[systemd-devel] Shutdown notify

[Michal Witanowski]

What if I'm using systemd built without logind?

-----Original Message-----
From: Lennart Poettering [mailto:lennart at poettering.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 1:40 PM
To: Michal Witanowski
Cc: systemd-devel at lists.freedesktop.org
Subject: Re: [systemd-devel] Shutdown notify

On Tue, 19.08.14 13:34, Michal Witanowski (m.witanowski at samsung.com) wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I would like to know if there is a possibility to get notified about
> upcoming shutdown/restart. For example:
> 
> .         Somebody executes "systemctl reboot" / "systemctl poweroff"
> 
> .         A callback function is called in my service before SIGTERM is
> triggered on ANY service.
> 
> .         After my callback returns, the systemd continues the
> reboot/shutdown process.
> 
>  
> 
> I suppose it's possible via dbus API, but I couldn't find any examples
> connected with this scenario.
> 
> Thanks in advance.

You can use logind's shutdown delay inhibit locks:

http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/inhibit/

Lennart

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Lennart Poettering, Red Hat