Understanding and Managing Persistent User Sessions with Linger on Ubuntu
Introduction to Linger In Ubuntu (and other Linux systems using systemd), linger allows non-root users to run persistent services that: Without linger, user-specific services terminate when the user logs out. Linger is ideal for long-running processes like web servers, databases, or bots under a user account. Why Use Linger? Enabling Linger for a User Use loginctl to enable linger. Replace username with the target user: Example: Disabling Linger To revoke persistent sessions: Example: Verifying Linger Status Check if linger is active for a user: Alternative Check: Enabled…
