Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager
Well, I suppose this isn't precisely a bug per se so much as poor
design.
When I go into gnome-power-manager, I can select "When laptop lid is
closed: [suspend]" to make my laptop sleep when I close the lid, like I
want it to.
There are two problems here:
1. This only sets a per-user preference. If I were to log in as someone else
and close the lid, nothing happens.
2. This doesn't affect anything outside of a gnome login session. For example,
the gdm login screen or the console.
Basically, the real problem here is that the design is surprising.
Power management behavior like lid-close is something I expect to be
tied to the hardware, and hence a global (admin) preference, instead of
a gnome login preference. I'd normally like to set this behavior
system-wide as an admin tool, and have my preferences work in all modes
including login screens etc. Then as an option, I might like to allow
users to override these settings while they're logged in and on the
foreground.
** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Should be able to set power preferences systemwide, eg. sleep on lid closed on
gdm login screen
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162124
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