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<refentry id= "systemd-logind.service" >
<refentryinfo >
<title > systemd-logind</title>
<productname > systemd</productname>
<authorgroup >
<author >
<contrib > Developer</contrib>
<firstname > Lennart</firstname>
<surname > Poettering</surname>
<email > lennart@poettering.net</email>
</author>
</authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta >
<refentrytitle > systemd-logind</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum > 8</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv >
<refname > systemd-logind.service</refname>
<refname > systemd-logind</refname>
<refpurpose > systemd Login Manager</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv >
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<para > <filename > systemd-logind.service</filename> </para>
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<para > <filename > /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind</filename> </para>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 >
<title > Description</title>
<para > <filename > systemd-logind</filename> is a system
service that manages user logins. It is responsible
for: keeping track of users and sessions, their
processes and their idle state; creating control
groups for user processes; provide PolicyKit-based
access for users to operations such as system shutdown
or sleep; implementing a shutdown/sleep inhibition
logic for applications; handling of power/sleep
hardware keys; multi-seat management; session switch
management; device access management for users;
automatic spawning of text logins (gettys) and user
runtime directory management.
</para>
<para > User sessions are registered in logind via the
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > pam_systemd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
PAM module.</para>
<para > See
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > logind.conf</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 5</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
for information about the configuration of this
service.</para>
<para > See <ulink
url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/multiseat">Multi-Seat
on Linux</ulink> for an introduction into basic
concepts of logind such as users, sessions and seats.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 >
<title > See Also</title>
<para >
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > systemd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 1</manvolnum> </citerefentry> ,
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > loginctl</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 1</manvolnum> </citerefentry> ,
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > logind.conf</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 5</manvolnum> </citerefentry> ,
<citerefentry > <refentrytitle > pam_systemd</refentrytitle> <manvolnum > 8</manvolnum> </citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>