I'm using Arch Linux + GNOME3 on desktop, and when the system starts or the user logs out, gdm displays the login screen for about 20 seconds and then turns off the display (although the computer is still running). Is it possible to disable this? I want the monitor to keep displaying the login screen "forever". I couldn't find any way to configure this.
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That's because of the idle-delay setting. To change it you'll have to alter the corresponding dconf key (and do that as the gdm user):
switch to a
VT(e.g. Ctrl+Alt+F3), login as root and run:su - gdm -s /bin/shto switch user to
gdm.then run:
export $(dbus-launch)and set idle delay to
0(which translates to never):GSETTINGS_BACKEND=dconf gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0run
exitor hit Ctrl+D to return to root account.reboot your machine or restart the display manager:
systemctl restart gdm
answered Apr 25, 2017 at 19:37
Just as an expansion to don_crissti's answer:
Step 2 didn't work for me. I am on Gnome/gdm 3.28 and I don't have org.gnome.desktop.session, but this one worked for me:
GSETTINGS_BACKEND=dconf gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-inactive-ac-type 'nothing'
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Ive figured it out. Search up "inactive" on dconfig and change what to do when person is inactive to turn off to nothing. Make sure you do it to both of them because there is two.
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I could sent a screenshot to show where, but I dont know how to send it on this website Oct 28, 2021 at 16:45
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1Click the edit link under your answer. In the editor there is an add picture button. See How do you add a screenshot image to your Stack Overflow post? or better still How to upload an image to a post? Oct 28, 2021 at 16:58
Adjusting the following via the dconf-editor might help fine-tune the sleep related settings:
sleep-inactive-ac-timeout
sleep-inactive-ac-type
sleep-inactive-battery-timeout
sleep-inactive-battery-type
Worth a try, in my case it was the way to get the machine to stay awake during periods of inactivity.
