** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium
** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2083869 Title: Screen Blank delay (idle-delay) is set to zero (uint32 0) on clicking Privacy & Security tab in Settings Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in gnome-control-center source package in Noble: Triaged Bug description: Context: ---------------------------------------- I usually set the lock delay to 30 minutes, and do it via gsettings since GNOME Settings allows values of 15 min max. Problem: ---------------------------------------- This value is reset to "uint32 0" (zero) when I click the tab Privacy & Security in GNOME Settings. Since the change happens silently the user will not be aware of it. Example to replicate: ---------------------------------------- 1. Open terminal and set a custom delay value (30 min in this case): $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 1800 2. Monitor the key for change: $ gsettings monitor org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 3. Open GNOME Settings and click "Privacy & Security" 4. The key is changed, on step 3, to "uint32 0" as seen in the terminal monitoring the key: $ gsettings monitor org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay idle-delay: uint32 0 More info: ---------------------------------------- The option to lock the screen after a delay can be set in (at least) three different locations: 1. Settings -> Power -> Screen Blank 2. Settings -> Privacy & Security -> Screen Lock -> Blank Screen Delay 3. $ gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 1800 (1 and 2 are drop-down lists going from "Never" up to "15 minutes". In 3, I used "1800" = 30 min.) The issue only happens when I click the tab "Privacy & Settings" (I believe this tab is new in Ubuntu 24.04, I don't recall seeing it in 20.04 or 22.04). I can click all other tabs, including the tab "Power", without problem. I was able to replicate the issue in another laptop, also with Ubuntu 24.04. Machine details: ---------------------------------------- $ lsb_release -rd No LSB modules are available. Description: Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS Release: 24.04 $ apt-cache policy gnome-shell gnome-shell: Installed: 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.5 Candidate: 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.5 Version table: *** 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.5 500 500 http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 46.0-0ubuntu6~24.04.3 500 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security/main amd64 Packages 46.0-0ubuntu5 500 500 http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages $ apt-cache policy gnome-screensaver gnome-screensaver: Installed: (none) Candidate: 3.6.1-13ubuntu4 Version table: 3.6.1-13ubuntu4 500 500 http://pt.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/universe amd64 Packages Note I thought the idle-delay was part of package gnome-screensaver but it turns out I don't even have it installed. The package description says "This package is not necessary in the GNOME desktop environment, because GNOME Shell contains its own screen lock implementation. (...)" so I filled this bug under gnome-shell. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/2083869/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
