systemd-as-regular-user.xml

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    <title>Using &systemd; as a regular user</title>
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<abstract><para> You can use &systemd; as a regular user for better security or when you do not have &rootuser; user privileges. Running an unprivileged service can be done by creating a <literal>user</literal>
  service.</para></abstract>
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  <para>When creating and using a user service, consider the following: </para>
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         User service sessions are terminated when the user's session ends. This can be overridden by using
          the <command>loginctl enable-linger <replaceable>USERNAME</replaceable></command> command.
        </para>
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          User service files are located in <filename>/etc/systemd/user</filename> or <filename>$HOME/.config/systemd/user/</filename>.
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           You can control user services with the <command>systemctl --user</command> command.
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