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 ** Changed in: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-power-manager in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/518508 Title: on occasion, waking from suspend doesn't prompt for password -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
