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has an integrated login manager; its login daemon is called logind.[3] systemd's login manager is a replacement for the no longer maintained ConsoleKit.[4]

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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. Arch Linux. 23 July 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. ^ "systemd-logind.service". www.freedesktop.org. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  4. ^ "ConsoleKit". www.freedesktop.org. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
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