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* device access management for users
* device access management for users
* automatic spawning of text logins (gettys) on virtual console activation and user runtime directory management
* automatic spawning of text logins (gettys) on virtual console activation and user runtime directory management
=How to Prevent the Computer to Go to Sleep when the Lid is Closed=
Edit <tt>/etc/systemd/logind.conf</tt>.

Revision as of 08:35, 7 January 2016

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Overview

systemd-logind is a system service that manages user logins. It is responsible for:

  • keeping track of users and sessions, their processes and their idle state
  • providing PolicyKit-based access for users to operations such as system shutdown or sleep
  • implementing a shutdown/sleep inhibition logic for application
  • handling power/sleep hardware keys
  • multi-seat management
  • session switch management
  • device access management for users
  • automatic spawning of text logins (gettys) on virtual console activation and user runtime directory management

How to Prevent the Computer to Go to Sleep when the Lid is Closed

Edit /etc/systemd/logind.conf.