On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 2:11 PM Tomoaki AOKI <junch...@dec.sakura.ne.jp> wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Nov 2022 09:53:00 -0800 > Steve Rikli <s...@genyosha.net> wrote: > > > On Sun, Nov 13, 2022 at 04:47:40PM +0100, louis.free...@xs4all.nl wrote: > > > I noticed that after disabling gdm in /etc/rc.conf ^"gdm_enable="N"^ > the system stays active. > > > However ..... that is also the end the GUI .... in this case GNOME. > > > > > > Since I could not work which a machine hibernating every ^10 minutes^, > I have disabled gdm for the moment. > > > That does not take away that that is ...... ridiculous !! > > > > Seems like you aren't alone in that opinion -- there are several threads > > for multiple OSes about this same topic. Kirk's findings below match my > > recollection -- this is Gnome default behavior nowdays. > > > > In any case, since we obviously can't use the Linux systemD settings to > > control the behavior in FreeBSD, a few folks mentioned other workarounds > > with things like dconf; e.g. this suggestion which came originally from > > the Arch linux folks: > > > > https://twitter.com/_neelc/status/1487200568149831681 > > > > https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/GDM#GDM_auto-suspend_(GNOME_3.28) > > > > Something like: > > > > sudo -u gdm dbus-launch gsettings set \ > > org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-inactive-ac-type > 'nothing' > > > > >From the threads, it sounds like part of the problem is this behavior > and > > settings are per-user, so making a system-wide change is hard. Not sure > > how this workaround will play in your situation. > > > > My FreeBSD servers don't run a gui display manager; my Debian laptop > > runs gdm3 display manager but I switched to Xfce for the window manager > > around the time Gnome3 came out (too many changes for my taste). Fwiw > > the Xfce Power Manager has controls for system power save / sleep mode > > for "On battery" and "Plugged in", including "never". > > Found these. > > > https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/289640/how-to-create-a-default-system-wide-dconf-setting-starting-from-just-created-ad > > > https://askubuntu.com/questions/1038184/how-to-lockdown-system-wide-settings-with-dconf > > /etc/ in those should be read /usr/local/etc/ on FreeBSD. > And possibly defaults of each application are stored > under /usr/local/share/ or under /usr/local/lib/. > > BTW, I'm basically using x11/mate, a fork from Gnome2. > It doesn't sleep by default on AC powerline. > (Old installation succeeding Gnome2 settings. So current default could > be different, though.) > > > > > Cheers, > > sr. > This is the source of foolishness that led to the creation of Linux Mint and to Mate. Mate does not have this stupidness and I suspect that Cinnamon does not, either. Gnome has simply gone off the rails. Another option is to NOT use gdm, but start Gnome with startx, which I have always done. You will need to create a suitable .xinitrc to set up dbus and run X as a child: exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session mate-session Under Linux this stuff is all wrapped around systemd which makes dealing with it a pain. I am not remotely expert on this, but it works OK and I am hoping to figure out a bit more as time is available. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkober...@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683
