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    This document provides instructions to disable suspend and hibernate features, launch Empathy at startup, and change the logon screen on a Linux system. To disable suspend and hibernate, edit the policy file and change "yes" to "no" for the relevant actions. To launch Empathy automatically, copy its desktop file to the autostart folder and add launch options. Changing the logon screen involves copying a file to the GDM autostart folder.

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    This document provides instructions to disable suspend and hibernate features, launch Empathy at startup, and change the logon screen on a Linux system. To disable suspend and hibernate, edit the policy file and change "yes" to "no" for the relevant actions. To launch Empathy automatically, copy its desktop file to the autostart folder and add launch options. Changing the logon screen involves copying a file to the GDM autostart folder.

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    Disable Suspend and Hibernation: Launch Empathy at Startup

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    This document provides instructions to disable suspend and hibernate features, launch Empathy at startup, and change the logon screen on a Linux system. To disable suspend and hibernate, edit the policy file and change "yes" to "no" for the relevant actions. To launch Empathy automatically, copy its desktop file to the autostart folder and add launch options. Changing the logon screen involves copying a file to the GDM autostart folder.

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    Disable Suspend and Hibernation

    In a Terminal type the following:


    gksudo gedit /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.upower.policy

    There are two sections, the first for suspend and the second for hibernate. In section will be a line with:
    <action id="org.freedesktop.upower.suspend">
    ...
    <allow_active>yes</allow_active>

    Change this entry from yes to no to disable suspend.


    <action id="org.freedesktop.upower.hibernate">
    ...
    <allow_active>yes</allow_active>

    Change this entry from yes to no to disable hibernate.


    For disable the functions keys:
    gconftool -s /apps/gnome-power-manager/buttons/hibernate -t string
    interactive
    gconftool -s /apps/gnome-power-manager/buttons/suspend -t string int

    Launch Empathy at Startup


    In a terminal type the following:
    sudo cp /usr/share/applications/empathy.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart
    sudo chmod a+r /etc/xdg/autostart/empathy.desktop
    Launch System > Preferances > Startup Applications and edit the Empathy entry
    adding the -h switch to launch without openning the window

    Change Logon Screen


    sudo cp /usr/share/applications/gnome-appearance-properties.desktop
    /usr/share/gdm/autostart/LoginWindow/

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