I'm still seeing this bug on 14.10. There are suggestions floating around the web to the effect that it's caused by systemd.
One suggested solution is to add the following to /etc/systemd/logind.conf : HandleLidSwitch=ignore LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=no I've done so, but have not rebooted to see the result. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1307545 Title: Power Manager settings are ignored when closing laptop lid To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xfce4-power-manager/+bug/1307545/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs