> Could you describe your user scenario? Do you use autologin or enter a password on boot? In which case do you want to see the screen locked and which cases not?
My laptop is used all-day long for work. When I start working on the morning, I log in through GDM with a password. Then I start working... When I need a pause, or just don't need my laptop for a while, I just suspend it (whether by closing the lid, through the menu, or by letting it idle for long enough). When I come back, I don't want to be bothered with the password (I work alone at home). Then, when my day of work is finished, I log out (or even shutdown) so that my session can't be messed up by anyone until I start working again the next morning. I understand it might be an uncommon scenario, and that's why I like the fact that GNOME has an option for that. Now, I would understand perfectly if, for simplicty sake, this was made not to be configurable, but, then, here are the things that would be needed: - The lock session option in g-c-c should be removed - The password should never be asked when auto-login is used - The password should always be asked when auto-login is not used - Auto-login should work flawlessly in lightdm, gdm, xdm etc... (in Oneiric, GDM auto-login didn't work...) And, more importantly, that's the kind of thing that should ideally be discussed and fixed upstream ;) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-settings-daemon in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/869765 Title: Screen locked on lid close, suspend, user switch Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “gnome-settings-daemon” source package in Precise: Confirmed Bug description: If I suspend my laptop by closing the lid, I get a password prompt when I open it again. This doesn't occur when I suspend using the gnome-shell "suspend" menu entry. For information, this happens when running a gnome-shell session. I have disabled "lock screen" in the "screen" settings. This used to work perfectly until very recently (probably after one of my daily oneiric upgrades). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-settings-daemon/+bug/869765/+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