Systemd/logind - Revision history

Hb: Handle Lid Switch was also renamed

2026-02-05T14:34:42Z

Handle Lid Switch was also renamed

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:34, 5 February 2026
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
	services.logind.~~lidSwitch~~ = "ignore";		services.logind.settings.Login.HandleLidSwitch = "ignore";
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Hb: Power Button settings have been renamed

2026-02-05T14:31:37Z

Power Button settings have been renamed

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:31, 5 February 2026
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.logind.~~powerKey~~ = "suspend";		services.logind.settings.Login.HandlePowerKey = "suspend";
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.logind.~~powerKey~~ = "ignore";		services.logind.settings.Login.HandlePowerKey = "ignore";
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
	services.logind.~~rebootKey~~ = "ignore";		services.logind.settings.Login.HandleRebootKey = "ignore";
	services.logind.~~suspendKey~~ = "ignore";		services.logind.settings.Login.HandleSuspendKey = "ignore";
	services.logind.~~hibernateKey~~ = "ignore";		services.logind.settings.Login.HandleHibernateKey = "ignore";
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

J3h1: Update from deprecated `services.logind.extraConfig` to `services.logind.settings.Login`

2026-01-02T12:24:08Z

Update from deprecated `services.logind.extraConfig` to `services.logind.settings.Login`

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:24, 2 January 2026
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.logind.~~extraConfig~~ = ''		services.logind.settings.Login = {
	# want ~~to be able~~ to listen to music while ~~laptop~~ closed		# If you want to listen to music while the lid is closed
	~~LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited~~=no		HandleLidSwitch = "ignore";
	'';		};
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Ardenet: Marked this version for translation

2025-10-07T21:45:44Z

Marked this version for translation

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:45, 7 October 2025
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	<translate>		<translate>
			<!--T:14-->
	If you want to ignore short presses of the power button entirely, you can use the following snippet instead:		If you want to ignore short presses of the power button entirely, you can use the following snippet instead:
	</translate>		</translate>
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	Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.		Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.

			<!--T:15-->
	Similar to the power key, you can ignore the reboot, suspend and hibernate keys like this:		Similar to the power key, you can ignore the reboot, suspend and hibernate keys like this:
	</translate>		</translate>
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	<translate>		<translate>
			<!--T:16-->
	Or ignore the action of closing/opening the lid on laptops like this:		Or ignore the action of closing/opening the lid on laptops like this:
	</translate>		</translate>
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	Say you want your laptop to stay awake when closing the lid in some circumstances, for example if you want to listen to music. If you start your lock screen with an inhibit on the lid switch		Say you want your laptop to stay awake when closing the lid in some circumstances, for example if you want to listen to music. If you start your lock screen with an inhibit on the lid switch

			<!--T:17-->
	<code>systemd-inhibit --what=handle-lid-switch lock-screen-tool</code>		<code>systemd-inhibit --what=handle-lid-switch lock-screen-tool</code>

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	<translate>		<translate>
			<!--T:18-->
	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]
	[[Category:systemd]]		[[Category:systemd]]
	</translate>		</translate>

Ardenet: /* Don’t shutdown on power button press */

2025-10-07T21:44:13Z

Don’t shutdown on power button press

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:44, 7 October 2025
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	<translate>		<translate>
	~~<!--T:8-->~~
	If you want to ignore short presses of the power button entirely, you can use the following snippet instead:		If you want to ignore short presses of the power button entirely, you can use the following snippet instead:
	</translate>		</translate>
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	<translate>		<translate>
			<!--T:8-->
	Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.		Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.

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	<translate>		<translate>

	=== Ignore hardware keys when using <code>systemd-inhibit</code> === <!--T:9-->		=== Ignore hardware keys when using <code>systemd-inhibit</code> === <!--T:9-->

Ardenet: reposition translate tag to reduce translation chage

2025-10-07T21:41:52Z

reposition translate tag to reduce translation chage

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:41, 7 October 2025
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	<!--T:1-->		<!--T:1-->
	<code>logind</code> is systemd’s login manager.		<code>logind</code> is systemd’s login manager.
	~~</translate>~~
	~~<translate>~~
	<!--T:2-->		<!--T:2-->
	Its main manual page is <code>systemd-logind.service(8)</code>. Its configuration options are described in <code>logind.conf(5)</code>.		Its main manual page is <code>systemd-logind.service(8)</code>. Its configuration options are described in <code>logind.conf(5)</code>.
	~~</translate>~~
	~~<translate>~~
	== Handling of power keys == <!--T:3-->		== Handling of power keys == <!--T:3-->

Ardenet: reposition translate tag to reduce translation chage

2025-10-07T21:40:30Z

reposition translate tag to reduce translation chage

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:40, 7 October 2025
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	<translate>		<translate>
	== Handling of power keys == <!--T:3-->		== Handling of power keys == <!--T:3-->
	~~</translate>~~
	~~<translate>~~
	<!--T:4-->		<!--T:4-->
	<code>logind</code> handles power and standby hardware switches. The Arch wiki has a [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Power_management#ACPI_events good overview of which ACPI events are handled].		<code>logind</code> handles power and standby hardware switches. The Arch wiki has a [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Power_management#ACPI_events good overview of which ACPI events are handled].
	~~</translate>~~
	~~<translate>~~
	=== Don’t shutdown on power button press === <!--T:5-->		=== Don’t shutdown on power button press === <!--T:5-->
	~~</translate>~~
	~~<translate>~~
	<!--T:6-->		<!--T:6-->
	On a laptop, you often don’t want an accidental short press of the power button to shut down your system, but instead to <code>suspend</code> or <code>hibernate</code>. You can add the following snippet to your <code>logind</code> config:		On a laptop, you often don’t want an accidental short press of the power button to shut down your system, but instead to <code>suspend</code> or <code>hibernate</code>. You can add the following snippet to your <code>logind</code> config:
	</translate>		</translate>
	~~<translate>~~
	~~<!--T:7-->~~
	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.logind.powerKey = "suspend";		services.logind.powerKey = "suspend";
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	~~</translate>~~
	<translate>		<translate>
	<!--T:8-->		<!--T:8-->
	If you want to ignore short presses of the power button entirely, you can use the following snippet instead:		If you want to ignore short presses of the power button entirely, you can use the following snippet instead:
			</translate>

	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.logind.powerKey = "ignore";		services.logind.powerKey = "ignore";
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			<translate>
	Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.		Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.

			Similar to the power key, you can ignore the reboot, suspend and hibernate keys like this:
	</translate>		</translate>
	~~<translate>~~
	~~Similar to the power key, you can ignore the reboot, suspend and hibernate keys like this:~~<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
	services.logind.rebootKey = "ignore";		services.logind.rebootKey = "ignore";
	services.logind.suspendKey = "ignore";		services.logind.suspendKey = "ignore";
	services.logind.hibernateKey = "ignore";		services.logind.hibernateKey = "ignore";
			</syntaxhighlight>

	<~~/syntaxhighlight~~>Or ignore the action of closing/opening the lid on laptops like this:<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">		<translate>
			Or ignore the action of closing/opening the lid on laptops like this:
			</translate>

			<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
	services.logind.lidSwitch = "ignore";		services.logind.lidSwitch = "ignore";
	</syntaxhighlight>~~</translate>~~		</syntaxhighlight>

	<translate>		<translate>
	=== Ignore hardware keys when using <code>systemd-inhibit</code> === <!--T:9-->		=== Ignore hardware keys when using <code>systemd-inhibit</code> === <!--T:9-->
	~~</translate>~~
	~~<translate>~~
	<!--T:10-->		<!--T:10-->
	<code>systemd-inhibit</code> allows you to put a lock on e.g. shutdown or sleep that is in place as long the given process is running. By default, the hardware key actions configured in <code>logind</code> override such inhibits.		<code>systemd-inhibit</code> allows you to put a lock on e.g. shutdown or sleep that is in place as long the given process is running. By default, the hardware key actions configured in <code>logind</code> override such inhibits.
	~~</translate>~~
	~~<translate>~~
	<!--T:11-->		<!--T:11-->
	Say you want your laptop to stay awake when closing the lid in some circumstances, for example if you want to listen to music. If you start your lock screen with an inhibit on the lid switch		Say you want your laptop to stay awake when closing the lid in some circumstances, for example if you want to listen to music. If you start your lock screen with an inhibit on the lid switch
	~~</translate>~~
	<code>		<code>systemd-inhibit --what=handle-lid-switch lock-screen-tool</code>
	systemd-inhibit --what=handle-lid-switch lock-screen-tool
	</code>
	~~<translate>~~
	<!--T:12-->		<!--T:12-->
	<code>logind</code> still overrides that user decision. For it to work, you need to tell logind to ignore the lid switch in your system config:		<code>logind</code> still overrides that user decision. For it to work, you need to tell logind to ignore the lid switch in your system config:
	</translate>		</translate>
	~~<translate>~~
	~~<!--T:13-->~~
	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.logind.extraConfig = ''		services.logind.extraConfig = ''
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	'';		'';
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	</translate>
			<translate>
	[[Category:Applications]]		[[Category:Applications]]
	[[Category:systemd]]		[[Category:systemd]]
			</translate>

Norude: explained the powerKey, rebootKey, suspendKey, hibernateKey and lidSwitch options

2025-09-10T12:25:01Z

explained the powerKey, rebootKey, suspendKey, hibernateKey and lidSwitch options

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:25, 10 September 2025
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	Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.		Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.
	</translate>		</translate>
			<translate>
			Similar to the power key, you can ignore the reboot, suspend and hibernate keys like this:<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
			services.logind.rebootKey = "ignore";
			services.logind.suspendKey = "ignore";
			services.logind.hibernateKey = "ignore";

			</syntaxhighlight>Or ignore the action of closing/opening the lid on laptops like this:<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
			services.logind.lidSwitch = "ignore";
			</syntaxhighlight></translate>
	<translate>		<translate>
	=== Ignore hardware keys when using <code>systemd-inhibit</code> === <!--T:9-->		=== Ignore hardware keys when using <code>systemd-inhibit</code> === <!--T:9-->

DoggoBit at 21:16, 7 June 2025

2025-06-07T21:16:55Z

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	{{Systemd~~/breadcrumb~~}}		{{breadcrumb\|Systemd}}
	<translate>		<translate>
	<!--T:1-->		<!--T:1-->

Lukec: Use dedicated config options instead of extraConfig for services.logind

2025-06-07T13:02:20Z

Use dedicated config options instead of extraConfig for services.logind

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:02, 7 June 2025
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	<translate>		<translate>
	<!--T:6-->		<!--T:6-->
	~~When you use~~ a laptop, often ~~you~~ don’t want an accidental short press of the power button to shut down your system. You can add the following snippet to your <code>logind</code> config:		On a laptop, you often don’t want an accidental short press of the power button to shut down your system, but instead to <code>suspend</code> or <code>hibernate</code>. You can add the following snippet to your <code>logind</code> config:
	</translate>		</translate>
	<translate>		<translate>
	<!--T:7-->		<!--T:7-->
	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.logind.~~extraConfig~~ = ''		services.logind.powerKey = "suspend";
	~~# don’t shutdown when power button is short-pressed~~
	~~HandlePowerKey=ignore~~
	'';
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
	</translate>		</translate>
	<translate>		<translate>
	<!--T:8-->		<!--T:8-->
			If you want to ignore short presses of the power button entirely, you can use the following snippet instead:
			<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
			services.logind.powerKey = "ignore";
			</syntaxhighlight>

	Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.		Long-pressing your power button (5 seconds or longer) to do a hard reset is handled by your machine’s BIOS/EFI and thus still possible.
	</translate>		</translate>