[xubuntu-users] auto logoff happens no matter what I{ do

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sun, 2019-05-12 at 20:09 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Sun, 12 May 2019 10:56:27 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
> > I turned off power management in my xscreensaver program and
> > rebooted.  It still logs me off/out. Is this a systemd thing?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I suspect it's neither related to systemd, nor caused by a backend used
> by xflock4, that logs you out. My guess is, that power management for
> the display is broken.
> 
> There is no such issue when I use xfce4-power-manager for my openbox
> (not Xfce4) session on Arch Linux, but it seems to be the cause for
> this or a similar problem, when using a Xubuntu 18.10 live DVD. 
> 
> Try running
> 
>   xfce4-power-manager-settings
> 
> select the "Display"-tab. First of all turn on "Display power
> management", if it should be turned off, after that set all values from
> "minutes" to "never" and then turn off "Display power management".
> 
> Regards,
> Ralf

PS: If this should do the trick, you could test if it's screen blanking
or if putting to sleep or switching off does cause the issue.