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Re: blank time in console too short



May be, it is bash's TMOUT what you are looking for.

Am 19.03.19 um 12:08 schrieb Hans:
> Hi folks, 
> 
> on my EEEPC, debian/testing, i386 since last update the blank time of the 
> console (TTY1 - 5 ) is too short (1 Minute).
> 
> I checked with another system, but all configurations are the same.
> 
> How can I increase the time, until the console is blanking?
> 
> I know of setterm, and I checked /etc/console-*/* as well as /etc/laptop-mode/
> *. 
> 
> Others, like /etc/kbd/* or /etc/init/tty/* are not existent on both systems.
> 
> I also know, that the blank time is hardcoded in the kernel (both got the same 
> kernel version) and that it can be set either by a kernel parameter or using a 
> setterm command in a login.def.
> 
> Question: 
> Is there any configuration option I missed? 
> 
> If "NO": Why is the behaviour different between the systems?
> 
> If "YES": Where should I look, too?
> 
> Thanks for any hints.
> 
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Hans
> 


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