Power management settings not working

adsrtn · 2025-09-07 10:27:34

Hello,

I'm currently using xfce on fedora desktop. I really like the discreet look and feel of it all but the power management settings do not seem to work.
Here are my current settings in the Display section:
Blank after : 60 minutes
Put to sleep after : Never
Switch off after : Never

Except it goes blank much sooner (like after 5 min of inactivity), and logs me off at the same time.
How do I fix this ?
I used to have GNOME as my DE but had no issue with the power management settings.

Thanks

ToZ · 2025-09-07 14:20:33

Hello and welcome.

What version of Xfce are you running?

Are you running a screensaver or locker program? And if so, which one?

adsrtn · 2025-09-07 14:31:40

ToZ wrote:

Hello and welcome.
What version of Xfce are you running?
Are you running a screensaver or locker program? And if so, which one?

Xfce4 4.18
I am using no screensaver or locker program to my knowledge

ToZ · 2025-09-07 15:15:25

adsrtn wrote:

ToZ wrote:
Hello and welcome.
What version of Xfce are you running?
Are you running a screensaver or locker program? And if so, which one?
Xfce4 4.18
I am using no screensaver or locker program to my knowledge

Just to make sure, what does the following return:

ps -ef | grep -E 'screensaver|locker' | grep -v grep

Also, what does the following return:

xset q

adsrtn · 2025-09-07 20:31:57

ToZ wrote:

adsrtn wrote:
ToZ wrote:
Hello and welcome.
What version of Xfce are you running?
Are you running a screensaver or locker program? And if so, which one?
Xfce4 4.18
I am using no screensaver or locker program to my knowledge
Just to make sure, what does the following return:
ps -ef | grep -E 'screensaver|locker' | grep -v grep
Also, what does the following return:
xset q

The first one returns

myusername       2555    2363  0 sept.06 tty2   00:00:04 xfce4-screensaver

The second one returns

Keyboard Control:
  auto repeat:  on    key click percent:  0    LED mask:  00000002
  XKB indicators:
    00: Caps Lock:   off    01: Num Lock:    on     02: Scroll Lock: off
    03: Compose:     off    04: Kana:        off    05: Sleep:       off
    06: Suspend:     off    07: Mute:        off    08: Misc:        off
    09: Mail:        off    10: Charging:    off    11: Shift Lock:  off
    12: Group 2:     off    13: Mouse Keys:  off
  auto repeat delay:  500    repeat rate:  20
  auto repeating keys:  00ffffffdffffbbf
                        fadfffefffedffff
                        9fffffffffffffff
                        fff7ffffffffffff
  bell percent:  50    bell pitch:  400    bell duration:  100
Pointer Control:
  acceleration:  2/1    threshold:  4
Screen Saver:
  prefer blanking:  no    allow exposures:  no
  timeout:  3600    cycle:  300
Colors:
  default colormap:  0x20    BlackPixel:  0x0    WhitePixel:  0xffffff
Font Path:
  catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d,built-ins
DPMS (Display Power Management Signaling):
  Standby: 0    Suspend: 0    Off: 0
  DPMS is Disabled

I guess I had a screensaver after all...

ToZ · 2025-09-08 00:54:06

adsrtn wrote:

I guess I had a screensaver after all...

In 4.18, there were some inconsistencies related to blank time between xfce4-power-manager and xfce4-screensaver that was fixed in 4.19 I believe. The Blank After control in the power manager was removed. You could try changing the screensaver's "Regard the computer as idle after" value (is it currently set to 5 minutes)?

adsrtn · 2025-09-09 06:10:57

I think it works, thanks a lot !
It was indeed set to 5 min.

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