Quoting Lazar Fleysher (fleysher@chudo.lanl.gov): > Could someone tell me how to tell Linux to switch the monitor in > stand-by/power-off mode after some idle period? Take a look at xset. Mine is: xset +dpms dpms 600 900 1200 s noblank I have mine in my .xsession. I also seem to remember a program that does the same thing from a text console, but I don't recall its name. Mike Stone