# ConsoleKit

[[ConsoleKit|Software/ConsoleKit]] is a framework for defining and tracking users, login sessions, and seats. 

> __[[ConsoleKit|ConsoleKit]] is currently not actively maintained. The focus has shifted to the built-in seat/user/session management of [[Software/systemd|Software/systemd]] called [[systemd-logind|http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-logind.service.html]]!__

## Documentation

* [[Latest ConsoleKit documentation|http://www.freedesktop.org/software/ConsoleKit/doc/ConsoleKit.html]] 
* [[Building a Modern Multi-User Desktop (GUADEC 2007) - PDF|http://people.gnome.org/~mccann/talks/guadec-multiuser.pdf]] 
* [[Original Announcement|http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/hal/2007-January/006996.html]] 

## Source Code

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

### GIT

There are [[guides for using git with freedesktop.org projects|http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Infrastructure/git]]. There is also another tutorial at [[IBM Developerworks site|http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-git/]]. You can also take a look at [[http://cgit.freedesktop.org/ConsoleKit/tree/HACKING|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|https://bugs.freedesktop.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=specific&order=relevance+desc&bug_status=__open__&product=ConsoleKit&content=]] 
* [[Enter a new bug|https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=ConsoleKit]] 

## Communicate

* Mailing lists: 
      * [[!table header="no" class="mointable" data="""
[[ConsoleKit|ConsoleKit]] Discussion              | [[ConsoleKit@lists.freedesktop.org|http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/ConsoleKit]]              
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