remote admin project, screen blanking adj

[solar3000]

so we already know that setterm -blank 10 in /etc/kbd/ will blank console after 10 minutes.

I'm off site. So how do I setterm the remote pi running raspbian? Also I can't just reboot the machine just because I feel like it.

[jojopi]

If I understand the question correctly:

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sudo sh -c 'TERM=linux setterm -blank 0 >/dev/tty0'

TERM=linux is to convince setterm that it is on a Linux console, otherwise it will refuse to output Linux-specific codes. >/dev/tty0 directs the output to the currently active virtual console. The convoluted sudo syntax is because otherwise the redirection would be attempted before the privileges were escalated.

[solar3000]

You understand perfectly well. You=genius. Thank you. It works.