keyd per user

[timsofteng]

Hello. I use distro without systemd. How can I enable keyd for specific user only?

[rvaiya]

It depends on what you mean by 'for a specific user only'. keyd can be run without systemd, but it should still be run as root since it needs access to your input devices and /dev/uinput. The best way to achieve this is to have your init system start and manage it at boot time.

[timsofteng]

I mean I want to enable keyd for user Foo but don't enable it for root user.

[rvaiya]

keyd is a system level daemon. per-user configs are unsupported. See #105 for more details.

[timsofteng]

keyd is a system level daemon. per-user configs are unsupported. See #105 for more details.

Got it.
Thanks for the explanation. My main concern is keyd could down for some reason and user will have no ability to do anything with machine. For me it's like changing default shall for root.

[rvaiya]

My main concern is keyd could down for some reason and user will have no ability to do anything with machine.

If you start the process properly it shouldn't randomly crash. Even if it did, your keyboard should still work (albeit with default layout). In either case it is unclear what this has to do with which user is running the process.

It would help if you were more clear about what it is you are trying to achieve (and what distro you are running).

[rvaiya]

Closing due to inactivity.

[timsofteng]

Closing due to inactivity.

I'm sorry. I was busy and didn't respond.
I mean I want enable keyd for specific user only. That's it.

[rvaiya]

Depending precisely on what you mean by 'for a specific user', this is probably not possible. As mentioned in my earlier post keyd is a system wide daemon. Please see the linked issue for more details.