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

[Colin Law]

On Sun, 30 May 2021 at 20:16, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:
>
> OK, thanks.  I will see if this works next time I reboot...

Try
sudo systemctl restart upower
I think that should re-read the config.

And remember that top posting is not the convention here.

Colin

>
> 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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