How do I remove `System-wide power settings:` from pmset -g output?
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I ran the following sequence of commands as root:
Check output of
pmset -g
:
pmset -g
System-wide power settings:
Currently in use:
standby 1
Sleep On Power Button 1
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
powernap 1
networkoversleep 0
disksleep 10
sleep 0 (sleep prevented by Python, powerd)
hibernatemode 3
ttyskeepawake 1
displaysleep 0
tcpkeepalive 1
powermode 2
womp 1
Disable sleep using pmset disablesleep 1
and then run pmset -g
again:
pmset disablesleep 1
pmset -g
System-wide power settings:
SleepDisabled 1
Currently in use:
standby 1
Sleep On Power Button 1
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
powernap 1
networkoversleep 0
disksleep 10
sleep 1 (sleep prevented by powerd)
hibernatemode 3
ttyskeepawake 1
displaysleep 3
tcpkeepalive 1
powermode 2
womp 0
Observe the extra line SleepDisabled 1
that appears in the output above.
I then tried to remove the line by running pmset disablesleep 0
:
pmset disablesleep 0
System-wide power settings:
SleepDisabled 0
Currently in use:
standby 1
Sleep On Power Button 1
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
powernap 1
networkoversleep 0
disksleep 10
sleep 1 (sleep prevented by powerd)
hibernatemode 3
ttyskeepawake 1
displaysleep 3
tcpkeepalive 1
powermode 2
womp 0
Now I have a line that says SleepDisabled 0
.
**What command can I run to get back to a state where the line does not appear at all in the output of pmset -g
?**
Also, is SleepDisabled 0
equivalent in the state where the line does not appear at all?
---
**Update**: pmset restoredefaults
does something but it does not remove the scars left by using disablesleep
.
$ pmset -g
System-wide power settings:
SleepDisabled 0
Currently in use:
standby 1
Sleep On Power Button 1
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
powernap 1
networkoversleep 0
disksleep 10
sleep 0 (sleep prevented by powerd)
hibernatemode 3
ttyskeepawake 1
displaysleep 0
tcpkeepalive 1
powermode 2
womp 1
$ pmset restoredefaults
Restored Default settings.
$ pmset -g
System-wide power settings:
SleepDisabled 0
Currently in use:
standby 1
Sleep On Power Button 1
hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage
powernap 1
networkoversleep 0
disksleep 10
sleep 1 (sleep prevented by powerd)
hibernatemode 3
ttyskeepawake 1
displaysleep 10
tcpkeepalive 1
powermode 0
womp 1
Asked by merlin2011
(133 rep)
Feb 5, 2025, 07:54 AM
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