I have confirmation of my theory (though I meant hotkey-setup rather than laptop-keys)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gnome-screensaver-command --activate #one [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/hotkey-setup stop [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gnome-screensaver-command --activate #two [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/hotkey-setup start [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ gnome-screensaver-command --activate #three one and three fail to activate the screensaver, two succeeds. -- screensaver doesn't activate https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/37555 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs