Luckily I had a snapshot from earlier. Bisecting upgrades shows that the problem is in one of these packages:
libpam-systemd/yakkety 231-4 amd64 [upgradable from: 231-1] libsystemd-dev/yakkety 231-4 amd64 [upgradable from: 231-1] libsystemd0/yakkety 231-4 amd64 [upgradable from: 231-1] systemd/yakkety 231-4 amd64 [upgradable from: 231-1] systemd-sysv/yakkety 231-4 amd64 [upgradable from: 231-1] With these packages installed, I have: * Screen lock/dpms is broken * A lot of startup programs don't run (weather indicator, nm-applet, tomboy notes, system load indicator, for instance) * I get a black screen background at startup (until I run nautilus manually). ** Package changed: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) => systemd (Ubuntu) ** Summary changed: - screen lock and dpms broken in yakkety + systemd update breaks screen lock, dpms, startup programs -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1615184 Title: systemd update breaks screen lock, dpms, startup programs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1615184/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs