I just tested it on master and (un-)locking works as expected. This may be a stale lock so you need to unlock multiple times. Can you verify if mythshutdown --(un)lock changes the lock setting? Exactly 0 is unlocked, greater then 0 is locked.
SELECT * FROM settings WHERE value = 'MythShutdownLock' AND hostname IS NULL; ** Changed in: mythtv (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080366 Title: mythshutdown --unlock does not function anymore To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mythtv/+bug/1080366/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs