Ubuntu 18.04: *Completely* disable laptop sleep when closed.

[Robert Heller]

OK, thanks.  I will see if this works next time I reboot...

At Sun, 30 May 2021 20:05:51 +0100 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> On Sun, 30 May 2021 at 15:09, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > I need to be able to access my laptop, when I am logged out (console login)
> > with the lid closed.  What is the "magic" to do that?  I managed to disable
> > that function when logged in and running the GUI, but I need to also be able
> > to do it when logged out.  I *don't* use the GUI login.  The machine come up
> > to multi-user boot with a (black) console login -- I start the GUI from my
> > login with startx.
> 
> In /etc/UPower/UPower.conf set
> IgnoreLid=true
> 
> That worked for me. You might need to reboot, I don't know.
> 
> Colin
> 

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