DPMS settings being changed

[Ed Greshko]

In the System Settings I have "Screen Locking" unchecked.

But in my .bashrc I have the line

xset +dpms dpms 240 240 240

And sure enough after 4 minutes the screens go blank.  And when I move the mouse the screen returns.  However, after the screens return I do an "xset q" and I find

DPMS (Energy Star):
  Standby: 600    Suspend: 900    Off: 1200
  DPMS is Enabled
  Monitor is On

I can't figure out what is changing the settings.  Any idea?

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