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Infodoc ID		Synopsis		Date
15531		CDE: How to change the screen power management		8 Jan 1998

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The screensaver timeout is a function of the Xserver, ie. Xsun.  The
default value is 10 minutes with a cycle time of 10 minutes.  From
the Xserver man page:

     -s minutes
             Set screen-saver timeout time in minutes. The
             default is 10 minutes.

     -p minutes
             Set screen-saver pattern cycle time in minutes. The
             default is 10 minutes.

     v       sets video-off screen-saver preference.  This is
             the default.

     -v      sets video-on screen-saver preference.


Beginning with Solaris 2.6, this feature of the Xserver also controls
power management of the monitor.  In order for power management of
the monitor to occur, the video-off preference must be set.  These
Xserver values can be modified by the logged-in user via the xset
command or CDE style manager.  The values for these settings may
be modified by the CDE environment once a user logs in.

The following procedure only guarantees how the Xserver will behave
when at the CDE login screen:

As superuser,

1. Add the following to the Xsun line in /etc/dt/config/Xservers (copy
   this file from /usr/dt/config if it doesn't exist):

	-s <timeout-in-minutes> -p <cycletime-in-minutes>

   Add -v if you wish to disable power management.

   For example, the line might look like:

:0   Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0 -nobanner -s 5 -p 5

2. Make sure the following line is in /etc/dt/config/Xconfig (copy from
   /usr/dt/config if it doesn't exist):

	Dtlogin*terminateServer:   True

   This will cause the Xserver to restart after the user logs out, thus
   restoring the default values as described in the Xservers file from
   step 1.

3. Force the X Display Manager, dtlogin, to reread its configuration
   files:

	/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -reset

4. Log out.

Remember, the Xserver values can be modified by the logged-in user via the
xset command or CDE style manager.  The values for these settings may
be modified by the CDE environment once a user logs in, either by default
CDE configuration or by user customization.