On a droplet with Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS there’s a “(d-logind)” process in “top” which is consuming 100% CPU all the time. What is this process, and what causes this CPU usage?
This textbox defaults to using Markdown to format your answer.
You can type !ref in this text area to quickly search our full set of tutorials, documentation & marketplace offerings and insert the link!
Hi @rwaple41,
This process is related to systemd-logind. This is a system service that manages user logins. It is responsible for: Keeping track of users and sessions, their processes and their idle state.
Which makes your issue all the weirder. Having said that, I tried to troubleshoot it a bit. I couldn’t find anything specific without knowing the exact issue. As such, I’ll recommend checking your journal log to see the exact errors that are being experienced:
journalctl -xe
From there we can see what further needs to be done.
Regards, KFSys
Become a contributor for community
Get paid to write technical tutorials and select a tech-focused charity to receive a matching donation.
DigitalOcean Documentation
Full documentation for every DigitalOcean product.
Resources for startups and SMBs
The Wave has everything you need to know about building a business, from raising funding to marketing your product.
The developer cloud
Scale up as you grow — whether you're running one virtual machine or ten thousand.
Get started for free
Sign up and get $200 in credit for your first 60 days with DigitalOcean.*
*This promotional offer applies to new accounts only.