SYSTEMD-U....SERVICE(8)

💖 SYSTEMD-USER-SESSIONS.SERVICE 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the systemd-user-sessions.service</p> manual page — part of the systemd fam, straight out of the systemd-user-sessions.service corner of the docs. grab a boba, we're doing login gating today 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

systemd-user-sessions.service</p>, systemd-user-sessions</p> — permit user logins after boot, prohibit user logins at shutdown 🚪✨

like... it's the bouncer at the door of your system. lets people in when the party's ready, kicks everyone out when it's closing time. no cap. 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

systemd-user-sessions.service

/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-user-sessions

that's it. that's the whole thing. two lines, zero drama, maximum impact 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so systemd-user-sessions.service is a service that controls user logins through pam_nologin(8). yes, that's the whole job. and honestly? it eats. 🔥

here's the timeline, bestie:

1. after basic system initialization is complete, it removes /run/nologin — thus permitting logins ✅🎉
2. before system shutdown, it creates /run/nologin — thus prohibiting further logins 🚫🙈

so like, the existence of that one lil file /run/nologin is literally the whole vibe check. file gone = come on in. file there = not me, we're closed 💀

it's giving "one file to rule them all" energy and we're obsessed fr fr 🫶

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💜 SEE ALSO 💜

• systemd(1)
• systemd-logind.service(8)
• pam_nologin(8)

go read those if you want the full lore, iykyk 📚✨

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