Troubleshooting
Full Guide: Disable Ubuntu Sleep Timer (14.04/16/04)
December 19, 2018
11 min read
This method disables the 'automatic suspend', but should still allow you to 'manually suspend' the system. This method works for Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and 18.04.
##run as root cd /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/ touch com.ubuntu.disable-suspend.pkla nano com.ubuntu.disable-suspend.pkla ##insert the following [Disable suspend (upower)] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.upower.suspend ResultActive=no ResultInactive=no ResultAny=no [Disable suspend (logind)] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend ResultActive=yes ResultInactive=no ResultAny=yes [Disable suspend when others are logged in (logind)] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions ResultActive=yes ResultInactive=no ResultAny=yes ##save and reboot system |
[Disable suspend (upower)]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.upower.suspend
ResultActive=no
ResultInactive=no
ResultAny=no
[Disable suspend (logind)]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend
ResultActive=yes
ResultInactive=no
ResultAny=yes
[Disable suspend when others are logged
in
(logind)]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions
ResultActive=yes
ResultInactive=no
ResultAny=yes
This method disables the 'automatic suspend', but should still allow you to 'manually suspend' the system. This method works for Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and 18.04.
##run as root cd /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/ touch com.ubuntu.disable-suspend.pkla nano com.ubuntu.disable-suspend.pkla ##insert the following [Disable suspend (upower)] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.upower.suspend ResultActive=no ResultInactive=no ResultAny=no [Disable suspend (logind)] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend ResultActive=yes ResultInactive=no ResultAny=yes [Disable suspend when others are logged in (logind)] Identity=unix-user:* Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions ResultActive=yes ResultInactive=no ResultAny=yes ##save and reboot system |
[Disable suspend (upower)]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.upower.suspend
ResultActive=no
ResultInactive=no
ResultAny=no
[Disable suspend (logind)]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend
ResultActive=yes
ResultInactive=no
ResultAny=yes
[Disable suspend when others are logged
in
(logind)]
Identity=unix-user:*
Action=org.freedesktop.login1.suspend-multiple-sessions
ResultActive=yes
ResultInactive=no
ResultAny=yes