What is the difference between suspend by closing the laptop's lid and clicking Logout\Suspend

[Kevin Chadwick]

> A couple of years ago, I tried *really hard* to figure what's wrong.
> I bet you will find, as I did, that there are too many possible
> failures, and not all are well documented or recorded in the logs.

In your case it could even be the switch(es) attached to the lid. For
example the lid may not stay closed fully any more due to tight hinges
and so switch back after letting go of the lid, or a loose switch.

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