---
name: "medusa-idled"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "medusa"
version: "0.5.1-4"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/medusa-idled"
---

# medusa-idled(1)

keep medusa from indexing when the system is in use

## NAME

medusa-idled - keep medusa from indexing when the system is in use

## SYNOPSIS

**medusa-idled**

## DESCRIPTION

**medusa-idled** is normally run automatically at login. It puts itself in the background, connects to the X server specified in the $DISPLAY environmental variable, and begins accepting connections on the local socket **/tmp/medusa-idled-service**.

Each client that connects to the socket will immediately receive a message telling it whether the X server is, at that moment, idle or not.  The message will be either \`\`No user activity\\n'' or \`\`User activity\\n''. Later, when the X server goes from being idle to being active, or vice versa, each of the connected clients will be sent a new message notifying it of the new display status.

## FILES

- /tmp/medusa-idled-service

  Socket on which **medusa-idled** communicates with **medusa-indexd**

## SEE ALSO

**medusa-indexd**(8), [**medusa-searchd**(8)](/medusa-searchd/8.md)