elogindelogindDeveloperLennartPoetteringlennart@poettering.netelogind8elogindLogin managerelogindOPTIONSCOMMANDDescriptionelogind is a system service that
manages user logins. It is responsible for:Keeping track of users and sessions, their
processes and their idle stateProviding PolicyKit-based access for users to
operations such as system shutdown or sleepImplementing a shutdown/sleep inhibition logic
for applicationsHandling of power/sleep hardware
keysMulti-seat managementSession switch managementDevice access management for
usersUser sessions are registered in elogind via the
pam_elogind8
PAM module.See
logind.conf5
for information about the configuration of this service.See Multi-Seat
on Linux for an introduction into basic concepts of logind
such as users, sessions and seats.See the
logind D-Bus API Documentation for information about the
APIs logind provides.For more information on the inhibition logic see the Inhibitor
Lock Developer Documentation.OptionsThe following options are understood:Daemonize elogind by double-forking
into background.Show the helpt text and exit.See Also
The elogind Homepage,
loginctl1,
logind.conf5,
pam_elogind8