Random log out after inactivity

marriedman · 17 April 2023 14:09

I’ve been having an issue where I will come back to my desktop after a random bit of time and find instead of unlocking the screen, it shows me the splashscreen animation from a new log in. Sometimes it’s a few hours, other times it is a few days.

I’m pretty sure that what I need to find is in the Journald log, but I am not sure what to look for. I saved the log from KSystemlog as a text file and look for “logout” and similar words, but I am not finding anything.

What output should I look for to find out when a desktop session ends?

Mirdarthos · 17 April 2023 14:29

Hi @marriedman,

The command you’re looking for is:

journalctl --boot=-1 --priority=4 --no-pager

Where:

The --boot=-1 parameter is the computer’s boot this happened on. So -1 for the previous boot, -2 for the one before that, -3 for the one before that, and so on, and so forth. Feel free to adjust it as neccessary;
the --priority= argument limits the output to errors and warnings only;
the --no-pager argument formats the output nicely so that you can post it easily here, on the forum. It can also be omitted if you wish.

More information:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Systemd/Journal

Hope you manage!

marriedman · 17 April 2023 15:39

Thanks @Mirdarthos - I knew I was in the right area, that command really whittled it down. I think I may have found the issue:

    ~  journalctl --boot=-1 --priority=4 --no-pager                            ✔ 
Apr 14 03:04:03 littlemofo kernel: x86/cpu: SGX disabled by BIOS.
Apr 14 03:04:03 littlemofo kernel: ENERGY_PERF_BIAS: Set to 'normal', was 'performance'
Apr 14 03:04:03 littlemofo systemd[1]: Configuration file /etc/systemd/system/piavpn.service is marked executable. Please remove executable permission bits. Proceeding anyway.
Apr 14 03:04:03 littlemofo systemd-udevd[288]: /etc/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules:26: GOTO="libsane_rules_end" has no matching label, ignoring
Apr 14 03:04:03 littlemofo systemd-journald[287]: File /var/log/journal/ea294a3f84ff4124b59baf47f093e2d9/system.journal corrupted or uncleanly shut down, renaming and replacing.
Apr 14 03:04:03 littlemofo systemd-udevd[288]: /etc/udev/rules.d/S99-2000S1.rules:26: GOTO="libsane_rules_end" has no matching label, ignoring
Apr 14 03:04:04 littlemofo kernel: thermal thermal_zone1: failed to read out thermal zone (-61)
**Apr 14 03:04:04 littlemofo kernel: WARNING! power/level is deprecated; use power/control instead**
Apr 14 03:04:04 littlemofo bluetoothd[437]: profiles/audio/vcp.c:vcp_init() D-Bus experimental not enabled
Apr 14 03:04:04 littlemofo bluetoothd[437]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() Failed to init vcp plugin
Apr 14 03:04:04 littlemofo bluetoothd[437]: profiles/audio/mcp.c:mcp_init() D-Bus experimental not enabled
Apr 14 03:04:04 littlemofo bluetoothd[437]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() Failed to init mcp plugin
Apr 14 03:04:04 littlemofo bluetoothd[437]: profiles/audio/bap.c:bap_init() D-Bus experimental not enabled
Apr 14 03:04:04 littlemofo bluetoothd[437]: src/plugin.c:plugin_init() Failed to init bap plugin
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: Parent card not yet available, widget card binding deferred
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek ehdaudio0D0: ASoC: sink widget AIF1TX overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: snd_hda_codec_realtek ehdaudio0D0: ASoC: source widget AIF1RX overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: sink widget hifi3 overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: sink widget hifi2 overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: sink widget hifi1 overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: source widget Codec Output Pin1 overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: sink widget Codec Input Pin1 overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: sink widget Analog Codec Playback overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: sink widget Digital Codec Playback overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: sink widget Alt Analog Codec Playback overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: source widget Analog Codec Capture overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: source widget Digital Codec Capture overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: skl_hda_dsp_generic skl_hda_dsp_generic: ASoC: source widget Alt Analog Codec Capture overwritten
Apr 14 03:04:05 littlemofo kernel: kauditd_printk_skb: 31 callbacks suppressed
Apr 14 03:04:06 littlemofo systemd[740]: xdg-user-dirs-update.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Apr 14 03:04:06 littlemofo systemd[740]: Failed to start Update XDG user dir configuration.
Apr 14 03:04:06 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: QFont::fromString: Invalid description '(empty)'
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: QObject: Cannot create children for a parent that is in a different thread.
                                              (Parent is QGuiApplication(0x7ffd558d8420), parent's thread is QThread(0x5651a0933a70), current thread is QThread(0x5651a0a8f820)
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: QObject: Cannot create children for a parent that is in a different thread.
                                              (Parent is QGuiApplication(0x7ffd558d8420), parent's thread is QThread(0x5651a0933a70), current thread is QThread(0x5651a0a8f820)
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: QObject: Cannot create children for a parent that is in a different thread.
                                              (Parent is QGuiApplication(0x7ffd558d8420), parent's thread is QThread(0x5651a0933a70), current thread is QThread(0x5651a0a8f820)
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: QObject::installEventFilter(): Cannot filter events for objects in a different thread.
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: file:///usr/share/sddm/themes/breath/components/VirtualKeyboard.qml:11:1: Type InputPanel unavailable
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: qrc:/QtQuick/VirtualKeyboard/content/InputPanel.qml:138:5: Type Keyboard unavailable
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: qrc:/QtQuick/VirtualKeyboard/content/components/Keyboard.qml:38:1: module "QtQuick.VirtualKeyboard.Plugins" is not installed
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: file:///usr/share/sddm/themes/breath/Main.qml:465:13: Unable to assign [undefined] to QUrl
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: QDBusConnection: name 'org.freedesktop.UDisks2' had owner '' but we thought it was ':1.20'
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: file:///usr/share/sddm/themes/breath/Main.qml:465:13: Unable to assign [undefined] to QUrl
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: file:///usr/share/sddm/themes/breath/Main.qml:465:13: Unable to assign [undefined] to QUrl
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: file:///usr/share/sddm/themes/breath/Main.qml:465:13: Unable to assign [undefined] to QUrl
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: file:///usr/share/sddm/themes/breath/Main.qml:465:13: Unable to assign [undefined] to QUrl
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: file:///usr/share/sddm/themes/breath/Main.qml:465:13: Unable to assign [undefined] to QUrl
Apr 14 03:04:07 littlemofo sddm-greeter[824]: file:///usr/share/sddm/themes/breath/Main.qml:465:13: Unable to assign [undefined] to QUrl
Apr 14 03:04:11 littlemofo kernel: kauditd_printk_skb: 1044 callbacks suppressed
Apr 14 03:04:11 littlemofo nmbd[1958]: [2023/04/14 03:04:11.379604,  0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd.c:901(main)
Apr 14 03:04:11 littlemofo nmbd[1958]:   nmbd version 4.18.1 started.
Apr 14 03:04:11 littlemofo nmbd[1958]:   Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2023
Apr 14 03:04:11 littlemofo nmbd[1958]: [2023/04/14 03:04:11.381412,  0] ../../lib/util/become_daemon.c:150(daemon_status)
Apr 14 03:04:11 littlemofo nmbd[1958]:   daemon_status: daemon 'nmbd' : No local IPv4 non-loopback interfaces available, waiting for interface ...
Apr 14 03:04:11 littlemofo nmbd[1958]: [2023/04/14 03:04:11.381531,  0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd_subnetdb.c:252(create_subnets)
Apr 14 03:04:11 littlemofo nmbd[1958]:   NOTE: NetBIOS name resolution is not supported for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6).
Apr 14 03:04:35 littlemofo kernel: kauditd_printk_skb: 37 callbacks suppressed
Apr 14 03:05:41 littlemofo systemd[1]: nmb.service: start operation timed out. Terminating.
Apr 14 03:05:41 littlemofo systemd[1]: nmb.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
Apr 14 03:05:41 littlemofo systemd[1]: Failed to start Samba NMB Daemon.
Apr 14 03:05:41 littlemofo smbd[2167]: [2023/04/14 03:05:41.620764,  0] ../../source3/smbd/server.c:1746(main)
Apr 14 03:05:41 littlemofo smbd[2167]:   smbd version 4.18.1 started.
Apr 14 03:05:41 littlemofo smbd[2167]:   Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2023

The only thing that jumped out at me is the power level entry on line 9. This is a “desktop” ThinkCentre M720q which is really laptop hardware in a small form factor case. I looked in power settings and the screen was is told to turn off after 10 minutes. That was it. There is no mention of a lid close action, so I don’t think the OS is confusing it with a laptop. It’s just kind of odd.

Does anything jump out to you?

Mirdarthos · 17 April 2023 15:46

No, but I have to be off now. my day is ending, but it might jump out for someone else.

marriedman · 17 April 2023 15:57

Understood. Thank you again for the help!

marriedman · 23 May 2023 14:04

Circling back around to this issue. The past month has been crazy and I have not had time to dig back into this.

I am still having random log outs. I have read the logs and I am not seeing anything jumping out at me. The only thing that looks like an error is the Samba timeout failure. What verbiage should I look for to find exactly when a session has ended?

Mirdarthos · 23 May 2023 14:10

Try:

journalctl --boot=-1 --grep='session\|log' --no-pager

It’s thee same as the previous one, but this time it searrches for the terms session or log (as part of log -in/out.)

marriedman · 23 May 2023 16:30

This actually makes me feel better. Nothing came back on that command:

    ~  journalctl --boot=-1 --grep='session\|log' --no-pager                   ✔ 
-- No entries --
    ~  journalctl --boot=-2 --grep='session\|log' --no-pager                 1 ✘ 
-- No entries --
    ~  journalctl --boot=-3 --grep='session\|log' --no-pager                 1 ✘ 
-- No entries --
    ~  journalctl --boot=-4 --grep='session\|log' --no-pager                 1 ✘ 
-- No entries --
    ~  journalctl --boot=-0 --grep='session\|log' --no-pager                 1 ✘ 
-- No entries --
    ~                                                                        1 ✘

So does the absence of these terms reveal something?

Mirdarthos · 23 May 2023 17:15

Not to me, nope.

Sorry.

marriedman · 31 May 2023 16:38

As a footnote to this thread - for a completely unrelated reason, I decided to install and check out Wayland. It dawned on me today that I have not had the random log out in 8 days.

I don’t know why or what exactly this means, but Wayland has been fine and I see no reason to go back to the X server.