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aledoctors

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Registered: 2020-06-21

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(SOLVED) Lid action dont work

Hi, folks, I'm here because I can't change the lid action. Where can I edit so that when I close the lid the laptop shuts down?
Thank you for your time.
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Last edited by aledoctors (2020-06-21 19:49:14)

eriefisher

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Re: (SOLVED) Lid action dont work

Under Settings>>Power Manager>>General Tab there are some options for when the lid closes but not shutdown. Switch of display, suspend, hibernate and lock screen are the options. Both on battery and A/C.

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ToZ

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Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,700

Re: (SOLVED) Lid action dont work

Assuming systemd, you can let logind handle lid events.

Logind allows you to set "poweroff" as one of the lid options.

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aledoctors

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Re: (SOLVED) Lid action dont work

Thank you for your ideas and time.
Eriefisher: That's right, but it doesn't appear to be off.
ToZ: I don't know what mistake I'm making. I'll show you what I have if you give me any ideas, or you find my mistake.

logind.conf

#  This file is part of systemd.
#
#  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
#  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
#  (at your option) any later version.
#
# Entries in this file show the compile time defaults.
# You can change settings by editing this file.
# Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file.
#
# See logind.conf(5) for details.

[Login]
#NAutoVTs=6
#ReserveVT=6
#KillUserProcesses=no
#KillOnlyUsers=
#KillExcludeUsers=root
#InhibitDelayMaxSec=5
#HandlePowerKey=poweroff
HandleSuspendKey=ignore
HandleHibernateKey=ignore
HandleLidSwitch=shutdown -h now
#HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore
#PowerKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
#SuspendKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
#HibernateKeyIgnoreInhibited=no
#LidSwitchIgnoreInhibited=yes
#HoldoffTimeoutSec=30s
#IdleAction=ignore
#IdleActionSec=30min
#RuntimeDirectorySize=10%
#RemoveIPC=yes
#InhibitorsMax=8192
#SessionsMax=8192
#UserTasksMax=33%

xfce4-power-manager.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<channel name="xfce4-power-manager" version="1.0">
  <property name="xfce4-power-manager" type="empty">
    <property name="power-button-action" type="uint" value="4"/>
    <property name="sleep-button-action" type="uint" value="3"/>
    <property name="hibernate-button-action" type="uint" value="3"/>
    <property name="brightness-switch-restore-on-exit" type="int" value="0"/>
    <property name="brightness-switch" type="int" value="0"/>
    <property name="lid-action-on-battery" type="uint" value="1"/>
    <property name="lid-action-on-ac" type="uint" value="1"/>
    <property name="logind-handle-lid-switch" type="bool" value="true"/>
    <property name="dpms-on-ac-sleep" type="uint" value="0"/>
    <property name="dpms-on-ac-off" type="uint" value="0"/>
    <property name="blank-on-ac" type="int" value="30"/>
    <property name="inactivity-on-ac" type="uint" value="14"/>
    <property name="general-notification" type="bool" value="true"/>
    <property name="show-tray-icon" type="bool" value="false"/>
    <property name="inactivity-sleep-mode-on-battery" type="uint" value="1"/>
    <property name="critical-power-action" type="uint" value="3"/>
    <property name="lock-screen-suspend-hibernate" type="bool" value="false"/>
    <property name="brightness-on-battery" type="uint" value="9"/>
    <property name="blank-on-battery" type="int" value="30"/>
    <property name="dpms-on-battery-sleep" type="uint" value="0"/>
    <property name="dpms-on-battery-off" type="uint" value="0"/>
    <property name="brightness-level-on-battery" type="uint" value="50"/>
    <property name="brightness-level-on-ac" type="uint" value="100"/>
    <property name="battery-button-action" type="uint" value="3"/>
  </property>
</channel>

I really can't find the mistake.
I appreciate your time trying to solve this.

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,700

Re: (SOLVED) Lid action dont work

HandleLidSwitch=shutdown -h now

This should actually say:

HandleLidSwitch=poweroff

Test it both while plugged in and when not. If it doesn't work when plugged in, you may also need to add:

HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=poweroff

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aledoctors

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Re: (SOLVED) Lid action dont work

eureka!
Thank you very much ToZ.
Now he's doing what he wanted to do.