[systemd-devel] interacting with logind to detect user idle time

[Lennart Poettering]

On Mi, 08.05.19 14:37, Germano Massullo (germano.massullo at gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi, I am doing some practice with writing software using GDBus API. I
> need it to implement on BOINC client, user(s) idle time detection by
> retrieving such info from logind.
> In order to retrieve user idle time I was thinking of using the
> property IdleSinceHint. What do you think about?

Yes, it tells you about the time logind thinks a session has been
idle. Note that it only works correctly on desktops that support it.

Lennart

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