Cfrtjryk

I'm using Kali linux on vmware in windows7. I've been trying to crack my wpa password and noticed that when I leave the system running (in process of cracking password) and leave the laptop on and go away for about 10-15 minutes, Kali linux goes to sleep and I am not sure if the cracking process with reaver is still running or not. When I click onto the page a box comes up prompting me to type in my username and password. When I type that in it logs me back on but my screens that were left open cracking the password are no longer there and everything starts freezing up a lot. The mouse is freezing and if I try to click on anything there is a massive delay before anything happens or nothing at all.

Also there was no option prevent screen going in an inactive state infinitely..(lock and brightness-maximum time 1 hour)

I've since had to switch back to backtrack to do my cracking and has been running perfectly and does not go to sleep when left for long periods.

• Now what I'd like to know is how can I prevent kali linux from going
  to sleep and closing my work that's in progress?

Any help on this issue would be appreciated.

With the gui, you do this by changing three settings.
To access the settings, click any top right icon (a panel opens), then click the "settings" icon at the bottom left of the opened panel.

Once the "All Settings" appears:

• Power > Power Saving > Blank screen: never


• Power > Suspend & Power Button > Automatic suspend: off


• Privacy > Screen Lock: off

With Kali XFCE, you can disable screen blanking using its power applet. Click on the applet and choose "Presentation Mode."

Install Cmatrix to keep the screen busy without using a lot of ram:

# apt-get install cmatrix

Usage:

$ cmatrix

According to SailorCire, you have to kill the screensaver program, you have to insert the following code with a little change in /etc/init.d/rc.local :

pid=`ps ax |egrep -v grep |egrep pattern  |awk {'print $1'}`

kill $pid

You have to change pattern to part of the screensaver name. Of course unique.

May be above code doesn't work you have to call the kill command with -9 as argument.

By the way, if it doesn't work, make a script and insert into it, WHY? because may be your screen-saver program run with your graphical mode, Then call with startup program the given script.

sleepdaemon is not my best friend

try this (maybe +other gsettings):

sudo gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-inactive-battery-timeout 0

sudo gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-inactive-battery-type 'nothing'

sudo setterm -blank 0 -powersave off -powerdown 0

sudo xset s 0 0

sudo xset dpms 0 0

sudo xset dpms force off

sudo xset s off

sudo service sleepd stop

sudo kill $(lsof | grep 'sleepd' | awk '{print $2}')

you can kill (sleep-daemon && xscreensaver && terminal powersave) with this code

For Kali sana:

1. Open All Setting (at top right corner of your home screen)

2. At hardware panel choose power

3. Disable Dim screen when inactive and blank screen

Enjoy:)