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After installing mint 18.3 (Cinnamon) I have issues with (re-) log in, after "Suspend".
My Pc is not reacting .
The only way is the keyboard combination "ctl+alt+Backspace".
Any Solution?

nobody here?

I had this problem on 18.2, after searching and asking, no real solution was found.

I produced a workaround in the end, it requires a bit of command line fiddling to set up, and means you have to click an icon to suspend instead of just shutting the lid. Suits me fine now i have got used to it, and it is super-reliable.

Let me know if you want me to take you through it.

At last a sign of life...
Thanks "asquartz".
I will try this way and will let you know..
Have a good day!

asquartz wrote:I had this problem on 18.2, after searching and asking, no real solution was found.

I produced a workaround in the end, it requires a bit of command line fiddling to set up, and means you have to click an icon to suspend instead of just shutting the lid. Suits me fine now i have got used to it, and it is super-reliable.

Let me know if you want me to take you through it.

Hallo "asquartz"
i have been testing your tip.
But still there are issues...
I think i will roll back to 18.2...

Hi mottechy

Here's the detail of my solution. Worth a try?

First, go into Menu - Preferences - Power Management, and set "When lid is Closed" to "Do nothing".

Second, create a script file. Change the filename and location to suit you.
Copy & paste the following code into the file:
Save and exit. Then make it executable:
You can see we have used a sudo command in the script, but you don't want to type your password in every time you suspend the screen. So, type:
This edits the sudoers file. Take care in here! Find the part labelled # User Privileges and add the following line, replacing "yourname" with your username. This means you will be able to run the pm-suspend command without a password.
Save & exit.

Now right click the cinnamon menu, choose "Configure" and go into the menu editor. Create a new menu item somewhere (I put mine under Accessories), and in the Command field, type or browse to the path & filename of the script you created earlier. Exit the menu editor, and then open the menu, find your new menu item, right-click it and choose Add to Favourites.

Now you can suspend by just clicking Menu and then the new entry in your favourites.

Thanks "asquartz".
I am testing it...

I will update in two days...

Thanks any way for your kind help.

regards

asquartz wrote:Hi mottechy

Here's the detail of my solution. Worth a try?

First, go into Menu - Preferences - Power Management, and set "When lid is Closed" to "Do nothing".

Second, create a script file. Change the filename and location to suit you.

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$ nano ~/mylock

Copy & paste the following code into the file:

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#!/bin/bash
cinnamon-screensaver-command -l
sudo pm-suspend

Save and exit. Then make it executable:

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$ chmod u+x ~/mylock

You can see we have used a sudo command in the script, but you don't want to type your password in every time you suspend the screen. So, type:

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$ sudo visudo

This edits the sudoers file. Take care in here! Find the part labelled # User Privileges and add the following line, replacing "yourname" with your username. This means you will be able to run the pm-suspend command without a password.

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yourname    ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/pm-suspend

Save & exit.

Now right click the cinnamon menu, choose "Configure" and go into the menu editor. Create a new menu item somewhere (I put mine under Accessories), and in the Command field, type or browse to the path & filename of the script you created earlier. Exit the menu editor, and then open the menu, find your new menu item, right-click it and choose Add to Favourites.

Now you can suspend by just clicking Menu and then the new entry in your favourites.