My iMac falls asleep too often

I have mutliple users on this iMac and while I'll try to listen to itunes, if I haven't been active on the computer for roughly 5 minutes, the iMac falls asleep. 
Is it something in my settings?

If iTunes is still playing, then only the Display has gone to sleep which is OK because it will help to save energy and make the display last longer.
If iTunes stopped playing then go to: Apple > System Preferences > Energy Saver and set Computer Sleep: to Never.
Then adjust Display Sleep: to whatever time you want.
Personally, I sleep my displays to save on energy if I am not using them.

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