** Summary changed: - uses gnome-power-manager defaults as-is, which puts the host to sleep after 30 minutes + greeter session puts the host to sleep after 30 minutes idle
** Description changed: Since version 3.x, on a fresh install, GDM uses the gnome-power-manager - defaults as-is for its greeter session. This has the unfortunate + defaults as-is for its greeter session. This has the unfortunate consequence of putting the host to sleep after 30 minutes, which is not desirable in a situation when the same host is meant to provide network - services. This is even less acceptable considering how the new dconf- - based GNOME configuration system makes it extremely tedious for the user - to fix this manually later on e.g. 'gksu -u gdm gnome-control-center' - won't work, because dconf tools expect a direct access to the display - and yet the new GNOME3 environment no longer has any proper tool to - configure GDM sessions the same way that GDM2 did. + services. - ProblemType: Bug - DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 + This wouldn't be such a problem if there was an easy way for the user to + change this, but this is not the case since GNOME 3 and its big + migration to dconf. There isn't any dedicated tool to adjust GDM + defaults available yet and 'gksu -u gdm gnome-control-center' won't work + either because it tries to access display :0. + + ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gdm 3.0.4-0ubuntu11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i586 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Sep 27 06:25:14 2011 ProcEnviron: - LANGUAGE=fi:en - PATH=(custom, user) - LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8 - SHELL=/bin/bash - SourcePackage: gdm + LANGUAGE=fi:en + PATH=(custom, user) + LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: gdm UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2009-02-07 (961 days ago) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/860227 Title: greeter session puts the host to sleep after 30 minutes idle Status in “gdm” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Since version 3.x, on a fresh install, GDM uses the gnome-power- manager defaults as-is for its greeter session. This has the unfortunate consequence of putting the host to sleep after 30 minutes, which is not desirable in a situation when the same host is meant to provide network services. This wouldn't be such a problem if there was an easy way for the user to change this, but this is not the case since GNOME 3 and its big migration to dconf. There isn't any dedicated tool to adjust GDM defaults available yet and 'gksu -u gdm gnome-control-center' won't work either because it tries to access display :0. ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: gdm 3.0.4-0ubuntu11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i586 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Sep 27 06:25:14 2011 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=fi:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bashSourcePackage: gdm UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2009-02-07 (961 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/860227/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
