Your gsettings say "lock-delay uint32 0", which looks right. Is that still the case in current precise for you?
** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- 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/912062 Title: screensaver lost preferences when upgrading from 10.04 to 12.04 Status in “gnome-screensaver” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I had configured the screensaver to never lock, but after upgrading to 12.04 it's lost it's settings and now locks again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: gnome-screensaver 3.2.0-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Jan 4 20:49:14 2012 GnomeSessionIdleInhibited: No GnomeSessionInhibitors: None GsettingsGnomeSession: org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay uint32 600 org.gnome.desktop.session session-name 'ubuntu' InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-screensaver UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-04 (0 days ago) WindowManager: No value set for `/desktop/gnome/session/required_components/windowmanager' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/912062/+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