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111 lines
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<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
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<refentry id="systemd-homed.service" conditional='ENABLE_HOMED'>
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<refentryinfo>
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<title>systemd-homed.service</title>
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<productname>systemd</productname>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>systemd-homed.service</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>systemd-homed.service</refname>
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<refname>systemd-homed</refname>
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<refpurpose>Home Area/User Account Manager</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<para><filename>systemd-homed.service</filename></para>
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<para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-homed</filename></para>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para><command>systemd-homed</command> is a system service that may be used to create, remove, change or
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inspect home areas (directories and network mounts and real or loopback block devices with a filesystem,
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optionally encrypted).</para>
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<para>Most of <command>systemd-homed</command>'s functionality is accessible through the
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>homectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> command.</para>
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<para>See the <ulink url="https://systemd.io/HOME_DIRECTORY">Home Directories</ulink> documentation for
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details about the format and design of home areas managed by
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<filename>systemd-homed.service</filename>.</para>
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<para>Each home directory managed by <filename>systemd-homed.service</filename> synthesizes a local user
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and group. These are made available to the system using the <ulink
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url="https://systemd.io/USER_GROUP_API">User/Group Record Lookup API via Varlink</ulink>, and thus may be
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browsed with
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>userdbctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Key Management</title>
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<para>User records are cryptographically signed with a public/private key pair (the signature is part of
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the JSON record itself). For a user to be permitted to log in locally the public key matching the
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signature of their user record must be installed. For a user record to be modified locally the private
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key matching the signature must be installed locally, too. The keys are stored in the
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<filename>/var/lib/systemd/home/</filename> directory:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/var/lib/systemd/home/local.private</filename></term>
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<listitem><para>The private key of the public/private key pair used for local records. Currently,
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only a single such key may be installed.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/var/lib/systemd/home/local.public</filename></term>
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<listitem><para>The public key of the public/private key pair used for local records. Currently,
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only a single such key may be installed.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><filename>/var/lib/systemd/home/*.public</filename></term>
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<listitem><para>Additional public keys. Any users whose user records are signed with any of these keys
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are permitted to log in locally. An arbitrary number of keys may be installed this
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way.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>All key files listed above are in PEM format.</para>
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<para>In order to migrate a home directory from a host <literal>foobar</literal> to another host
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<literal>quux</literal> it is hence sufficient to copy
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<filename>/var/lib/systemd/home/local.public</filename> from the host <literal>foobar</literal> to
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<literal>quux</literal>, maybe calling the file on the destination <filename
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index="false">/var/lib/systemd/home/foobar.public</filename>, reflecting the origin of the key. If the
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user record should be modifiable on <literal>quux</literal> the pair
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<filename>/var/lib/systemd/home/local.public</filename> and
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<filename>/var/lib/systemd/home/local.private</filename> need to be copied from <literal>foobar</literal>
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to <literal>quux</literal>, and placed under the identical paths there, as currently only a single
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private key is supported per host. Note of course that the latter means that user records
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generated/signed before the key pair is copied in, lose their validity.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>homed.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>homectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>pam_systemd_home</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>userdbctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>org.freedesktop.home1</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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