Ubuntu 20.04.3 desktop (Cinnamon) - SSH disconnects when user logs off the desktop!

[Colin Law]

On Mon, 24 Jan 2022 at 18:31, Bijan Soleymani <bijan at psq.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> New to the list so didn't have original email to reply to.
>
> I had a similar issue on my laptop, which I just set up for VNC.
>
> I'd already disabled sleep on lid close, and while logged in, etc.
>
> So it was fine while logged in but not when the desktop user logged out.
>
> But it turns out that GDM3 (which on my system handles the login
> screen), has separate settings for when to suspend.
>
> On my system I believe the default was 20 minutes/1200 seconds.
>
> I think all I had to do was change the following lines in
> /etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults
>
>
>   sleep-inactive-ac-timeout=0
>   sleep-inactive-ac-type='nothing'
>
> There are corresponding lines for battery power, but I probably do want
> the system to go to sleep after 20 minutes if not plugged in.

Bo's system is not going to sleep, it is rebooting.

Colin

>
> Bijan
>
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