how to stop screen lock

Jerry Geis jerry.geis at gmail.com
Thu Nov 3 13:33:33 UTC 2022


Thanks Robert.

On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 9:30 AM Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com> wrote:

> I don't know -- *I* don't use *any* of the *DM deamons (GUI login
> deamons). My
> guess is probably not. I simply do without GDM and don't have this
> problem.
>
> At Thu, 3 Nov 2022 09:11:49 -0400 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not for
> general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Your correct I am using GDM.
> > Is there a magic GDM setting that does what I need ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > jerry
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 8:58 AM Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I presume that you are using the (default) GUI login (gdm?) and my
> guess
> > > is
> > > that gdm (or whatever it is called now) is doing this (reverting to the
> > > login
> > > screen on VT terminal changes).  *I* have disabled the GUI login
> (change
> > > the
> > > default target to the plain multi-user target).  I get the (black)
> console
> > > login screen and use startx to fire up the GUI (I have some contitional
> > > code
> > > in a couple of my machines' login script to do this automagically).
> > >
> > >
> > > At Thu, 3 Nov 2022 08:37:21 -0400 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not
> for
> > > general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 2:59 PM Jerry Geis <jerry.geis at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 2:51 PM Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> At Tue, 1 Nov 2022 14:29:15 -0400 "Ubuntu user technical
> support,? not
> > > > >> for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 9:54 AM Little Girl <
> littlergirl at gmail.com>
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > > Hey there,
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > Jerry Geis wrote:
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > >However - if am doing something slightly different. the
> > > > >> > > >Control-alt-f3 - goes out of that "mode" and when I switch
> back
> > > > >> > > >I get a login screen.
> > > > >> > > >
> > > > >> > > >How do I "ignore" that change of input - or change of
> screen....
> > > In
> > > > >> > > >my use that is "ok".
> > > > >> > > >Is there something in X that also needs set ?
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > Are either of these of any use?
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >>
> > >
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/466662/how-to-disable-password-prompt-for-switching-users-in-graphical-session
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >>
> > >
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/1005457/disable-ctrl-alt-ls-behavior-of-locking-the-screen
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > --
> > > > >> > > Little Girl
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > There is no spoon.
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > --
> > > > >> > > ubuntu-users mailing list
> > > > >> > > ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Thanks - did find anything there I had not tried.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > I did my control-alt-f3 - and went back - I then looked at the
> > > > >> xorg.0.log
> > > > >> > file
> > > > >> > systemd-logind suspend
> > > > >> > systemd-logind -resume
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > are the couple messages I see. What do  I do about that ?
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I just read the man pages for systemd-logind, and my guess is
> that if
> > > you
> > > > >> edit
> > > > >> /etc/systemd/logind.conf and change the line
> > > > >>
> > > > >> #HandleSuspendKey=suspend
> > > > >> to
> > > > >> HandleSuspendKey=ignore
> > > > >>
> > > > >> You *might* get what you want.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Jerry
> > > > >> >
> > > > >>
> > > > >> --
> > > > >> Robert Heller             -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364
> > > > >> Deepwoods Software        -- Custom Software Services
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> > > > >>
> > > > >>
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> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Robert -  I was so hopeful - Changed that file - thought I would
> reboot
> > > > > just to make sure config is read. Same issue.
> > > > > Same event logged also.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jerry
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Was not in yeasterday - back today.
> > > > I tried this
> > > >  systemctl mask sleep.target suspend.target hibernate.target
> > > > hybrid-sleep.target
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Still no go - the Xorg.0.log still is showing pause.
> > > >
> > > > grep pause /home/silentm/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log
> > > > [    47.812] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/dri/card0 226:0 fd
> 12
> > > > paused 0
> > > > [    48.512] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event2 13:66
> fd
> > > 22
> > > > paused 0
> > > > [    48.579] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event4 13:68
> fd
> > > 25
> > > > paused 0
> > > > [    48.595] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event0 13:64
> fd
> > > 26
> > > > paused 0
> > > > [    48.616] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event1 13:65
> fd
> > > 27
> > > > paused 0
> > > > [    48.634] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event5 13:69
> fd
> > > 28
> > > > paused 0
> > > > [    48.649] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event6 13:70
> fd
> > > 29
> > > > paused 0
> > > > [    48.663] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event7 13:71
> fd
> > > 30
> > > > paused 0
> > > > [    48.673] (II) systemd-logind: got fd for /dev/input/event3 13:67
> fd
> > > 31
> > > > paused 0
> > > > [    95.637] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 226:0
> > > > [    95.637] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:65
> > > > [    95.637] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:71
> > > > [    95.637] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:70
> > > > [    95.637] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:64
> > > > [    95.637] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:66
> > > > [    95.637] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:68
> > > > [    95.637] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:67
> > > > [    95.637] (II) systemd-logind: got pause for 13:69
> > > >
> > > > How do I get X not to pause - I dont want the X screen to logout
> when I
> > > do
> > > > control-ALt-F3 and then control-F1 to go back???
> > > > I tried the setting all these in logind.conf
> > > >
> > > > [Login]
> > > > #NAutoVTs=6
> > > > #ReserveVT=6
> > > > #KillUserProcesses=no
> > > > #KillOnlyUsers=
> > > > #KillExcludeUsers=root
> > > > #InhibitDelayMaxSec=5
> > > > HandlePowerKey=ignore
> > > > HandleSuspendKey=ignore
> > > > HandleHibernateKey=ignore
> > > > HandleLidSwitch=ignore
> > > > HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore
> > > > HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore
> > > >
> > > > rebooted and still nothing.
> > > > Jerry
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > > Deepwoods Software        -- Custom Software Services
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