I can't believe this bug is still open. The report goes back more than 10 years.
Also the duplicate (bug 4286) mentioned above is incorrect, it points an avifile issue. This is a incredibly high security issue that should be fixed immediately. Not only all the examples mentioned above by meany people, but the more concerning case is when you close the screen on a laptop. Even with lock screen turned on (I'm using the default gnome with Ubuntu) when you open the lid again no password is required. It makes encrypting your disk a bit pointless. Please look into it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/49579 Title: screen doesn't lock when some menu is open Status in GNOME Screensaver: Expired Status in OEM Priority Project: Won't Fix Status in OEM Priority Project precise series: Won't Fix Status in Unity: Triaged Status in Unity 7.2 series: Triaged Status in X.Org X server: Invalid Status in gnome-screensaver package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in gnome-screensaver source package in Precise: Won't Fix Status in unity source package in Precise: Won't Fix Status in gnome-screensaver source package in Xenial: Triaged Status in unity source package in Xenial: Triaged Status in xorg-server package in Debian: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: gnome-screensaver I'm running a fresh install of Dapper with screensaver set to 'blank screen', and 'lock screen when screensaver is active' enabled. If a panel menu (e.g. Applications) is open and the machine is left idle, the screen fails to lock. It fades out after the time period as expected, but the desktop reappears after a few seconds. Ben (comments / criticism welcome, this is my first bug report) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-screensaver/+bug/49579/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp