Today I learned that freedesktop.org's gdm service has its own power settings, set by default to suspend the computer after 15 minutes. So guess what happens when you log out (as you should) and walk away from the computer?
I have no idea why they thought this was a good idea, but if it was for energy settings let me tell you that it caused me to have to turn around and drive back to the office to find out why this particular system suddenly went away.
Since I wasn't in the mood to log in, su to gdm, change the settings and test them, I just installed another desktop that isn't making the wrong decisions for me. I'm perfectly capable of making my own bad choices.
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