Problem when Screensaver kicks in

[Hans-Stefan Suhle]

My x11vnc starts this way:

hss@hss-laptop:~$ cat /etc/init/x11vnc.conf
start on login-session-start
script
/usr/bin/x11vnc -xkb -noxrecord -noxfixes -noxdamage -rfbauth /home/hss/.vnc/passwd -display :0 -auth /var/run/lightdm/root/:0 -forever -bg -o /var/log/x11vnc.log
end script

This setup used to work fine until xubuntu 12.04 LTS

With xubuntu 14.04 LTS, as soon as the screen saver lock (password window) kicks in, I can still see what is "behind" the screen saver lock (aka the "normal", unlocked window). However, I cannot klick anywhere. Neither can I unlock the password screen, because I just don't see it.

Locked information may be revealed

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: x11vnc 0.9.13-1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Fri Apr 18 10:55:55 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-17 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140416.2)
SourcePackage: x11vnc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

This may need to be re-assigned to light-locker or xscreensaver; I haven't kept up to date on which screenlocker xubuntu is using.

Thanks

[jacklu (jacklujiong)]

I also encounter the same issue on xubuntu 14.04. X11VNC session can not work when the screen saver is activated.

[jacklu (jacklujiong)]

actually as long as you lock the screen and you need input password to unlock it, you can not do it by VNC client.

[Claudio (claudio-fischer)]

@jacklu:
I have the same problem. I also start x11vnc with a similar script as the threadstarter.

When the vnc server machine boots up and shows the login screen, I am able to do the login with a vnc-client.

But if the screensaver starts on the server, I am not able to login with vnc.

The behavior of x11vnc is different on my server:

1) on boot of the server, I can login with a vnc-client
2) if I do a user logout on the server, I am able to login again with vnc.
3) if the screensaver starts on the server, I am not!!! able to login again with vnc.
4) if I only lock the screen on the server (no user logout), I am not!!! able to login with vnc.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

It's estimated to have a moderate impact on a large portion of Ubuntu users.

[Jens Berke (jensberke)]

Possibly a duplicate of #1287171?

[denixx baykin (denixx-baykin)]

Yes, it is a duplicate of #1287171.