Section 3: Logging, Timekeeping, Networking, and Booting

In this section, we'll look at the logkeeping, timekeeping, and networking components of the systemd ecosystem, and compare them to their non-systemd counterparts. We'll then look at using the GRUB2 and systemd-boot bootloaders, and wrap up by looking at how to use systemd-logind and polkit to help manage users.

This part of the book comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 14, Using journald
• Chapter 15, Using systemd-networkd and systemd-resolved
• Chapter 16, Understanding Timekeeping with systemd
• Chapter 17, Understanding systemd and Bootloaders
• Chapter 18, Understanding systemd-logind