---
name: "xfce4-power-manager-settings"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xfce4-power-manager"
version: "4.20.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xfce4-power-manager-settings"
---

# xfce4-power-manager-settings(1)

Settings dialog for the Xfce 4 Power manager

## NAME

xfce4-power-manager-settings - Settings dialog for the Xfce 4 Power manager

## SYNOPSIS

**xfce4-power-manager-settings** *\[options\]*\

## DESCRIPTION

**xfce4-power-manager-settings** is a utility that comes with the Xfce4 power manager to access/change its configuration.  It is a separate program that uses xfconf to load/save settings according to the user's choices. **xfce4-power-manager-settings** requires the Xfce4 power manager to be running because it connects to it via DBus and gets information about which settings should and should not be displayed; for  example,  the **xfce4-power-manager-settings** utility will not show the LCD brightness settings if no device was detected by the running instance of the Xfce4 power manager.\
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 You can run **xfce4-power-manager-settings** from the command line without specifying any extra arguments.

## OPTIONS

- **--debug**

  Have the power manager print debug messages to the console; useful if you have to send in a bug report.

- **--socket-id=SOCKET ID**

  Settings manager socket, used when **xfce4-power-manager-settings** is embedded in the settings manager.

- **--device-id=UpDevice object path**

  Display a specific device by a specific UPower UpDevice object path.

## BUGS

Please report any bugs to *https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-power-manager/*. Development discussion should be conducted on the *xfce4-dev@xfce.org* mailing list.  Usage related questions should be directed to the *xfce@xfce.org* mailing list. See: *https://mail.xfce.org/mailman/listinfo/*

## HOMEPAGE

*https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-power-manager/start*

## AUTHOR

Ali Abdallah \<aliov@xfce.org\>, Eric Koegel \<eric@xfce.org\>, Simon Steinbeiss \<simon@xfce.org\>, Harald Judt \<h.judt@gmx.at\>

## MANPAGE AUTHORS

Ali Abdallah \<aliov@xfce.org\>, Robby Workman \<rworkman@slackware.com\>, Eric Koegel \<eric@xfce.org\>.