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I just installed Ubuntu 20.04 and then installed xubuntu-core. When prompted, I chose lightdm as my login manager. I then disabled everything I could find related to screen locking, but I still have to enter my password after the screen goes off. Is there some crazy hidden setting I am missing?

I realize I could remove lightlocker, but why in this context does "disable" not mean disable? Is it a bug or a design decision?

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Stonecraft
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Ok, I think I found it. What's up with two screen-locking settings? The lock setting that actually helped was under "screensaver"

Stonecraft
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If you want to automate it or simply do it by command line, then you need to create or update 2 files:

~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-screensaver.xml with content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<channel name="xfce4-screensaver" version="1.0">
  <property name="saver" type="empty">
    <property name="mode" type="int" value="0"/>
    <property name="enabled" type="bool" value="false"/>
  </property>
  <property name="lock" type="empty">
    <property name="enabled" type="bool" value="false"/>
  </property>
</channel>

~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-power-manager.xml with content:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<channel name="xfce4-power-manager" version="1.0">
  <property name="xfce4-power-manager" type="empty">
    <property name="power-button-action" type="empty"/>
    <property name="lock-screen-suspend-hibernate" type="empty"/>
    <property name="logind-handle-lid-switch" type="empty"/>
    <property name="blank-on-ac" type="int" value="0"/>
    <property name="blank-on-battery" type="int" value="0"/>
    <property name="dpms-enabled" type="bool" value="false"/>
    <property name="dpms-on-ac-sleep" type="empty"/>
    <property name="dpms-on-ac-off" type="empty"/>
    <property name="dpms-on-battery-sleep" type="empty"/>
    <property name="dpms-on-battery-off" type="empty"/>
    <property name="show-panel-label" type="empty"/>
    <property name="inactivity-sleep-mode-on-ac" type="empty"/>
    <property name="inactivity-sleep-mode-on-battery" type="empty"/>
    <property name="show-tray-icon" type="bool" value="false"/>
  </property>
</channel>
marverix
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You can add Hidden=true to /etc/xdg/autostart/light-locker.desktop. This will disable it for all users.

Command example:

echo "Hidden=true" >> /etc/xdg/autostart/light-locker.desktop

Tested on Xubuntu 20.04.

Mr. T
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