User sessions that have been idle for a specific period of time can be
ended automatically. You can set different behaviour based on whether the
machine is running from a battery or from mains power by setting the
corresponding
Keep in mind that users can potentially lose unsaved data if an idle session is automatically ended.
Create a local database for machine-wide settings in
[org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/power]
# Set the timeout to 900 seconds when on mains power
sleep-inactive-ac-timeout=900
# Set action after timeout to be logout when on mains power
sleep-inactive-ac-type='logout'
Override the user's setting and prevent the user from changing it in
# Lock automatic logout settings
/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/power/sleep-inactive-ac-timeout
/org/gnome/settings-daemon/plugins/power/sleep-inactive-ac-type
The following GSettings keys are of interest:
The number of seconds that the computer needs to be inactive before it goes to sleep if it is running from AC power.
What should happen when the timeout has passed if the computer is running from AC power.
The number of seconds that the computer needs to be inactive before it goes to sleep if it is running from battery power.
What should happen when the timeout has passed if the computer is running from battery power.
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