What ubuntu version and desktop environment do you use? Are you sure it's new to this version, hibernate is disabled on purpose for longer than that
policykit-desktop-privileges (0.8) precise; urgency=low * Disable hibernation by default. (LP: #812394) ** Changed in: policykit-desktop-privileges (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: policykit-desktop-privileges (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/1514067 Title: Update to 0.17 disables hibernate for ordinary user To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-desktop-privileges/+bug/1514067/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs