Switching between users closes all applications

[stratos]

Binary package hint: gdm

Our home desktop computer (running ubuntu 11.04) is used mainly by two users, my wife and me. We have the screensaver to lock the screen when inactive.

Now, 60% of the times when we switch from one user to the other it seems that all the running applications of one user are closed.

The procedure is like this:

* The computer is idle with both users logged in.
* The screen is blank (due to inactivity)
* I move the mouse to wake the screen.
* The login window with the user name of my wife appears.
* I click the "Switch User" button.
* The main login window appears (with both user names)
* Both usernames contain a green checkbox (marking that the indicated users are logged in)
* I click my name and enter my password.
* The screen blanks for a few seconds and then the login window (with the two usernames) appears again.
* The green checkbox has been removed from my name.
* I select my name and enter password, again.
* Login succeeds but ALL my applications are closed, as if I logged in for the first time.

This is getting very annoying because I constantly lose the state of work. Chrome also complains that it didn't shut down correctly and if I want the restored the closed tabs.

I am running:
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04

GDM version is:
gdm:
  Installed: 2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Candidate: 2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Version table:
 *** 2.32.1-0ubuntu3.2 0
        500 http://gr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-security/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.32.1-0ubuntu3 0
        500 http://gr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages

What kind of other information do I have to post in order to facilitate a futher investigation or possible solution to this issue?

Thanks

[stratos (stratosgear)]

OK,

The issue goes away if I remove the "Lock screen when screensaver is active" option from the Screensaver settings.

Apparently when the screen does lock, then the switch fails. If I switch users when the screen didn't get an opportunity to lock the screen then the switch succeeds.

For the time being, I have the optioned turned off, but that's just a workaround...

Stratos