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--- disable_screen_blanking [2012/02/06 13:32] – juckins
+++ disable_screen_blanking [2025/03/20 18:23] (current) – juckins
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-====== Disabling Screen Blanking ======
+==== Disable Screen Blanking in Linux ====
 By default, Red Hat Linux blanks the screen after an interval of no keyboard or mouse activity (usually 10 minutes).  This can be sometimes inconvenient.
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 Other notes:
+Redhat 6.4:
+From Brad:
+The workaround is achieved by issuing the following, as user root:
+gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type bool --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/idle_activation_enabled false
+<code>
+Have gotten a few reports and concerns about issues waking up from the
+screensaver. The details as we know it:
+-Blank Screensaver is set to come on after 15 minutes of the workstation
+being "idle".
+-If users attempt to wake the screensaver up after less than 15-20 minutes
+of the screensaver being on, then the screensaver will wake up in a few seconds.
+-If users attempt to wake the screensaver up after it being on more than
+-20 minutes, then the screensaver will take 30-90+ seconds to wake up.
+-So total idle time is around 30-35 minutes before the issue will occur.
+Seems to only occur on the workstations. Doesn't matter if the user wakes
+up using mouse or keyboard.
+We are actively working a ticket with RedHat on the issue. If anyone has
+details differing from our above understanding, let me know, it
+may prove useful in determining the ultimate cause.
+If this is a concern the workaround is to disable the screensaver.
+You can run the following command on each workstation to disable
+the screensaver.
+gconftool-2 --direct --config-source=xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --type bool --set /apps/gnome-screensaver/idle_activation_enabled false
+</code>
 <code>
 N-AWIPS Workstations
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 [[http://www.x.org/archive/X11R6.8.0/doc/xorg.conf.5.html]]
 __Option "BlankTime" "time"__
 sets the inactivity timeout for the blanking phase of the screensaver. time is in minutes. This is equivalent to the Xorg server's `-s' flag, and the value can be changed at run-time with xset(1x) . Default: 10 minutes.