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Enter a command. For example: mke2fs, pacman upgrade, extrace.

dm-tool

A tool to communicate with the display manager. More information: https://manned.org/dm-tool.

• Show the greeter while keeping current desktop session open and waiting to be restored upon authentication by logged in user:
   
  dm-tool switch-to-greeter
   
• Lock the current session:
   
  dm-tool lock
   
• Switch to a specific user, showing an authentication prompt if required:
   
  dm-tool switch-to-user {{username}} {{session}}
   
• Add a dynamic seat from within a running LightDM session:
   
  dm-tool add-seat {{xlocal}} {{name}}={{value}}