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  <refentryinfo>
    <title>systemd-homed.service</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>systemd-homed.service</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>systemd-homed.service</refname>
    <refname>systemd-homed</refname>
    <refpurpose>Home Area/User Account Manager</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <para><filename>systemd-homed.service</filename></para>
    <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-homed</filename></para>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><command>systemd-homed</command> is a system service that may be used to create, remove, change or
    inspect home areas (directories and network mounts and real or loopback block devices with a filesystem,
    optionally encrypted).</para>

    <para>Most of <command>systemd-homed</command>'s functionality is accessible through the
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>homectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> command.</para>

    <para>See the <ulink url="https://systemd.io/HOME_DIRECTORY">Home Directories</ulink> documentation for
    details about the format and design of home areas managed by
    <filename>systemd-homed.service</filename>.</para>

    <para>Each home directory managed by <filename>systemd-homed.service</filename> synthesizes a local user
    and group. These are made available to the system using the <ulink
    url="https://systemd.io/USER_GROUP_API">User/Group Record Lookup API via Varlink</ulink>, and thus may be
    browsed with
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>userdbctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>homectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>userdbctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
