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author | Anthony G. Basile <blueness@gentoo.org> | 2012-11-15 10:10:41 -0500 |
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committer | Anthony G. Basile <blueness@gentoo.org> | 2012-11-15 10:10:41 -0500 |
commit | 2944f347d087ff24ec808e4b70fe104a772a97a0 (patch) | |
tree | a5de4fbefe16ef359a526442fb41251f123399d5 /man/systemd-logind.service.xml | |
parent | 678b0b89572768b21d8b74360d55b75b233799c4 (diff) | |
parent | d025f1e4dca8fc1436aff76f9e6185fe3e728daa (diff) |
Fork of Original Code Base: anongit.freedesktop.org/systemd
This is the initial fork of the code base from freedsktop.org.
The code is provided here as a reference of the initial starting
point and for possible future checkouts after a large portion
of this code is removed.
Merge git://anongit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd
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diff --git a/man/systemd-logind.service.xml b/man/systemd-logind.service.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..00f34051a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/systemd-logind.service.xml @@ -0,0 +1,133 @@ +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> + +<!-- + This file is part of systemd. + + Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering + + systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by + the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or + (at your option) any later version. + + systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License + along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +--> + +<refentry id="systemd-logind.service"> + + <refentryinfo> + <title>systemd-logind.service</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.service</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>systemd-logind.service</refname> + <refname>systemd-logind</refname> + <refpurpose>Login manager</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename>systemd-logind.service</filename></para> + <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:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>Keeping track of users and sessions, their + processes and their idle state</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Creating control groups for + user processes</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Providing PolicyKit-based access + for users to operations such as system + shutdown or sleep</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Implementing a shutdown/sleep + inhibition logic for + applications</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Handling of power/sleep + hardware keys</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Multi-seat + management</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Session + switch management</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Device access management for + users</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Automatic spawning of text + logins (gettys) on virtual console activation + and user runtime directory + management</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <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> + + <para>See the <ulink + url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/logind"> + logind D-Bus API Documentation</ulink> for information about + the APIs <filename>systemd-logind</filename> + provides.</para> + + <para>For more information on the inhibition logic see + the <ulink + url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/inhibit">Inhibitor + Lock Developer Documentation</ulink>.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-user-sessions.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</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> |