Ubuntu
gnome-power-manager package

  1. Bug #518508
  2. Comment #9

Comment 9 for bug 518508

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Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur) wrote : Re: on occasion, waking from suspend doesn't prompt for password

The problem with the type of fix you are suggesting is that a lot of people simply close their laptop lid and put it in their laptop bag. If suspend aborted because of a gnome-screensaver failure, they could run the risk of overheating their laptop and possibly damaging it.

You can look at debugging information here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingScreenLocking