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Diffstat (limited to 'man/systemd-logind.service.xml')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd-logind.service.xml b/man/systemd-logind.service.xml index f0bdb1c756..9288f48f07 100644 --- a/man/systemd-logind.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd-logind.service.xml @@ -60,8 +60,14 @@ 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>Keeping track of users and sessions, their processes and their idle state. This is implemented by + allocating a systemd slice unit for each user below <filename>user.slice</filename>, and a scope unit below it + for each concurrent session of a user. Also, a per-user service manager is started as system service instance of + <filename>user@.service</filename> for each user logged in.</para></listitem> + + <listitem><para>Generating and managing session IDs. If auditing is available and an audit session ID is set for + a session already, the session ID is initialized from it. Otherwise, an independent session counter is + used.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Providing PolicyKit-based access for users to operations such as system shutdown or sleep</para></listitem> |