<?xml version="1.0"?> <!--*-nxml-*--> <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later --> <refentry id="systemd-user-sessions.service" conditional='HAVE_PAM'> <refentryinfo> <title>systemd-user-sessions.service</title> <productname>systemd</productname> </refentryinfo> <refmeta> <refentrytitle>systemd-user-sessions.service</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> </refmeta> <refnamediv> <refname>systemd-user-sessions.service</refname> <refname>systemd-user-sessions</refname> <refpurpose>Permit user logins after boot, prohibit user logins at shutdown</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> <para><filename>systemd-user-sessions.service</filename></para> <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-user-sessions</filename></para> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1> <title>Description</title> <para><filename>systemd-user-sessions.service</filename> is a service that controls user logins through <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>pam_nologin</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>. After basic system initialization is complete, it removes <filename>/run/nologin</filename>, thus permitting logins. Before system shutdown, it creates <filename>/run/nologin</filename>, thus prohibiting further logins.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> <title>See Also</title> <para> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>pam_nologin</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> </para> </refsect1> </refentry>