I bet it works if gnome-power-manager is running. Enable it in panel - System - Config(or settings?) - Sessions.
If I was right, I suggest to mark this as a duplicate of bug 187141. There is also a helpful screenshot there. -- Gnome desktop freeze at logout https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240638 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs