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<link type="guide" xref="power"/>
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<link type="seealso" xref="power-suspendfail"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-02-20" status="review"/>
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<revision pkgversion="3.10" date="2013-11-08" status="review"/>
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<desc>Laptops go to sleep when you close the lid, in order to save power.</desc>
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<credit type="author">
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<name>ਗਨੋਮ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ</name>
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<email>gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<email its:translate="no">gnome-doc-list@gnome.org</email>
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<credit type="editor">
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<credit type="author editor">
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<name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name>
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<email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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<email its:translate="no">kittykat3756@gmail.com</email>
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<include xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="legal.xml"/>
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<desc>Laptops go to sleep when you close the lid, in order to save
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<title>Why does my computer turn off when I close the lid?</title>
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<p>When you close the lid of your laptop, your computer will <link xref="power-suspend"><em>suspend</em></link> in order to save power. This means
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that the computer is not actually turned off - it has just gone to sleep. You
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can resume it by opening the lid. If it does not resume, try clicking the mouse
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or pressing a key. If that still does not work, press the power button.</p>
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<p>Some computers are unable to suspend properly, normally because their
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hardware is not completely supported by the operating system (for example, the
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Linux drivers are incomplete). In this case, you may find that you are unable
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to resume your computer after you have closed the lid. You can try to <link xref="power-suspendfail">fix the problem with suspend</link>, or you can
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prevent the computer from trying to suspend when you close the lid.</p>
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<title>Why does my computer turn off when I close the lid?</title>
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<p>When you close the lid of your laptop, your computer will
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<link xref="power-suspend"><em>suspend</em></link> in order to save power.
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This means that the computer is not actually turned off - it has just gone to
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sleep. You can resume it by opening the lid. If it does not resume, try
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clicking the mouse or pressing a key. If that still does not work, press the
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<p>Some computers are unable to suspend properly, normally because their
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hardware is not completely supported by the operating system (for example,
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the Linux drivers are incomplete). In this case, you may find that you are
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unable to resume your computer after you have closed the lid. You can try to
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<link xref="power-suspendfail">fix the problem with suspend</link>, or you
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can prevent the computer from trying to suspend when you close the lid.</p>
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<section id="nosuspend">
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<title>Stop the computer from suspending when the lid is closed</title>
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<p>If you do not want the computer to suspend when you close the lid, you can
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change the settings for that behavior. To set the computer to blank the
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screen, rather than suspend, when the lid is closed:</p>
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<note style="warning">
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<p>Be very careful if you change this setting. Some laptops can overheat
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if they are left running with the lid closed, especially if they are in
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a confined place like a backpack.</p>
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<p>Open the <app>Terminal</app> application from the <gui>Activities</gui> overview.</p>
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<p>To change the setting used when running on battery power, type this command and press <key>Enter</key>:</p>
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<screen its:translate="no">
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gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power lid-close-battery-action blank
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<p>To change the setting used when running on AC power, type this command and press <key>Enter</key>:</p>
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<screen its:translate="no">
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gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power lid-close-ac-action blank
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<title>Stop the computer from suspending when the lid is closed</title>
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<note style="important">
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<p>These instructions will only work if you are using <app>systemd</app>.
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Contact your distribution for more information.</p>
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<p>If you do not want the computer to suspend when you close the lid, you can
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change the settings for that behavior. You will need to have an
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<link xref="user-admin-change">administrator password</link> to change the
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<note style="warning">
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<p>Be very careful if you change this setting. Some laptops can overheat
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if they are left running with the lid closed, especially if they are in
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a confined place like a backpack.</p>
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<p>Open the <app>Terminal</app> application from the
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<gui>Activities</gui> overview.</p>
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<p>Run the following command:</p>
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<screen its:translate="no"><output style="prompt">$</output> <input>sudoedit /etc/systemd/logind.conf</input></screen>
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<p>You will now see the contents of the file. Look for
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<code>HandleLidSwitch=</code> in the file. The line may be quoted out
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with a <code>#</code> at the start and may be followed by an argument. If
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the line already exists, unquote it. Otherwise, add the line.</p>
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HandleLidSwitch=<input>lock</input>
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<p>You can use <input>lock</input> for the screen to lock,
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<input>ignore</input> for nothing to happen, <input>poweroff</input> for
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the computer to switch off or <input>suspend</input> to suspend. For more
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information, see <link href="man:logind.conf">logind.conf help</link>.</p>
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<p>Once you finish editing the file, save your changes and quit the
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<p>Run the following command to make your change work:</p>
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<screen its:translate="no"><output style="prompt">$</output> <input>sudo systemctl restart systemd-logind.service</input></screen>
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<p>If you do not run that command, the change will only work after your
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computer is restarted.</p>
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