+2\&.
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\fBsystemd-user-sessions.service\fR(8),
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\fBlogind.conf\fR(5),
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\%http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/multiseat
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logind D-Bus API Documentation
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\%http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/logind
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Inhibitor Lock Developer Documentation
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\%http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/inhibit