[PLUG] Files to add stuff to normal running

[Loren M. Lang]

On Tue, May 05, 2026 at 10:21:57PM -0700, Dick Steffens wrote:
> On 5/5/26 16:06, King Beowulf wrote:
> > On 5/5/26 09:32, Dick Steffens wrote:
> > > What are the more common files in which one would put something to add
> > > to the normal running of Xubuntu 22.04?
> > > 
> > > A few months ago I made some changes based on a recommendation from
> > > someone on this list. I put in more than desired and now always get an
> > > error message every time the machine wakes up from screen saved
> > > condition. I'd like to find my mistaken entry and get rid of it. It's
> > > not a big problem, just an annoyance.
> > > 
> > > The error message is:
> > > 
> > > Power Manager
> > > GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.login1.SleepVerbNotSupported: Sleep verb
> > > "suspend" not supported.

I'm pretty sure this error is originating from systemd-logind. Can you
post the output of "cat /sys/power/state"?

It should include mem for regular Suspend to RAM. I wonder if S3 support
was possibly disabled on your system.

Might also want to checkout the contents of "/etc/systemd/sleep.conf"

> > > 
> > > 
> > Since Xfce is the same pretty much anywhere, for this error (it does say
> > "Power Manager"), I would 1st check the Power Manager applet in the Xfce
> > Settngs Manager program.  This is typically found:
> > 
> > Mneu -> Settings -> Settings Manager
> > 
> > or
> > 
> > Menu -> Settings -> Power Manager
> > 
> > Check the settings. Suspend uses RAM, but hibernate is "suspend to disk"
> > for which you will need swap space at least as large as the RAM. Also,
> > make sure you only have ONE screen saver active, and check those
> > settijgs as well.
> Power Manager Settings
> 
> General
> Buttons
>     When power button is pressed     [Ask]
>     When sleep button is pressed        [Do nothing]
>     When hibernate button is pressed    [Do nothing]
>     When battery button is presesed    [Do nothing]
>     Brightness step count                    [10]
> 
> Appearance
>     Status notifications                (O __ )
>     System tray icon                    (O __ )
> 
> System
> System power saving
>     System sleep mode        [Suspend ]
>     When inactive for            (20 minutes )
> 
> Security
>     [ ] Lock screen when system is going to sleep
> 
> Display
> Display power management        ( __ O)
>     Blank after                        (15 minutes)
> Put to sleep after                 (Never)
> Switch off after                    (Never)
> 
> Brightness reduction
>     On inactivity reduce to            80%
>     Reduce after                        Never
> 
> 
> 
> > Also, you are using systemd, so you will need to check to if you did
> > something weird there. Since I do not use systemd for anything I cannot
> > comment further.
> 
> Nothing definitive, but several lines of research to pursue when I have
> time.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Dick Steffens
> 

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