# Changing Lid Switch behavior

**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/changing-lid-switch-behavior/22168
**Category:** Tails
**Tags:** tails
**Created:** [September 22, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/changing-lid-switch-behavior/22168 "2026-09-22T11:11:19Z")
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### Author: ![terryt78](https://forum.torproject.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@terryt78](https://forum.torproject.org/u/terryt78)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2026, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/changing-lid-switch-behavior/22168/1 "2026-09-22T11:11:19Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to figure out if there is a way to change the lid switch behavior for my laptop in Tails OS. I’m not seeing an option in settings and when I try to modify the logind.conf file for the #HandleLidSwitch parameters using the “sudo nano /etc/systemd/logind.conf” command and subsequently restart the service using the “sudo systemctl restart systemd-logind” command, it renders Tails unusable as there is no way to navigate to anything.

Is it possible to have TailsOS ignore closing the lid if not docked?

Thanks in advance.