Can't lock screen on auto-login if gnome-keyring-daemon is requesting password

[Sam Lesher]

8.10 Intrepid Ibex, Gnome
Background: To facilitate VNC access to the default desktop session on terminal :0, I auto-login (via gdmsetup - security tab) and then immediately lock the screensaver with the command "gnome-screensaver-command --lock".

The problem I am experiencing is that if any programs start on login that prompt gnome-keyring-daemon to ask for a password, such as the "mail-notification" application, the screensaver never locks. This means that if I restart my workstation remotely, it sits unlocked until the screensaver activates or until I manually lock it.

Is there a better alternative to assure that I always have remote access to the default session ( :0 ) on my workstation? I would forgo auto-login completely if I had a way to VNC to the login screen and log myself in. I believe there was a VNC xorg module, not sure if it still exists or if it is currently functional (I believe it caused crashes on Hardy).

[Sam Lesher (samlesher)]

I found a workaround that works for me:

Install the "xlockmore" package

Then, instead of using "gnome-screensaver-command --lock" command to lock the screen, use "xlock -mode blank". This locks the display immediately upon login.

[Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout)]

sam, should we close this bug report?

[Sam Lesher (samlesher)]

You can close this bug report.