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    If you login but do nothing, should that stop the idle timer? If you login and logout again, should that restart the idle timer? Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 7:52
  • If I log in, it should stop the timer. The only scenario I want to catch is when my pc reboots after a long Windows update phase and sits idly at the login. This usually happens when I try to shut it down in the evening, which means I only find out that it has been sitting there idly (with an active screen) the next day or day after. Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 7:57
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    Also consider Linux may be in the middle of some system background task (cron, systemd) that you do not want to break. Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 8:05
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    @Paul_Pedant It should be safe in almost all instances to shut down a Linux system, as long as you use the normal shutdown method (i.e. let your init manage the shutdown). Whatever is running in the background should be able to clean up if it needs to. Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 8:18
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    @Paul_Pedant Wouldn't that apply to any shutdown? I don't see how this situation is special in that regard. Commented Sep 11, 2022 at 19:37