powerbutton/lid-switch: tune the desired actions

2023-12-17 21:08:16 +00:00 · 2023-12-17 21:08:16 +00:00 · 1063a89541
commit 1063a89541
parent fd0f709d50
1 changed files with 6 additions and 2 deletions
--- a/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
@ -64,8 +64,12 @@
  powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "ondemand";

  services.logind.extraConfig = ''
-    # don’t shutdown when power button is short-pressed
-    HandlePowerKey=ignore
+    # see: `man logind.conf`
+    # don’t shutdown when power button is short-pressed (commonly done an accident, or by cats).
+    #   but do on long-press: useful to gracefully power-off server.
+    HandlePowerKey=lock
+    HandlePowerKeyLongPress=poweroff
+    HandleLidSwitch=lock
  '';

  # some packages build only if binfmt *isn't* present