no, there were no inhibitors: dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.gnome.SessionManager /org/gnome/SessionManager org.gnome.SessionManager.GetInhibitors
gave me an empty array. dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.gnome.SessionManager /org/gnome/SessionManager org.gnome.SessionManager.IsInhibited uint32:-1 was false Leaving this running: dbus-monitor --session "type='signal',interface='org.gnome.SessionManager.Presence',member='StatusChanged'" resulted in no status changes. As soon as I added indicator-applet- session to my panel, it started working. Try starting a session without indicator-applet-session in your panel. -- indicator-applet-session must be running for session idle to happen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/543932 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs