Login manager
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. systemd's login manager is an alternative to ConsoleKit, which is no longer maintained. A forked version of ConsoleKit called ConsoleKit2 is however available.
See also
References
- ^ "Configuring Login Manager". Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide. Palo Alto: Sun Microsystems. 2000.
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External links
- ConsoleKit at Gentoo Wiki. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ConsoleKit2 at GitHub. Retrieved 31 July 2016.