[xubuntu-users] xscreensaver insists on locking screen whatever I do

[Chris Green]

On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 03:37:52PM -0800, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> > I run xubuntu 12.10 on my desktop and a couple of other systems and
> > 13.04 on a netbook.
> >
> > I have xscreensaver configured to power down the monitor after 10
> > minutes, this works OK on all the 12.10 systems but on the netbook after
> > the screen is powered down (not sure how long after) the 'locked' screen
> > appears and insists I enter my password to unlock the screen.  Has
> > anyone any idea why it's doing this, I'm fed up with re-entering my
> > password all the time, I just want it to wake up when I hit the keyboard
> > or mouse.
> >
> In the screensaver settings window, there is a checkbox to tell the
> screensaver to lock the screen.
> 
> If you uncheck that, it should help.
> 
No, that's the problem, the "Lock Screen After" box isn't ticked but the
screensaver still gets run.  I can't see any difference between the
settings on the systems where everything works as I want and the system
where it doesn't.

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Chris Green