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diff --git a/man/elogind.conf.xml b/man/elogind.conf.xml
index b6392a693..268e6d822 100644
--- a/man/elogind.conf.xml
+++ b/man/elogind.conf.xml
@@ -3,25 +3,26 @@
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
<!--
- This file is part of systemd.
+ This file is part of elogind.
Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
- systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ elogind 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
+ elogind 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/>.
+ along with elogind; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-->
-<refentry id="elogind.conf" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+<refentry id="elogind.conf" conditional='ENABLE_LOGIND'
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>elogind.conf</title>
<productname>elogind</productname>
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@
<refnamediv>
<refname>elogind.conf</refname>
- <refname>elogind.conf.d</refname>
<refpurpose>Login manager configuration files</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
<para>These files configure various parameters of the elogind
login manager,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>elogind-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -70,6 +71,48 @@
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>NAutoVTs=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a positive integer. Configures how many
+ virtual terminals (VTs) to allocate by default that, when
+ switched to and are previously unused,
+ <literal>autovt</literal> services are automatically spawned
+ on. These services are instantiated from the template unit
+ <filename>autovt@.service</filename> for the respective VT TTY
+ name, for example, <filename>autovt@tty4.service</filename>.
+ By default, <filename>autovt@.service</filename> is linked to
+ <filename>getty@.service</filename>. In other words, login
+ prompts are started dynamically as the user switches to unused
+ virtual terminals. Hence, this parameter controls how many
+ login <literal>gettys</literal> are available on the VTs. If a
+ VT is already used by some other subsystem (for example, a
+ graphical login), this kind of activation will not be
+ attempted. Note that the VT configured in
+ <varname>ReserveVT=</varname> is always subject to this kind
+ of activation, even if it is not one of the VTs configured
+ with the <varname>NAutoVTs=</varname> directive. Defaults to
+ 6. When set to 0, automatic spawning of
+ <literal>autovt</literal> services is
+ disabled.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>ReserveVT=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a positive integer. Identifies one
+ virtual terminal that shall unconditionally be reserved for
+ <filename>autovt@.service</filename> activation (see above).
+ The VT selected with this option will be marked busy
+ unconditionally, so that no other subsystem will allocate it.
+ This functionality is useful to ensure that, regardless of how
+ many VTs are allocated by other subsystems, one login
+ <literal>getty</literal> is always available. Defaults to 6
+ (in other words, there will always be a
+ <literal>getty</literal> available on Alt-F6.). When set to 0,
+ VT reservation is disabled.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
<term><varname>KillUserProcesses=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. Configures whether
@@ -253,7 +296,10 @@
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>elogind</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>elogind-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>loginctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>elogind-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>