ConsoleKit

ConsoleKit is a framework for defining and tracking users, login sessions, and seats.

ConsoleKit is currently not actively maintained. The focus has shifted to the built-in seat/user/session management of Software/systemd called systemd-loginctl

Documentation

• Latest ConsoleKit documentation
• Building a Modern Multi-User Desktop (GUADEC 2007) - PDF
• Original Announcement

Source Code

• View latest code on-line: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/ConsoleKit/tree/
• View latest changelog/commitlog online: http://cgit.freedesktop.org/ConsoleKit/log/
• Tarballs are available at http://www.freedesktop.org/software/ConsoleKit/dist

GIT

There are guides for using git with freedesktop.org projects. There is also another tutorial at IBM Developerworks site. You can also take a look at http://cgit.freedesktop.org/ConsoleKit/tree/HACKING.

Dependencies

        * Linux / Solaris 11+ / FreeBSD 
        * dbus 0.61 (or later) 
        * glib + gobject 2.6.0 (or later) 
        * Xlib 

Optional Dependencies

        * PAM 
        * inotify 

Bugs

• Open bugs
• Enter a new bug

Communicate

• Mailing lists:

  * <table class="mointable">
    <tr>
        <td><span class="selflink">ConsoleKit</span> Discussion</td>
        <td> <a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/ConsoleKit">ConsoleKit@lists.freedesktop.org</a></td>
    </tr>