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A '''login manager''' is a [[login]] system for [[Unix]] and [[Unix-like]] [[operating system]]s. It comprises a login [[Daemon (computing)|daemon]], a login [[user interface]], and a system for tracking [[login session]]s.<ref>{{cite book |
A '''login manager''' is a [[login]] system for [[Unix]] and [[Unix-like]] [[operating system]]s. It comprises a login [[Daemon (computing)|daemon]], a login [[user interface]], and a system for tracking [[login session]]s.<ref>{{cite book |
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Revision as of 14:41, 8 November 2023
A login manager is a login system for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. It comprises a login daemon, a login user interface, and a system for tracking login sessions.[1] When a user tries to log in, the login manager passes the user's credentials to an authentication system.
Since an X display manager is a graphical user interface for login, some people use the terms display manager and login manager synonymously.[2]
systemd, an init daemon for Linux, has an integrated login manager; its login daemon is called logind.[3] systemd's login manager is a replacement for the no longer maintained ConsoleKit.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Configuring Login Manager". Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide. Palo Alto: Sun Microsystems. 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "Display Manager". ArchWiki. Arch Linux. 23 July 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ "systemd-logind.service". www.freedesktop.org. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ "ConsoleKit". www.freedesktop.org. Retrieved 2023-11-08.