---
name: "xrdp-sesman"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "xrdp"
version: "0.10.1-3.1+deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xrdp-sesman"
---

# xrdp-sesman(8)

xrdp(8) session manager

## NAME

xrdp-sesman - [**xrdp**(8)](/xrdp/8.md) session manager

## SYNTAX

**xrdp-sesman** --kill\
 **xrdp-sesman** --reload\
 **xrdp-sesman** --help\
 **xrdp-sesman** --version\
 **xrdp-sesman** \[--nodaemon\] \[--dump-config\] \[--config /path/to/sesman.ini\]

## DESCRIPTION

**xrdp-sesman** is [**xrdp**(8)](/xrdp/8.md) session manager.\
 It manages user sessions by authenticating the user and starting the appropriate Xserver.

## OPTIONS

- **-k**, **--kill**

  Kills running **xrdp-sesman** daemon.

- **-r**, **--reload**

  Reloads running **xrdp-sesman** daemon.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Output help information and exit.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Output version information and exit.

- **-n**, **--nodaemon**

  Starts **xrdp-sesman** in foreground instead of starting it as a daemon.

- **--dump-config**

  Print the configuration on stdout before starting the daemon. The default is not to do this.

- **-c**, **--config**

  Specify a path to a different *sesman.ini* file. This option is intended to be used primarily for testing or for unusual configurations.

If you use this option, be aware that you will have to have a **/etc/xrdp/sesman.ini** in place too, as a few elements of the system (notably **[xrdp(8)](/xrdp/8.md)** and **[xrdp-chansrv(8)](/xrdp-chansrv/8.md)**) will want to read it.

## SIGNALS

- **SIGHUP**

  Causes **xrdp-sesman** to reload its configuration. Needed if you're not running **xrdp-sesman** as a daemon.

## FILES

/usr/sbin/xrdp-sesman\
 /usr/bin/xrdp-sesrun\
 /etc/xrdp/sesman.ini\
 /var/log/xrdp-sesman.log\
 /var/run/xrdp-sesman.pid\
 /run/xrdp/sockdir/sesman.socket

## AUTHORS

Jay Sorg \<jsorg71@users.sourceforge.net\>\
 Simone Fedele \<ilsimo@users.sourceforge.net\>

## SEE ALSO

[**sesman.ini**(5)](/sesman.ini/5.md), [**xrdp-sesrun**(8)](/xrdp-sesrun/8.md), [**xrdp**(8)](/xrdp/8.md), [**xrdp.ini**(5)](/xrdp.ini/5.md)

for more info on **xrdp** see ⟨http://www.xrdp.org/⟩