Looks like I'm wrong, UPower is used instead of hal. I tried the debugging procedure described at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingGNOMEPowerManager
$ dbus-send --print-reply --system --dest=org.freedesktop.UPower /org/freedesktop/UPower org.freedesktop.UPower.Hibernate Error org.freedesktop.UPower.GeneralError: not authorized -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/961122 Title: lubuntu-logout is "not authorized" to suspend or hibernate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-default-settings/+bug/961122/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs