Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver
gnome-screensaver set to lock on inactivity
if left for some time (>10 minutes?), move mouse or press keys: no login box
presented
go to a tty (e.g. Alt-Ctrl f2), as root kill the current screensaver
return to X (Alt-Ctrl f7), move mouse or press keys: login box presented
provide password, press OK
login box disappears, screensaver continues to run
Only fix seems to be to kill gnome-screensaver via tty
upgraded from 8.10 direct to alpha 5
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
$ dpkg -l gnome-screensaver
||/ Name Version Description
+++-=====================-=====================-==========================================================
ii gnome-screensaver 2.24.0-0ubuntu4 GNOME screen saver and locker
m...@aleph:~$
** Affects: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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gnome-screensaver won't unlock
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/338237
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