Chapter 18: Understanding systemd-logind

Yes, it's true – there's even a new way of managing user logins and user sessions in systemd. In this chapter, we'll delve into the mysteries of systemd-logind, and show you some fairly nifty user management tricks. Knowing these tricks can definitely help you out in a business environment. Specific topics in this chapter include:

• Understanding the need for a new login service
• Understanding systemd-logind.service
• Understanding logind.conf
• Understanding loginctl
• Understanding polkit

All right, let's get started.