Lock Screen is extremely slow

[Jeb E.]

When my system has a message in my user session but my screen is locked, such as if my Google account needs to authenticate again using the GNOME Online Accounts manager, this will often cause the entire GDM to slow down or freeze up entirely, making quick and easy access to my system not so quick-and-easy.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: gdm 3.8.4-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-11.17-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-11-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 4 23:51:17 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130926)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gdm
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[sgon00 (sgon00)]

Fresh install of ubuntu-gnome 13.10, my lock screen is extremely slow without doing anything. Dell PC and Intel Graphic Card. When I hit Ctrl+Alt+L to lock screen, it will take 19.6 seconds to lock the screen. My desktop only has google-chrome and gnome-terminal open. I have no idea what's going on. about 20 seconds. that is a long time. My desktop is frozen during these 20 seconds.

[Zaszuś (zaszus)]

Hello,

Has there been any development with this issue? I am having the same problem when trying to unlock my Ubuntu 16.04 Gnome. Takes about 10 seconds to show me the desktop.

[Stephen Phillips (stephen-kent-phillips)]

I think that I am having the same issue on Ubuntu 17.10 now. I've had other performance issues related to Gnome-Keyring and Chrome. During those times, top shows that Gnome-Keyring is using a good portion of the CPU. When I unlock and check top, I don't see Gnome-Keyring, so it's probably a different issue.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Stephen, all, please log your own bugs with fresh system information. This bug is too old.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Jeb, thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.
Ubuntu 13.10 (saucy) reached end-of-life on July 17, 2014.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it any more. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for gdm (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]