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diff --git a/man/sd_seat_get_active.xml b/man/sd_seat_get_active.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b1d6d20edf --- /dev/null +++ b/man/sd_seat_get_active.xml @@ -0,0 +1,180 @@ +<?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="sd_seat_get_active"> + + <refentryinfo> + <title>sd_seat_get_active</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>sd_seat_get_active</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>3</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>sd_seat_get_active</refname> + <refname>sd_seat_get_sessions</refname> + <refname>sd_seat_can_multi_session</refname> + <refpurpose>Determine state of a specific seat</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <funcsynopsis> + <funcsynopsisinfo>#include <systemd/sd-login.h></funcsynopsisinfo> + + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>sd_seat_get_active</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>const char* <parameter>seat</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>char** <parameter>session</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>uid_t* <parameter>uid</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>sd_seat_get_sessions</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>const char* <parameter>seat</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>char*** <parameter>sessions</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>uid_t** <parameter>uid</parameter></paramdef> + <paramdef>unsigned* <parameter>n_uids</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>sd_seat_can_multi_session</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>const char* <parameter>seat</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>sd_seat_can_tty</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>const char* <parameter>seat</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + + <funcprototype> + <funcdef>int <function>sd_seat_can_graphical</function></funcdef> + <paramdef>const char* <parameter>seat</parameter></paramdef> + </funcprototype> + </funcsynopsis> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para><function>sd_seat_get_active()</function> may be + used to determine which session is currently active on + a seat, if there is any. Returns the session + identifier and the user identifier of the Unix user + the session is belonging to. Either the session or the + user identifier parameter can be passed NULL, in + case only one of the parameters shall be queried. The + returned string needs to be freed with the libc + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>free</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> + call after use.</para> + + <para><function>sd_seat_get_sessions()</function> may + be used to determine all sessions on the specified + seat. Returns two arrays, one (NULL terminated) with + the session identifiers of the sessions and one with + the user identifiers of the Unix users the sessions + belong to. An additional parameter may be used to + return the number of entries in the latter array. The + two arrays and the latter parameter may be passed as + NULL in case these values need not to be + determined. The arrays and the strings referenced by + them need to be freed with the libc + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>free</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> + call after use. Note that instead of an empty array + NULL may be returned and should be considered + equivalent to an empty array.</para> + + <para><function>sd_seat_can_multi_session()</function> + may be used to determine whether a specific seat is + capable of multi-session, i.e. allows multiple login + sessions in parallel (with only one being active at a + time).</para> + + <para><function>sd_seat_can_tty()</function> may be + used to determine whether a specific seat provides TTY + functionality, i.e. is useful as a text console.</para> + + <para><function>sd_seat_can_graphical()</function> may + be used to determine whether a specific seat provides + graphics functionality, i.e. is useful as a graphics + display.</para> + + <para>If the <literal>seat</literal> parameter of any + of these functions is passed as NULL the operation is + executed for the seat of the session of the calling + process, if there is any.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Return Value</title> + + <para> On success + <function>sd_seat_get_active()</function> + returns 0 or a positive integer. On success + <function>sd_seat_get_sessions()</function> returns + the number of entries in the session identifier + array. If the test succeeds + <function>sd_seat_can_multi_session</function>, + <function>sd_seat_can_tty</function> and + <function>sd_seat_can_graphical</function> return a + positive integer, if it fails 0. On failure, these + calls return a negative errno-style error code.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Notes</title> + + <para>The <function>sd_seat_get_active()</function>, + <function>sd_seat_get_sessions()</function>, + <function>sd_seat_can_multi_session()</function>, + <function>sd_seat_can_tty()</function> and + <function>sd_seat_can_grapical()</function> interfaces + are available as shared library, which can be compiled + and linked to with the + <literal>libsystemd-login</literal> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkg-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + file.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>See Also</title> + + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_session_get_seat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> + +</refentry> |