xscreensaver activates after logging in

[Lars Noodén]

Under certain conditions, Xscreensaver activates after a regular login thus requiring login credentials a second time in Lubuntu.

When I switch users in LXDE and then log out of the second user I get the login screen, as expected. Then when I enter the login credentials for the first user, the next thing I am greeted with is Xscreensaver's login. So I actually need to log in twice, in two different ways, to get back to the original session. This happens even if I am only out of the original user's desktop for a few seconds.

I would expect that the login screen should get me fully back to my original desktop without needing to enter the password a second time at the Xscreensaver.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: xscreensaver 5.15-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-18.28-generic 3.8.6
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 20 20:45:49 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-09 (42 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64+mac (20130308)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: xscreensaver
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Aere Greenway (aere)]

This bug affects me as well, but the actions triggering it are different, in my case.

I have several different partitions on my machine, and whenever I boot one of the other partitions, the next time I boot the Lubuntu partition (LXDE), immediately after logging-in (and after the desktop appears), XScreensaver activates, and I have to re-enter my password into XScreensaver, after which the desktop re-appears, and everything is fine.

I am using Lubuntu 12.10.

[sudodus (nio-wiklund)]

This bug has affected me too for a long time.

[amjjawad  (amjjawad)]

amjjawad woke up today with a massive feeling to report bugs and check old ones whether they got fixed or not :D

Indeed, this bug affects me as well.

It is quite easy to produce it:

1- Menu > System Tools > Users and Groups
2- Create a new user
3- Menu > Log out > Switch User
4- Login to your new user which you just created
5- Log out and go back to your main user
6- You will be greeted by xscreensaver :D

Thanks!

[amjjawad  (amjjawad)]

This should be marked as fixed, right?

[Lars Noodén (larsnooden)]

Seems not to be present any more in amd64+mac at least.