Power Management: LightDM Reference Manual

## Power Management Power Management — Shutdown, restart, sleep the system |

## Functions

gboolean | lightdm_get_can_suspend ()
gboolean | lightdm_suspend ()
gboolean | lightdm_get_can_hibernate ()
gboolean | lightdm_hibernate ()
gboolean | lightdm_get_can_restart ()
gboolean | lightdm_restart ()
gboolean | lightdm_get_can_shutdown ()
gboolean | lightdm_shutdown ()

## Includes

    #include <lightdm.h>

## Description

Helper functions to perform power management operations.

## Functions

### lightdm_get_can_suspend ()

    gboolean
    lightdm_get_can_suspend (void);

Checks if authorized to do a system suspend.

#### Returns

TRUE if can suspend the system

### lightdm_suspend ()

    gboolean
    lightdm_suspend (GError **error);

Triggers a system suspend.

#### Parameters

error | return location for a GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

TRUE if suspend initiated.

### lightdm_get_can_hibernate ()

    gboolean
    lightdm_get_can_hibernate (void);

Checks if is authorized to do a system hibernate.

#### Returns

TRUE if can hibernate the system

### lightdm_hibernate ()

    gboolean
    lightdm_hibernate (GError **error);

Triggers a system hibernate.

#### Parameters

error | return location for a GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

TRUE if hibernate initiated.

### lightdm_get_can_restart ()

    gboolean
    lightdm_get_can_restart (void);

Checks if is authorized to do a system restart.

#### Returns

TRUE if can restart the system

### lightdm_restart ()

    gboolean
    lightdm_restart (GError **error);

Triggers a system restart.

#### Parameters

error | return location for a GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

TRUE if restart initiated.

### lightdm_get_can_shutdown ()

    gboolean
    lightdm_get_can_shutdown (void);

Checks if is authorized to do a system shutdown.

#### Returns

TRUE if can shutdown the system

### lightdm_shutdown ()

    gboolean
    lightdm_shutdown (GError **error);

Triggers a system shutdown.

#### Parameters

error | return location for a GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

TRUE if shutdown initiated.