4 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsystemd-login.sym b/src/libsystemd-login.sym
index cd5f52c341..0d51fa76e7 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd-login.sym
+++ b/src/libsystemd-login.sym
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ global:
         sd_login_monitor_unref;
         sd_pid_get_owner_uid;
         sd_pid_get_session;
+        sd_seat_can_multi_session;
         sd_seat_get_active;
         sd_seat_get_sessions;
         sd_session_get_seat;
diff --git a/src/sd-login.c b/src/sd-login.c
index 2c5b153fba..d44a1fcf9c 100644
--- a/src/sd-login.c
+++ b/src/sd-login.c
@@ -522,6 +522,36 @@ _public_ int sd_seat_get_sessions(const char *seat, char ***sessions, uid_t **ui
         return 0;
 }
 
+_public_ int sd_seat_can_multi_session(const char *seat) {
+        char *p, *s = NULL;
+        int r;
+
+        if (!seat)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        p = strappend("/run/systemd/seats/", seat);
+        if (!p)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        r = parse_env_file(p, NEWLINE,
+                           "IS_VTCONSOLE", &s,
+                           NULL);
+        free(p);
+
+        if (r < 0) {
+                free(s);
+                return r;
+        }
+
+        if (s) {
+                r = parse_boolean(s);
+                free(s);
+        } else
+                r = 0;
+
+        return r;
+}
+
 _public_ int sd_get_seats(char ***seats) {
 
         if (!seats)
diff --git a/src/sd-login.h b/src/sd-login.h
index c6835e1235..1623a7dbf6 100644
--- a/src/sd-login.h
+++ b/src/sd-login.h
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ int sd_seat_get_active(const char *seat, char **session, uid_t *uid);
 /* Return sessions and users on seat */
 int sd_seat_get_sessions(const char *seat, char ***sessions, uid_t **uid, unsigned *n_uids);
 
+/* Return whether the seat is multi-session capable */
+int sd_seat_can_multi_session(const char *seat);
+
 /* Get all seats */
 int sd_get_seats(char ***seats);
 
diff --git a/src/test-login.c b/src/test-login.c
index 21cd3a1900..9cd9c27a58 100644
--- a/src/test-login.c
+++ b/src/test-login.c
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         assert_se(sd_session_get_seat(session, &seat) >= 0);
         printf("seat = %s\n", seat);
 
+        r = sd_seat_can_multi_session(seat);
+        assert_se(r >= 0);
+        printf("can do multi session = %s\n", yes_no(r));
+
         assert_se(sd_uid_get_state(u, &state) >= 0);
         printf("state = %s\n", state);