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/usr/lib/power/powerd [-n]
The powerd daemon manages two types of system shutdown: automatic shutdown and low power shutdown. Low power shutdown is found on systems that support battery operation.
The daemon reads the automatic shutdown information from the file /etc/power.conf. The daemon rereads the automatic shutdown information whenever it receives a hang-up signal, SIGHUP.
Automatic shutdown can occur only if the following two conditions are met.
The current time is between the start and finish times.
The system has been idle for at least the set time period. System idleness is determined by the inactivity of the system. See power.conf(4).
The start and finish times are specified in power.conf ...