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 systemd's login manager is an alternative to ConsoleKit, which is no longer maintained.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

  1. ↑ "Configuring Login Manager". Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide. Palo Alto: Sun Microsystems. 2000. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Display Manager". ArchWiki. 23 July 2005 onward. Retrieved 26 July 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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