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USER@.SERVICE(5) user@.service USER@.SERVICE(5)

NAME top

   user@.service, user-runtime-dir@.service, systemd-user-runtime-dir
   - System units to start the user manager

SYNOPSIS top

   user@_UID_.service

   user-runtime-dir@_UID_.service

   /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-user-runtime-dir

   user-_UID_.slice

DESCRIPTION top

   The [systemd(1)](../man1/systemd.1.html) system manager (PID 1) starts user manager
   instances as user@_UID_.service, with the user's numerical UID used
   as the instance identifier. These instances use the same
   executable as the system manager, but running in a mode where it
   starts a different set of units. Each **systemd --user** instance
   manages a hierarchy of units specific to that user. See [systemd(1)](../man1/systemd.1.html)
   for a discussion of units and [systemd.special(7)](../man7/systemd.special.7.html) for a list of
   units that form the basis of the unit hierarchies of system and
   user units.

   user@_UID_.service is accompanied by the system unit
   user-runtime-dir@_UID_.service, which creates the user's runtime
   directory /run/user/_UID_ when started, and removes it when it is
   stopped. It also might apply runtime quota settings on /tmp/
   and/or /dev/shm/ for the user.  user-runtime-dir@_UID_.service
   executes the systemd-user-runtime-dir binary to do the actual
   work.

   User processes may be started by the user@.service instance, in
   which case they will be part of that unit in the system hierarchy.
   They may also be started elsewhere, for example by [sshd(8)](../man8/sshd.8.html) or a
   display manager like **gdm**, in which case they form a .scope unit
   (see [systemd.scope(5)](../man5/systemd.scope.5.html)). Both user@_UID_.service and the scope units
   are collected under the user-_UID_.slice.

   Individual user-_UID_.slice slices are collected under user.slice,
   see [systemd.special(7)](../man7/systemd.special.7.html).

CONTROLLING RESOURCES FOR LOGGED-IN USERS top

   Options that control resources available to logged-in users can be
   configured at a few different levels. As described in the previous
   section, user.slice contains processes of all users, so any
   resource limits on that slice apply to all users together. The
   usual way to configure them would be through drop-ins, e.g.
   /etc/systemd/system/user.slice.d/resources.conf.

   The processes of a single user are collected under user-_UID_.slice.
   Resource limits for that user can be configured through drop-ins
   for that unit, e.g.
   /etc/systemd/system/user-1000.slice.d/resources.conf. If the
   limits should apply to all users instead, they may be configured
   through drop-ins for the truncated unit name, user-.slice. For
   example, configuration in
   /etc/systemd/system/user-.slice.d/resources.conf is included in
   all user-_UID_.slice units, see [systemd.unit(5)](../man5/systemd.unit.5.html) for a discussion of
   the drop-in mechanism.

   When a user logs in and a .scope unit is created for the session
   (see previous section), the creation of the scope may be managed
   through [pam_systemd(8)](../man8/pam%5Fsystemd.8.html). This PAM module communicates with
   [systemd-logind(8)](../man8/systemd-logind.8.html) to create the session scope and provide access
   to hardware resources. Resource limits for the scope may be
   configured through the PAM module configuration, see
   [pam_systemd(8)](../man8/pam%5Fsystemd.8.html). Configuring them through the normal unit
   configuration is also possible, but since the name of the slice
   unit is generally unpredictable, this is less useful.

   In general any resources that apply to units may be set for
   user@_UID_.service and the slice units discussed above, see
   [systemd.resource-control(5)](../man5/systemd.resource-control.5.html) for an overview.

EXAMPLES top

   **Example 1. Hierarchy of control groups with two logged in users**

       $ systemd-cgls
       Control group /:
       -.slice
       ├─user.slice
       │ ├─user-1000.slice
       │ │ ├─user@1000.service
       │ │ │ ├─pulseaudio.service
       │ │ │ │ └─2386 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no
       │ │ │ └─gnome-terminal-server.service
       │ │ │   └─init.scope
       │ │ │     ├─ 4127 /usr/libexec/gnome-terminal-server
       │ │ │     └─ 4198 zsh
       │ │ ...
       │ │ └─session-4.scope
       │ │   ├─ 1264 gdm-session-worker [pam/gdm-password]
       │ │   ├─ 2339 /usr/bin/gnome-shell
       │ │   ...
       │ │ ├─session-19.scope
       │ │   ├─6497 sshd: zbyszek [priv]
       │ │   ├─6502 sshd: zbyszek@pts/6
       │ │   ├─6509 -zsh
       │ │   └─6602 systemd-cgls --no-pager
       │ ...
       │ └─user-1001.slice
       │   ├─session-20.scope
       │   │ ├─6675 sshd: guest [priv]
       │   │ ├─6708 sshd: guest@pts/6
       │   │ └─6717 -bash
       │   └─user@1001.service
       │     ├─init.scope
       │     │ ├─6680 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --user
       │     │ └─6688 (sd-pam)
       │     └─sleep.service
       │       └─6706 /usr/bin/sleep 30
       ...

   User with UID 1000 is logged in using **gdm** (session-4.scope) and
   [ssh(1)](../man1/ssh.1.html) (session-19.scope), and also has a user manager instance
   running (user@1000.service). User with UID 1001 is logged in using
   **ssh** (session-20.scope) and also has a user manager instance
   running (user@1001.service). Those are all (leaf) system units,
   and form part of the slice hierarchy, with user-1000.slice and
   user-1001.slice below user.slice. User units are visible below the
   user@.service instances (pulseaudio.service,
   gnome-terminal-server.service, init.scope, sleep.service).

   **Example 2. Default user resource limits**

       $ systemctl cat user-1000.slice
       # /usr/lib/systemd/system/user-.slice.d/10-defaults.conf
       # ...
       [Unit]
       Description=User Slice of UID %j
       After=systemd-user-sessions.service

       [Slice]
       TasksMax=33%

   The user-_UID_.slice units by default do not have a unit file. The
   resource limits are set through a drop-in, which can be easily
   replaced or extended following standard drop-in mechanisms
   discussed in the first section.

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user@.service(5) - Linux manual page (original) (raw)

NAME top

SYNOPSIS top

DESCRIPTION top

CONTROLLING RESOURCES FOR LOGGED-IN USERS top

EXAMPLES top

SEE ALSO top

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