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| -rw-r--r-- | man/logind.conf.xml | 42 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/systemd-inhibit.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/systemd-logind.service.xml | 2 |
3 files changed, 28 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/man/logind.conf.xml b/man/logind.conf.xml index adba5a4131..5931832996 100644 --- a/man/logind.conf.xml +++ b/man/logind.conf.xml @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ <term><varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname></term> <term><varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname></term> - <listitem><para>Controls whether logind shall handle the + <listitem><para>Controls how logind shall handle the system power and sleep keys and the lid switch to trigger actions such as system power-off or suspend. Can be one of <literal>ignore</literal>, @@ -240,7 +240,16 @@ docking station, or if more than one display is connected, the action specified by <varname>HandleLidSwitchDocked=</varname> occurs; otherwise the <varname>HandleLidSwitch=</varname> - action occurs.</para></listitem> + action occurs.</para> + + <para>A different application may disable logind's handling of system power and + sleep keys and the lid switch by taking a low-level inhibitor lock + ("handle-power-key", "handle-suspend-key", "handle-hibernate-key", + "handle-lid-switch"). This is most commonly used by graphical desktop environments + to take over suspend and hibernation handling, and to use their own configuration + mechanisms. If a low-level inhibitor lock is taken, logind will not take any + action when that key or switch is triggered and the <varname>Handle*=</varname> + settings are irrelevant.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -249,21 +258,22 @@ <term><varname>HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term> <term><varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname></term> - <listitem><para>Controls whether actions triggered by the - power and sleep keys and the lid switch are subject to - inhibitor locks. These settings take boolean arguments. If - <literal>no</literal>, the inhibitor locks taken by - applications in order to block the requested operation are - respected. If <literal>yes</literal>, the requested operation - is executed in any case. + <listitem><para>Controls whether actions that <command>systemd-logind</command> + takes when the power and sleep keys and the lid switch are triggered are subject + to high-level inhibitor locks ("shutdown", "sleep", "idle"). Low level inhibitor + locks ("handle-*-key"), are always honoured, irrespective of this setting.</para> + + <para>These settings take boolean arguments. If <literal>no</literal>, the + inhibitor locks taken by applications are respected. If <literal>yes</literal>, + "shutdown", "sleep", and "idle" inhibitor locks are ignored. <varname>PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>, - <varname>SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname> and - <varname>HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname> default to - <literal>no</literal>. - <varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname> defaults to - <literal>yes</literal>. This means that the lid switch does - not respect suspend blockers by default, but the power and - sleep keys do. </para></listitem> + <varname>SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname>, and + <varname>HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=</varname> default to <literal>no</literal>. + <varname>LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=</varname> defaults to <literal>yes</literal>. + This means that when <command>systemd-logind</command> is handling events by + itself (no low level inhibitor locks are taken by another application), the lid + switch does not respect suspend blockers by default, but the power and sleep keys + do.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> diff --git a/man/systemd-inhibit.xml b/man/systemd-inhibit.xml index 9d85908f97..ce169960d8 100644 --- a/man/systemd-inhibit.xml +++ b/man/systemd-inhibit.xml @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ <title>Description</title> <para><command>systemd-inhibit</command> may be used to execute a - program with a shutdown, sleep or idle inhibitor lock taken. The + program with a shutdown, sleep, or idle inhibitor lock taken. The lock will be acquired before the specified command line is executed and released afterwards.</para> diff --git a/man/systemd-logind.service.xml b/man/systemd-logind.service.xml index 5733e42cd1..f0bdb1c756 100644 --- a/man/systemd-logind.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd-logind.service.xml @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ management</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> - <para>User sessions are registered in logind via the + <para>User sessions are registered with logind via the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> PAM module.</para> |