<div dir="ltr">Your correct I am using GDM.<div>Is there a magic GDM setting that does what I need ?</div><div> </div><div>Thanks</div><div> </div><div>jerry</div></div> <div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 3, 2022 at 8:58 AM Robert Heller <<a href="mailto:heller@deepsoft.com">heller@deepsoft.com</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">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" <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 2:59 PM Jerry Geis <<a href="mailto:jerry.geis@gmail.com" target="_blank">jerry.geis@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 2:51 PM Robert Heller <<a href="mailto:heller@deepsoft.com" target="_blank">heller@deepsoft.com</a>> wrote: > > > >> At Tue, 1 Nov 2022 14:29:15 -0400 "Ubuntu user technical support,? not > >> for general discussions" <<a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a>> wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > On Tue, Nov 1, 2022 at 9:54 AM Little Girl <<a href="mailto:littlergirl@gmail.com" target="_blank">littlergirl@gmail.com</a>> > >> 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? > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/466662/how-to-disable-password-prompt-for-switching-users-in-graphical-session" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://askubuntu.com/questions/466662/how-to-disable-password-prompt-for-switching-users-in-graphical-session</a> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> <a href="https://askubuntu.com/questions/1005457/disable-ctrl-alt-ls-behavior-of-locking-the-screen" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://askubuntu.com/questions/1005457/disable-ctrl-alt-ls-behavior-of-locking-the-screen</a> > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > Little Girl > >> > > > >> > > There is no spoon. > >> > > > >> > > -- > >> > > ubuntu-users mailing list > >> > > <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > >> > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> > > <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> > >> > > >> > > >> > 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 > >> <a href="http://www.deepsoft.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.deepsoft.com/</a> -- Linux Administration Services > >> <a href="mailto:heller@deepsoft.com" target="_blank">heller@deepsoft.com</a> -- Webhosting Services > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ubuntu-users mailing list > >> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> > >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > >> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> > > > > > > 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 > -- Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services <a href="http://www.deepsoft.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.deepsoft.com/</a> -- Linux Administration Services <a href="mailto:heller@deepsoft.com" target="_blank">heller@deepsoft.com</a> -- Webhosting Services -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div>