I don't know if everybody here is experiencing the same issue, but I found a race in gpm that might cause this issue for some people (it causes it for me). I've reported it upstream and sent a patch there which fixes it too
** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #609720 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609720 ** Also affects: gnome-power via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=609720 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- session active, not inhibited, screen idle message https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423694 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs