i "lock screen" comeback later I don't get a login prompt, I can ctl-alt f6 and login so the system is still working I just can not get back in graphicly without a reboot

[joel teay]

Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver

release is 11.04
this is random, I just upgraded last week from 10.04 to to 10.10 then right after that went to 11.04. I can use my system for
hours, doing a screnn log or just locking because i walked away, I can login fine and then I will come back the the earth
picture or whatever is there I move the mouse and it never pops up the login screen/prompt. I don't know if this helps
you any but I am using Ubuntu Classic desktop session. You help would be greatly appriciated as I'm sure you know everything
I am working on I have to start over, (always nice in netbeans) .

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: gnome-screensaver 2.30.2-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jun 4 08:43:27 2011
GconfGnomeSession:
 idle_delay = 5
  /desktop/gnome/session/required_components:
   windowmanager = gnome-wm
GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No
GnomeSessionInhibitors: None
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US:en
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver
Symptom: security
Title: Screen locking issue
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-26 (8 days ago)
WindowManager: gnome-wm

[David . (david-suisse1-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello

to put a message it is when meet you your screen or when you exit standby.

good message.

[ligaard (kasperligaard)]

We are a few people here at the office that have the exact same problem: Sometimes the login prompt just doesn't show when the screensaver running. We all have Ubuntu 11.04, but only those of us using Unity or Gnome Classic have seen the problem. The guy running KDE have not seen the problem. We have all upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10.

When it happens, we can go to the console, e.g. "Ctrl-Alt-F1", and kill gdm-session-worker. Then login in again (but we will start with a blank desktop, must restart our programs etc.).

I am using the 'GL Slideshow' screen saver.

Let me know if there is further information I can provide to help debugging.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[N8N (njnagel)]

I am having the same issue, when the computer goes to screensaver tapping a key or moving the mouse will freeze the screensaver but will not display the login screen. However if I type in my password I can get back to my account. Obviously this is undesirable and won't work for computers shared with multiple users. I believe that this is related to GL screensavers only from info. that I have found on the web; if I use "blank screen" as my screensaver everything works fine. Have the same issue on two different machines both running 11.04.

[N8N (njnagel)]

Follow-up: If I set my screensaver to "fiberlamp" (a non-GL screensaver) everything works as it should. So this seems to imply that this is a problem only with GL screensavers. If there's any more info I can offer to help nail this down, please let me know.