They tell this has been fixed in 2010, but apparently not for Ubuntu: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=629740
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #629740 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=629740 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1536237 Title: gnome-screensaver-command --lock starts the daemon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1536237/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs