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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>
<para><filename>sysytemd-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: 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>