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Prabuanand: reworded Installation section and tip to reduce duplicate and clarified the reasoning

2025-08-11T16:12:36Z

reworded Installation section and tip to reduce duplicate and clarified the reasoning

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:elogind}}[https://github.com/elogind/elogind '''elogind'''] is extracted out of "logind" - systemd login manager to be a standalone daemon and provides [[Seat manager]] support by setting up necessary permissions for the desktop environment or window manager and handles poweroff, reboot, suspend and hibernate via '''loginctl''' commands.		{{DISPLAYTITLE:elogind}}[https://github.com/elogind/elogind '''elogind'''] is extracted out of "logind" - systemd login manager to be a standalone daemon and provides [[Seat manager]] support by setting up necessary permissions for the desktop environment or window manager and handles poweroff, reboot, suspend and hibernate via '''loginctl''' commands.

	{{Tip\|If [[Setup-desktop]] script was used to install your desktop, elogind should ~~already be running. If unsure,~~ [[#Verify working of elogind\|~~verify~~]] ~~before you proceed further~~.}}		{{Tip\|If [[Setup-desktop]] script was used to install your desktop, elogind should [[#Verify working of elogind\|already be running]].}}

	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==

	* ~~Install and configure~~ [[Polkit#Using polkit with elogind\|Polkit]] ~~as it is used~~ for ~~authentication by elogind~~.		* [[Polkit#Using polkit with elogind\|Polkit must be configured with elogind]] for a feature-rich desktop experience.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
	[[#Verify working of elogind\|Verify if Elogind is already installed ~~]] before you~~ proceed ~~further.~~
			[[#Verify working of elogind\|Verify, if Elogind]] is already installed. If not installed, proceed to install the {{pkg\|elogind}} package and add the {{ic\|elogind}} service to auto-start using OpenRC:

	{{Cmd\|<nowiki># apk add elogind		{{Cmd\|<nowiki># apk add elogind

Prabuanand: moved Tip to beginning of the page

2025-08-11T11:10:34Z

moved Tip to beginning of the page

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:elogind}}[https://github.com/elogind/elogind '''elogind'''] is extracted out of "logind" - systemd login manager to be a standalone daemon and provides [[Seat manager]] support by setting up necessary permissions for the desktop environment or window manager and handles poweroff, reboot, suspend and hibernate via '''loginctl''' commands.		{{DISPLAYTITLE:elogind}}[https://github.com/elogind/elogind '''elogind'''] is extracted out of "logind" - systemd login manager to be a standalone daemon and provides [[Seat manager]] support by setting up necessary permissions for the desktop environment or window manager and handles poweroff, reboot, suspend and hibernate via '''loginctl''' commands.

			{{Tip\|If [[Setup-desktop]] script was used to install your desktop, elogind should already be running. If unsure, [[#Verify working of elogind\|verify]] before you proceed further.}}

	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==
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	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
			[[#Verify working of elogind\|Verify if Elogind is already installed ]] before you proceed further.
	~~{{Tip\|If [[Setup-desktop]] script was used to install your desktop, elogind should already be running. If unsure,~~ [[#Verify working of elogind\|~~verify~~]] before you proceed further.}}

	{{Cmd\|<nowiki># apk add elogind		{{Cmd\|<nowiki># apk add elogind

Prabuanand: added Tip to verify working of elogind before proceeding

2025-08-07T16:13:37Z

added Tip to verify working of elogind before proceeding

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	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

			{{Tip\|If [[Setup-desktop]] script was used to install your desktop, elogind should already be running. If unsure, [[#Verify working of elogind\|verify]] before you proceed further.}}

	{{Cmd\|<nowiki># apk add elogind		{{Cmd\|<nowiki># apk add elogind
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	== Troubleshooting ==		== Troubleshooting ==

	~~If using a Window Manager or Desktop Environment, such as [[Sway]], the user must ensure that login session is correctly configured.~~ When correctly configured, the <code>loginctl</code> command should output ~~the following when~~ using Sway with [[SDDM]]'':
			=== Verify working of elogind ===

			When correctly configured, the <code>loginctl</code> command should not output [[#No session available\|'''No session available''']] message.

			When using a Desktop Environment or a Window Manager like [[Sway]] with [[SDDM]], if the elogind login session is correctly configured, the following will appear:

	<p style="background-color:#f9f9f9; border:1px dashed #2f6fab; line-height:1.1em; padding:1em; font-family:monospace; font-size:10pt; white-space:pre; overflow:auto;"><span style="color:green;">~</span>'''$''' loginctl		<p style="background-color:#f9f9f9; border:1px dashed #2f6fab; line-height:1.1em; padding:1em; font-family:monospace; font-size:10pt; white-space:pre; overflow:auto;"><span style="color:green;">~</span>'''$''' loginctl
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	</p>		</p>

	If the output is <code>No session available.</code>, such as in the case of launching Sway from tty, suspend and many other functionality will not work. The user then must configure a [[Display manager\|display manager]]. It may also be necessary to install <code>util-linux-login</code> to enable the use of the elogind PAM module.		=== No session available ===

			If the output is <code>No session available</code>, such as in the case of launching Sway from tty, suspend and many other functionality will not work. The user then must configure a [[Display manager\|display manager]].

			It may also be necessary to install <code>util-linux-login</code> to enable the use of the elogind PAM module.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Hollyburn: /* Troubleshooting */ mention that util-linux-login might be needed for a session to be created

2025-07-31T00:06:43Z

Troubleshooting: mention that util-linux-login might be needed for a session to be created

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	</p>		</p>

	If the output is <code>No session available.</code>, such as in the case of launching Sway from tty, suspend and many other functionality will not work. The user then must configure a [[Display manager\|display manager]].		If the output is <code>No session available.</code>, such as in the case of launching Sway from tty, suspend and many other functionality will not work. The user then must configure a [[Display manager\|display manager]]. It may also be necessary to install <code>util-linux-login</code> to enable the use of the elogind PAM module.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Prabuanand: added {{DISPLAYTITLE:elogind}}

2025-07-05T11:22:14Z

added {{DISPLAYTITLE:elogind}}

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	[https://github.com/elogind/elogind '''elogind'''] is extracted out of "logind" - systemd login manager to be a standalone daemon and provides [[Seat manager]] support by setting up necessary permissions for the desktop environment or window manager and handles poweroff, reboot, suspend and hibernate via '''loginctl''' commands.		{{DISPLAYTITLE:elogind}}[https://github.com/elogind/elogind '''elogind'''] is extracted out of "logind" - systemd login manager to be a standalone daemon and provides [[Seat manager]] support by setting up necessary permissions for the desktop environment or window manager and handles poweroff, reboot, suspend and hibernate via '''loginctl''' commands.

	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==

Prabuanand: moved headings, removed reference to PAM as it's a dependency already

2025-06-24T06:51:43Z

moved headings, removed reference to PAM as it's a dependency already

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	* Install and configure [[Polkit#Using polkit with elogind\|Polkit]] as it is used for authentication by elogind.		* Install and configure [[Polkit#Using polkit with elogind\|Polkit]] as it is used for authentication by elogind.
	* Set up a [[PAM]] login.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==
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	# rc-service elogind start</nowiki>}}		# rc-service elogind start</nowiki>}}

	== ~~Hibernating~~ ==		== Configuration ==

			=== Hibernation ===

			The command to trigger hibernation is: {{Cmd\|# loginctl hibernate}}

	For ~~{{Cmd\|# loginctl hibernate}}~~ to work, you must have a swap partition. Check {{Cmd\|# lsblk}} for a partition with the mountpoint [SWAP].		For hibernation to work, you must have a swap partition. Check {{Cmd\|# lsblk}} for a partition with the mountpoint [SWAP].

	<pre>		<pre>
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	The resume process can be speed up reducing the size of the hibernation images. See the documentation for [https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/pm/sleep-states.html?highlight=image_size#basic-sysfs-interfaces-for-system-suspend-and-hibernation image_size] in the kernel docs for the details, but writing 0 to {{Path\|/sys/power/image_size}} should make the images as small as possible.		The resume process can be speed up reducing the size of the hibernation images. See the documentation for [https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/pm/sleep-states.html?highlight=image_size#basic-sysfs-interfaces-for-system-suspend-and-hibernation image_size] in the kernel docs for the details, but writing 0 to {{Path\|/sys/power/image_size}} should make the images as small as possible.

	== ~~Configuration~~ ==		=== Power management ===

	Edit the systemwide config file {{Path\|/etc/elogind/logind.conf}} to configure handling of power events, such as suspending the computer when power button is pressed:		Edit the systemwide config file {{Path\|/etc/elogind/logind.conf}} to configure handling of [[Power_management#elogind_and_power_management\|power events]], such as suspending the computer when power button is pressed:

	{{cat\|/etc/elogind/logind.conf\|...		{{cat\|/etc/elogind/logind.conf\|...
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	HandlePowerKey{{=}}suspend		HandlePowerKey{{=}}suspend
	...}}		...}}

	~~'''Using [[Sway]] and [[SDDM]]'''~~

	If using a Window Manager or Desktop Environment, such as [[Sway]], the user must ensure that login session is correctly configured. When correctly configured, the <code>loginctl</code> command should output the following:

	<p style="background-color:#f9f9f9; border:1px dashed #2f6fab; line-height:1.1em; padding:1em; font-family:monospace; font-size:10pt; white-space:pre; overflow:auto;"><span style="color:green;">~</span>'''$''' loginctl

	~~SESSION UID USER SEAT TTY~~
	~~c1 105 sddm seat0~~
	~~c2 1000 User seat0 tty8~~

	~~2 sessions listed.~~
	~~</p>~~

	If the output is <code>No session available.</code>, such as in the case of launching Sway from tty, suspend and many other functionality will not work. The user then must configure a display manager such as {{Pkg\|greetd}}, [[SDDM]] or {{Pkg\|lightdm\|LightDM}}.

	Since <Code>loginctl</Code> requires privilege escalation, allow either the user to be part of wheel group or configure doas to allow running it as an unprivileged user.		Since <Code>loginctl</Code> requires privilege escalation, allow either the user to be part of wheel group or configure doas to allow running it as an unprivileged user.
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	After setting the above, suspend-to-RAM can be triggered by running {{Cmd\|$ /bin/loginctl suspend}}		After setting the above, suspend-to-RAM can be triggered by running {{Cmd\|$ /bin/loginctl suspend}}

			== Troubleshooting ==

			If using a Window Manager or Desktop Environment, such as [[Sway]], the user must ensure that login session is correctly configured. When correctly configured, the <code>loginctl</code> command should output the following when using Sway with [[SDDM]]'':

			<p style="background-color:#f9f9f9; border:1px dashed #2f6fab; line-height:1.1em; padding:1em; font-family:monospace; font-size:10pt; white-space:pre; overflow:auto;"><span style="color:green;">~</span>'''$''' loginctl

			SESSION UID USER SEAT TTY
			c1 105 sddm seat0
			c2 1000 User seat0 tty8

			2 sessions listed.
			</p>

			If the output is <code>No session available.</code>, such as in the case of launching Sway from tty, suspend and many other functionality will not work. The user then must configure a [[Display manager\|display manager]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Prabuanand: removed :Category:Desktop as per Help_talk:Style

2025-05-25T15:14:13Z

removed Category:Desktop as per Help_talk:Style

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	* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Polkit polkit - ArchWiki]		* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Polkit polkit - ArchWiki]

	~~[[Category:Desktop]]~~
	[[Category:Seat_manager]]		[[Category:Seat_manager]]

Prabuanand: rephrased sentence and fixed typo

2025-05-25T04:20:21Z

rephrased sentence and fixed typo

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	== Prerequisites ==		== Prerequisites ==

	* Install and configure [[Polkit#Using polkit with elogind\|Polkit]] as it is used for authentication by elogind~~. Without it some things may not function~~.		* Install and configure [[Polkit#Using polkit with elogind\|Polkit]] as it is used for authentication by elogind.
	* Set up a [[PAM]] login.		* Set up a [[PAM]] login.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

	{{Cmd\|<nowiki># apk add ~~{{Pkg\|~~elogind}}		{{Cmd\|<nowiki># apk add elogind
	# rc-update add elogind		# rc-update add elogind
	# rc-service elogind start</nowiki>}}		# rc-service elogind start</nowiki>}}

Prabuanand: moved and added headings

2025-05-25T04:06:03Z

moved and added headings

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	[https://github.com/elogind/elogind '''elogind'''] is extracted out of "logind" - systemd login manager to be a standalone daemon and provides [[Seat manager]] support by setting up necessary permissions for the desktop environment or window manager and handles poweroff, reboot, suspend and hibernate via '''loginctl''' commands.		[https://github.com/elogind/elogind '''elogind'''] is extracted out of "logind" - systemd login manager to be a standalone daemon and provides [[Seat manager]] support by setting up necessary permissions for the desktop environment or window manager and handles poweroff, reboot, suspend and hibernate via '''loginctl''' commands.

			== Prerequisites ==

			* Install and configure [[Polkit#Using polkit with elogind\|Polkit]] as it is used for authentication by elogind. Without it some things may not function.
			* Set up a [[PAM]] login.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

	{{Cmd\|# apk add {{Pkg\|elogind}}		{{Cmd\|<nowiki># apk add {{Pkg\|elogind}}
	~~<nowiki>~~#~~</nowiki>~~ rc-update add elogind		# rc-update add elogind
	~~<nowiki>~~#~~</nowiki>~~ rc-service elogind start}}		# rc-service elogind start</nowiki>}}

	* Install and configure [[Polkit#Polkit and elogind\|Polkit for elogind]] as it is used for authentication by elogind. Without it some things may not function.
	* Set up a [[PAM]] login.

	== Hibernating ==		== Hibernating ==
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	HandlePowerKey{{=}}suspend		HandlePowerKey{{=}}suspend
	...}}		...}}

			'''Using [[Sway]] and [[SDDM]]'''

	If using a Window Manager or Desktop Environment, such as [[Sway]], the user must ensure that login session is correctly configured. When correctly configured, the <code>loginctl</code> command should output the following:		If using a Window Manager or Desktop Environment, such as [[Sway]], the user must ensure that login session is correctly configured. When correctly configured, the <code>loginctl</code> command should output the following:

	~~'''Using [[Sway]] and [[SDDM]]'''~~

	<p style="background-color:#f9f9f9; border:1px dashed #2f6fab; line-height:1.1em; padding:1em; font-family:monospace; font-size:10pt; white-space:pre; overflow:auto;"><span style="color:green;">~</span>'''$''' loginctl		<p style="background-color:#f9f9f9; border:1px dashed #2f6fab; line-height:1.1em; padding:1em; font-family:monospace; font-size:10pt; white-space:pre; overflow:auto;"><span style="color:green;">~</span>'''$''' loginctl

Prabuanand: added reference to polkit page and moved the relevant content there

2025-05-03T15:47:13Z

added reference to polkit page and moved the relevant content there

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	<nowiki>#</nowiki> rc-update add elogind		<nowiki>#</nowiki> rc-update add elogind
	<nowiki>#</nowiki> rc-service elogind start}}		<nowiki>#</nowiki> rc-service elogind start}}
	~~Polkit is used for authentication. Without it some things may not function. You need to install and configure [[D-Bus#Installation\|D-Bus]] to use polkit.~~
	~~{{Cmd\|# apk add {{Pkg\|polkit-elogind}}~~
	~~<nowiki>#</nowiki> rc-update add polkit~~
	~~<nowiki>#</nowiki> rc-service polkit start}}~~

	Set up a [[PAM]] login.		* Install and configure [[Polkit#Polkit and elogind\|Polkit for elogind]] as it is used for authentication by elogind. Without it some things may not function.
			* Set up a [[PAM]] login.

	== Hibernating ==		== Hibernating ==