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. When a
user
Ancient Egyptian roles
* User (ancient Egyptian official), an ancient Egyptian nomarch (governor) of the Eighth Dynasty
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Other uses
* User (computing), a person (or software) using an ...
tries to log in, the login manager passes the user's credentials to an
authentication system.
Since an
X display manager
In the X Window System, an X display manager is a graphical login manager which starts a login session on an X server from the same or another computer.
A display manager presents the user with a login screen. A session starts when a user su ...
is a
graphical user interface for login, some people use the terms ''display manager'' and ''login manager'' synonymously.
systemd
systemd is a software suite that provides an array of system components for Linux operating systems. Its main aim is to unify service configuration and behavior across Linux distributions; Its primary component is a "system and service manager ...
, an
init
In Unix-based computer operating systems, init (short for ''initialization'') is the first process started during booting of the computer system. Init is a daemon process that continues running until the system is shut down. It is the direct ...
daemon for
Linux, has an integrated login manager; its login daemon is called logind. systemd's login manager is an alternative to
ConsoleKit.
See also
*
BSD Authentication BSD Authentication, otherwise known as BSD Auth, is an authentication framework and software API employed by OpenBSD and accompanying software such as OpenSSH. It originated with BSD/OS, and although the specification and implementation were donated ...
*
Name Service Switch
*
passwd
*
Pluggable authentication module
References
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Computer access control
Unix process- and task-management-related software