[arch-general] Systemd and inactive sessions

[Matthew Monaco]

On 11/01/2012 03:43 PM, Leonid Isaev wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 	I have just noticed that systemd-logind doesn't terminate inactive
> sessions. For example, when I login, do something, then relogin, there are 2
> sessions:
> $ loginctl 
>    SESSION        UID USER             SEAT            
>          1       1000 lisaev           seat0           
>          4       1000 lisaev           seat0
> However, only session 4 is active. Session 1 is inactive and has state=closing:
> $ loginctl show-session 1
> Id=1
> Timestamp=Thu, 2012-11-01 14:42:18 CDT
> TimestampMonotonic=32156744
> DefaultControlGroup=name=systemd:/user/lisaev/1
> VTNr=1
> TTY=tty1
> Remote=no
> Service=login
> Leader=327
> Audit=1
> Type=tty
> Class=user
> Active=no
> State=closing
> KillProcesses=no
> IdleHint=yes
> IdleSinceHint=1351805395173515
> IdleSinceHintMonotonic=6489608483
> Name=lisaev
> 
> Is that expected?
> 
> Thanks,
> 

The session doesn't get removed completely until all processes belonging to it's
cgroup have closed on their own.